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Smith was part of a 1993 recruiting class that
included Nadine Domond, Tiffany Gooden,
Angela Hamblin, Timicha Kirby, Shannon Perry,
and Malikah Willis. Domond (Rutgers), Perry
(UCLA), Smith (Northwestern), and Willis (Texas
Tech) are assistant basketball coaches.
When Perry was married in Los Angeles earlier
this year, five other members of that recruiting
class were in attendance.
"We call each other sisters through basketball,"
Smith said. "ere were a lot of great memories
in college and those turned into long-lasting
friendships."
Smith said her induction into the National Iowa
Varsity Club Hall of Fame was bittersweet because
her mother, Stephanie, passed away a year and a
half ago.
TANGELA SMITH
"I wish she could be here to see it," Smith said.
"It was an emotional day for me because she was
always so proud of me and wanted me to do my
best in everything. She was at all my high school
games and traveled a lot to Iowa to see me play.
Every chance she got, she watched me in the
WNBA. She was a big supporter."
Smith stays in touch with Stringer and Angie
Lee, who was Iowa's head coach from 1995-2000.
e Hawkeyes made the NCAA Tournament in
Smith's final three seasons, going 4-3 overall, and
advancing to a regional semifinal in 1996.
