| WNBA's Indiana Fever – No. 5 | |
| Forward/Center | |
| Born | April 1, 1977 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| College | Iowa |
| Draft | 12th overall, 1998 Sacramento Monarchs |
| Profile | WNBA Info Page |
| WNBA Teams | |
| Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004) Charlotte Sting (2005–2006) Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010) Indiana Fever (2011-present) |
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| Awards and Honors | |
| 1× WNBA All-Star (2006)
2× WNBA Champion (2007, 2009) |
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Tangela Nicole Smith (born April 1, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American basketball player in the WNBA currently playing for the Indiana Fever.
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Smith attended George Washington High School in Chicago, where she was named a 1994Kodak High School All-American. Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring three points.[2]
Smith graduated from the University Of Iowa in 1998. She won the 1998 Big Ten Player of the Year award. She was also a 1998 Kodak/WBCA All-America honorable mention and earned 1996 and 1998 All-Big Ten first team and 1997 All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades.
Smith was selected 12th overall in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. She played 6 seasons for the Monarchs, helping them reach the playoffs on 5 times. In 2005 she was traded to the Sting in exchange for Nicole Powell. Charlotte folded following the 2006 season and Smith's rights were acquired by the Minnesota Lynx in the dispersal draft.
On Draft Day in April 2007, she was dealt to the Phoenix Mercury for #1 overall pick Lindsey Harding.
On Friday, 13 August 2010 she overtook Vickie Johnson and became the WNBA's all-time leader in games played with 411 in 13 seasons. During her time in the league she managed to miss only 15 games in total.
In the WNBA offseason in 1998-99, Smith was a professional basketball player in Italy, Israel, South Korea and Turkey. In 2001 she helped the Botasspor squad win the Turkish league crown. In 2002 she helped the Shinsegae Coolcats win the Korean league championship.
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