Smith Scores 3,000th WNBA Point
June 14, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
Minneapolis/St. Paul - Minnesota Lynx guard Katie Smith reached the 3,000-point plateau in Minnesota's 55-69 loss at Los Angeles on June 11, 2004. Smith, who tallied 18 points and now has 3,012 points in her WNBA career, achieved the milestone with an 18' jump shot with 14:13 remaining in the first-half. Smith reached the mark in 167 games, faster than the three other players already in the 3,000-career-point circle (Lisa Leslie 172 games, Tina Thompson 195, Andrea Stinson 211).
The 5-11 guard is the all-time leading scorer in the history of women's professional basketball (ABL/WNBA) with 4,443 points. She scored 1,431 points in two-plus seasons with the Columbus Quest of the ABL.
Earlier this season, Smith moved past Jennifer Gillom into fourth place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list. A four-time All Star and four-time All-WNBA performer, Smith is a member of the U.S. Women's Basketball Team that will compete in the 2004 Olympics in Greece.
WNBA Points
1 -- vs. Houston, June 19, 1999 (1st game)
500 -- at Miami, June 10, 2000 (36th game)
1000 -- at Portland, May 31, 2001 (63rd game)
1500 -- vs. Washington, July 27, 2001 (84th game)
2000 -- vs. Portland, July 10, 2002 (110th game)
2500 -- at Houston, July 1, 2003 (139th game)
3000 -- at Los Angeles, June 11, 2004 (167th game)
Professional Points (ABL/WNBA)
2000 -- at Houston, June 18, 2000 (125th game)
3000 -- at Phoenix, August 1, 2001 (173rd game)
4000 -- vs. Connecticut, July 10, 2003 (228th game)
WNBA Career Rank
10th -- vs. Orlando, June 29, 2002 (108th game)
9th -- vs. Washington, July 3, 2002 (110th game)
8th -- at Sacramento, July 28, 2002 (119th game)
7th -- at San Antonio, May 30, 2003 (128th game)
6th -- vs. Connecticut, July 10, 2003 (142nd game)
5th -- vs. San Antonio, July 16, 2003 (143rd game)
4th -- at Sacramento, May 22, 2004 (161st game)
ABL/WNBA Career Rank
1st -- vs. Washington, July 3, 2002 (196th game)
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