Nalyssa Smith, a member of Baylor’s Fab Five 2018 Recruiting Class that begins play with Baylor this season, helped the United States advance to the semifinals of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Mexico City.
Nalyssa, a 6-foot-2 guard, shot 100% Sunday scoring six points to go with seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, one steal and zero turnovers playing 21:16 minutes in Team USA’s 87-27 victory over El Salvador.
Nalyssa Smith leads Team USA averaging 12 points per game.
Capitalizing on its 6-inch average height advantage over El Salvador (0-4), the 2018 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team (4-0) held its opponent to just 14.