Brett-Marie Smith - 15U/16U                                                                           back to coaches

Brett is a veteran of basketball since the age of 8, starting her career at St. Martins CYO in Poughkeepsie from 1988-1993. During that time she helped her team to the Archdiocesan State Championship. She was the starting Point Guard for Roy C. Ketcham High School from 93-97, earning numerous accolades including All Conference Honors for Defense. She is also an alumnus of the Hudson Valley Knights program, where she played from 91-96, including 4 consecutive years as the Metropolitan Champions, and 4 trips to the AAU National Basketball Tournament. Throughout her tenure with the Knights she attended summer camps such as the George Lehman Basketball Camp, Cathy Rush Future Stars Camp, and the Tall Gals/Point Guard Camp in Oneonta, where she received top honors for outstanding Point Guard play two years in a row and was asked to return the following summer as a counselor. Brett went on to play 3 years of Division III Basketball at Nazareth College of Rochester, NY until she was sidelined with shoulder injuries. She started swimming to rehabilitate her shoulders and earned an invitation to join the Varsity Swim Team. Throughout the swim season, she also helped the Varsity Basketball team with strength and conditioning training. While at Nazareth she served as an Assistant Coach with the swim team, and did numerous basketball camps and clinics in the summer time. She is currently helping as an Assistant Coach for the St. Mary’s CYO program in Wappingers Falls.