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Kaylee Smiler Season 2021-2022

#11
PositionGuard
Height5-8
ClassSophomore
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