University of Tennessee Athletics
2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 0
Kaylene Smikle
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Bay Shore, N.Y.
- Prev School:
- Rutgers/Maryland
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high- Points: 36 // Washington (A), 2/9/25
- Rebounds: 11 // La Salle (H), 12/5/23*
- Assists: 6 // Northwestern (A), 2/20/25*
- Steals: 6 // Iowa (A), 1/5/25
- Blocks: 3 // Washington (A), 2/9/25*
- Field Goals: 13 // Washington (A), 2/9/25*
- 3-Pointers: 5 // Delaware St. (H), 11/29/23*
- Free Throws: 13 // Illinois (N), 3/2/23
- Minutes: 40 // Virginia Tech (H), 12/17/23
CAREER HONORS (RUTGERS 2022-24/MARYLAND 2024-26/TENN. 2026-)
- Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List -- 2025-26
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Preseason Watch List -- 2025-26
- Media All-Big Ten First Team -- 2024-25
- Coaches All-Big Ten Second Team -- 2024-25
- Big Ten Player of the Week (12/23, 1/6 & 2/9) -- 2024-25
- Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (12/23) -- 2024-25
- Navy Classic All-Tournament Team -- 2024-25
- Coaches & Media All-Big Ten Second Team -- 2022-23
- Coaches & Media Big Ten All-Freshman Team -- 2022-23
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3x) -- 2022-23
CAREER SUMMARY (RUTGERS 2022-24/MARYLAND 2024-26)
- Started 71 of 87 career games between her time at Rutgers and Maryland, averaging 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals.
- Scored in double figures 74 times, including 38 times at RU and 36 at UM.
- Tallied 20+ on 35 occasions, including 21 at Rutgers and 14 at Maryland.
- Connected on 125 of 358 (35 percent) shots from the three-point arc.
- Recorded 18 games with three or more treys made.
2025-26 -- SENIOR (AT MARYLAND)
- Season ended after seven games when she opted to have surgery to repair a nagging knee injury.
- Despite the limitations, she averaged 13.1 ppg.
- Shot 44 percent from the field, 35 percent from deep and 91 percent at the charity stripe.
- Managed to score in double figures in six of seven contests.
- Had a season-best 22-point performance vs. Kentucky in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Returned from injury vs. Towson and scored 13 points in 13 minutes.
- Went 11 of 11 at the free-throw line for 13 points vs. Princeton
2024-25 -- JUNIOR (AT MARYLAND)
- Averaged 17.9 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 1.7 apg. and 1.5 spg.
- Scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games, including 13 with 20 or more and one with 30+.
- Scored 20+ points in a career-best streak of five games (11/7/24-11/24/24).
- Led Terps with 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 19-of-21 shooting from the free-throw line in three NCAA Tournament games.
- Went 13 of 18 from the field for a career-high 36 points with eight rebounds at Washington.
- Led Terps with 26 points, including 15 in the second half and five in OT, in the win over No. 12 Ohio State.
- Paced UM with 26 points and six steals in a win at No. 23 Iowa.
- Tossed in 24 points in an NCAA Second Round win over No. 21 Alabama.
- Reached 1,000 career points in her 58th career game, carding 21 vs. William & Mary.
- Scored 18 of her 21 points in the second half of the NCAA First Round win over Norfolk State.
- Scored 11 of the Terps' first 15 points and finished with 20 vs. Coppin State.
- Led Terps with 17 points in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. No. 2 South Carolina.
- Added 16 points with six rebounds in a win at Indiana.
2023-24 -- SOPHOMORE (AT RUTGERS)
- Appeared in 15 games and made 14 starts, averaging 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds.
- Scored in double digits in 11 games, racking up 20 or more points in six contests.
- Scored a career-high 33 points versus Delaware State to tie a season best for RU.
- In the same contest against the Hornets, she drained a career-most five three-pointers.
- Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Wagner (Nov. 9) and La Salle (Dec. 5).
- Carded her first career double-doubles in those contests vs. WU (20/11) and LU (21/11).
- Also posted a career best of six assists versus Texas Tech,
2022-23 -- FRESHMAN (AT RUTGERS)
- Appeared in 32 games, starting 19 and playing 30.2 minutes per contest as a freshman.
- Finish fifth in the Big Ten at 17.9 points per game and elevated to 19.5 ppg. in league play.
- Shot 40 percent from the field, 36.1 from beyond the arc and 79.3 from the charity stripe.
- Paced the team with 56 three-pointers and had at least one trey in all but two outings.
- Scored in double figures 27 times and hit for 20 points or more in 15 contests, including vs. 12 Big Ten opponents.
- All-time leading freshman scorer in program history, ending the season with 573 points.
- Led RU with 69 steals to rank fourth in the Big Ten and first among freshmen
- Finished with 29 points and nine rebounds at home vs. Maryland.
- Enjoyed a 9-of-14 day from the field and 8-of-8 effort at the line for 28 points vs. Iowa.
- Was nine of 10 at the charity stripe and produced 27 points vs. Michigan State.
- Hit five of seven tries from long range for her first career 20+ effort, notching 22 vs. South Dakota State.
HIGH SCHOOL
- No. 64 overall player and No. 11-ranked wing, earning a four-star rating in the 2022 SportsCenter NEXT 100.
- Named 2021-22 Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
- 2021-22 McDonald's All-America Game nominee.
- A first-team All-Friends Schools League honoree, she was an All-EYBL selection the summer of 2021.
- Named all-state honorable mention in New York in 2019-20.
- Was selected as an All-Nike National First Team choice following a breakout 2021 AAU season with Exodus NYC, leading the league in four separate statistical categories.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Luis and Ruthmila Smikle.
- Majoring in sociology.
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