CHARMIN SMITH
#21
St. Louis, MO
Sophomore
5-10
Guard
A large (232K) photo of Charmin in action
Honors
1993-94 Stanford "Coaches Award"
1992-93 U.S. Olympic Festival (North Team)
1992-93 Street & Smith's H.S. Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
1992-93 All-Metro (Illinois & Missouri)
1992-93 First Team All-State (Missouri)
1992-93 Student Body High School President
At Stanford
Charmin (pronounced SHAR-min) Smith was listed as the only
shooting guard among last year's five incoming freshmen...But in a pinch, it
was said that she could play the point...And that is exactly what happened last
year in the NCAA playoffs...There were moments where Charmin came off the bench
and played very well at the point, substituting for an injured Jamila
Wideman...Considered a very fine defensive player, she chose Stanford over
UCLA, Virginia, Duke, and Purdue..."Charmin is a very hard worker," said
VanDerveer. "She is a very dependable, unselfish team player. We need for her
to improve her strength and stamina a bit. But her versatility is one of her
strengths. She can play both the `1' and the `2'"..."Charmin's very quick, very
athletic," said Associate Coach Amy Tucker...."She reminds some people of
Bobbie Kelsey. She's very enthusiastic and has lots of energy. There's no doubt
she has added a lot to the team."
The 1993-94 Season
Charmin appeared in 24 games as a freshman, averaging 1.5
points and 1.1 rebounds...But she was not necessarily asked to be a scorer, so
those figures could be deceiving...Her role was to back-up both guard
positions...Her role heightened in the post-season after starting point-guard
Jamila Wideman sprained an ankle in the last regular season game against
Washington...Charmin first played seven minutes against the Huskies, scoring
three points and pulling down four rebounds...Then against Wisconsin-Green Bay
(an 81-56 NCAA win), Charmin was credited with two points, one rebound, one
block, and one steal, shooting one-for-one from the floor, in 13 minutes of
solid play...Her career highs in points (8), rebounds (6), and assists (3) all
came in one game versus Long Beach State...At the post-season banquet, Charmin
was named co-winner of the "Coaches Award" (along with Wideman).
In High School
While a senior at Ladue High School in St. Louis, Charmin
averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals...Prior to the season,
she had been named a Street & Smith's honorable mention
All-American...After the season, she was named All-Metro (a combined Illinois
and Missouri team), and First Team All-State...Charmin then played in the
Show-Me Games and a Hall of Fame All-Star game...But her biggest claim to fame
may have been playing for the North Team in the U.S. Olympic Festival in San
Antonio in the summer of '93...As a junior in high school, Charmin averaged 23
points, 7.4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals...She once scored 99 points in a
3-game span in one week...In the summer of '91, she was an AAU All-American for
the St. Louis Blaze...She was a First Team All-Suburban South Conference player
all four years...She was Second Team All-State as a junior, and was the
Conference Freshman Player of the Year her frosh campaign...As a sophomore at
Ladue, she averaged 16 points and 6.6 rebounds...Owned a 3.8 GPA at Ladue...Was
President of her Student Body as a senior...Made the National Honor Society.
Personal Information
Born May 2, 1975...May want to major either in
engineering or communications...Full name is Charmin Arnette Smith...Father
(Charles) was in the Air Force...Charmin spent working a summer internship at
Monsanto Corporation, working in the chemistry lab in their physical science
center...At 9 years of age, Ozzie Smith, the St. Louis Cardinal shortstop, lit
a torch held by Charmin, under the St. Louis Arch...That torch made its way to
the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Smith in the News
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