Shelbi Smith '21 Recruiting Profile

I found my love for basketball at 6 years old. I started playing in rec league, and haven't missed one year since. Basketball for me is more than a game.

It has made be grow as a person, helping others, encouraging my teams during failure- and success. My worst vice is I am really hard on myself - I set high expectations and when I feel I have failed, my problem is trying to let go.  I love to win, though I hear its not everything, to me winning is everything. Its reward for hard work, sacrifice and dedication, what's it all for if you don't win? I find myself in the locker room alone sometimes after a loss still crying when everyone has gone home.  Some of my mentors agree with me, and some disagree so I can't really know how to classify that emotion-I play all in, with my whole heart- never die.  Another thing I hope to work on is being shy a bit.  

I love the humanity of the game- I want to be able to keep playing at next level, while I obtain my degree in marketing and interior design-as a young woman, I found that I would like to be a role model for my underclassmen, achieving my dreams, and obtaining my degree- and having all of these things to pass on to my kids- hard work ethic, goal orientation and achieving all of these are part of who I am - being in a small town, you have to work and stand out- have a strong foundation and backing. I owe my parents everything-I am blessed to have that support system- and my faith is strong.