Candas Smith

5'6 point guard

       Freshman

Candas played her high school about a mile up the street from the UW campus.  By her senior year, she was playing as a true point guard.  She's an athletic, quick point guard.  Her ballhandling is Big 10 caliber and she's an excellent passer.  She has a nice shooting touch and makes good decisions with the ball, but she doesn't always play good defense.  Her high school coach leaves something to be desired and it's hard to say if Smith's defensive problems were caused by coaching or by her lack of fundamentals.  Physically, she has the potential to be the Badger's answer at point guard.  The question with Smith is her maturity and disclipline.  She appears to have grown up significantly on the court between her junior and senior season, but she needs to continue to mature.  She is good friends with most of last year's freshman class and hopefully they will have a good indluence on her.  Her height is also subject to question.  That 5'6 may be on tiptoes.

Honors:  1999  Miss Wisconsin Basketball
 
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