Tangela Smith
| Northwestern Wildcats | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | George Washington (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Iowa (1994–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1998: 2nd round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 50, 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Western Michigan (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Northwestern (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Tangela Nicole Smith (born April 1, 1977) is an American former basketball player in the WNBA. Smith played the bulk of her career for the Sacramento Monarchs and the Phoenix Mercury where she won two WNBA Championships. She is currently an assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.