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Women's Basketball

Kaylee Smiler

#11
PositionGuard
Height5-8
HometownHamilton, New Zealand
Previous SchoolMellville High School
Kaylee Smiler celebrates a defensive stop during a game against Pepperdine during the 2022-23 season.

Junior Year: 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 Year: 2021-2022

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 Year (COVID): 2020-2021

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 Year: 2019-2020

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