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Kaylee Smiler

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Kaylee Smiler Season 2022-2023

PositionGuard

Height5-8

ClassJunior

HometownHamilton, New Zealand

Kaylee Smiler defends a Kansas guard during the Big 12 Championship second round.

Senior: 2023-24

Started in 32 games for BYU in 2023-24, averaging 35.7 meetings per game
The senior scored 7.2 points per game, grabbed 2.3 rebounds and dished 3.7 assists
Smiler was second on the team in steals with 45 (1.4 per game) and blocks with 35 (1.1 per game)
Smiler notched the second-highest three-point field goal percentage, going 42-of-91 for 46.2 percent
The product of Hamilton, New Zealand jumped into third place all-time for three-point percentage at 42.8 percent as well as 14th place in all-time made threes with 125 for her career
With 76 career blocks, Smiler has recorded the 10th-most blocks in program history

Kaylee Smiler celebrates a defensive stop during a game against Pepperdine during the 2022-23 season.

Junior: 2022-23

Started 28 games for the Cougars while appearing in 30 of 32 total games in 2022-23
Scored 7.2 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting, going 46.7 percent from behind the arc to lead BYU
Recorded 27 blocks and 22 steals during her junior campaign

Kaylee Smiler plays defense during a game against Pepperdine during the 2021-22 season.

Sophomore: 2021-22

Played in 22 games
Averaged 2.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.2 minutes per game
Shot 39.6 percent from the field
Season-high 7 points at Santa Clara
Totaled 21 assists, including three against Pepperdine and LMU
Made 10 of 32 from behind the arc

Kaylee Smiler hits a three over a Gonzaga defender during the WCC Tournament.

Sophomore (COVID): 2020-21

Played in a total of 24 games on the season, averaging 16.3 minutes per contest
Posted the second-highest 3-point percentage on the team (.392), knocking down 20 of her 51 attempts from distance
Averaged 3.1 points, 1.0 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 0.7 steals per game
Scored a season-best nine points twice, versus Montana State on Dec. 10 and at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 7
Dished out a season-high four assists twice, against Pepperdine on Feb. 4 and at Pacific on Feb. 11
Ranked eighth in the WCC in assist/turnover ratio (1.6)

Kaylee Smiler celebrates with the fans after a BYU win.

Freshman: 2019-20

Saw action in a total of 27 games averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds while averaging nearly 10 minutes of playing time
In first collegiate game, she played one minute at Washington State on Nov. 9
Her season totals include a total of 48 points, 35 rebounds, 21 assists, three blocks and seven steals
Had season bests in points with 19 at SMC on Jan. 18; in rebounds with six at SMC; in assists with three vs. SCU on Jan. 25
Tallied one game with 10+points (19 at SMC) and had three assists in two games

Kaylee Smiler poses with some of her siblings and teammates.

Before BYU

Four-year letter winner in basketball
Three-time Team MVP in 2015, 2016 and 2017
Named to Tournament Team in 2017
Team placed fourth at National Competition in 2017
Played on the Waikato U19 and U23 Club Team
Helped team finish first at U19 National Competition in 2017
Team finished first at U23 National Competition
Named to U19 Tournament Team in 2017
Played four different sports in high school

Kaylee Smiler participates in a Polynesian dance performance.

Personal

Daughter of Phillip and Loanna Smiler
Has three brothers and one sister
Played with her sister on Single-A national championship team
Served as the student body president at Melville High School in 2017
Plays piano and sax
Loves Polynesian dancing
Human Resource Management major
Working on a master's degree in biology

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2023-2024

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2021-2022

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2020-2021

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Freshman
2019-2020

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2018-2019

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