Kayla Smith enters her third season as an assistant coach of the Kutztown University women's basketball team in 2014-15.
Smith came to KU after working as an assistant coach at California (PA), her alma mater. She helped guide the Vulcans to a 17-win season and a trip to the PSAC tournament.
Smith returned to Cal after playing professionally for Le Havre Al Aplemont Basket Club in France during the fall of 2011.
As a player for the Vulcans, she excelled both on the court and in the classroom. She was the PSAC West Rookie of the Year as a freshman and went on to win Player of the Year honors as a senior. During her final year, she was named an All-American by both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and Daktronics, after she led the PSAC in scoring and ranked third in Division II in rebounding. Smith is just one of seven players in PSAC history with career totals in excess of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, finishing with 2,096 points and 1,307 boards. She earned WBCA All-America honors three times in her four years and was an All-PSAC West pick all four seasons. Eight times during her career she was named the PSAC West Player of the Week.
In the classroom, she earned CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District accolades as a senior and was a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and five-time member of the Cal U Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Smith led the Vulcans to the PSAC Championship game in each of her four years as the team made three appearances in the NCAA Division II Championships, advancing as far as the quarterfinals on two occasions.
Smith has also served as a graduate assistant for strength and conditioning at California (PA) and has worked as a sports performance specialist.
She graduated from California (PA) with a bachelor's degree in sports management and earned her master's degree in exercise science and health promotion with a concentration in performance enhancement & injury prevention.
