Kamiah Smalls Shines In Rookie Debut, But Fever Lose To Sky, 100-77

Tue, Sep 1, 2020, 1:35 PM

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BRADENTON, Fla. – Fever guard Kamiah Smalls was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the third round on April 17. The rookie guard celebrated her 22ndbirthday the same day she was announced as a WNBA draft pick on ESPN.

The rookie from James Madison University was unfortunately released by the team in May, but was re-signed by the Fever just 11 days ago. In Smalls’ first action with the Fever, the rookie came off the bench to finish with 13 points, highlighted by a 3-for-3 clip from beyond the arc, and four rebounds in Monday’s 100-77 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Sky.

The 5-foot-10 guard from Philadelphia became the fourth player in Fever history to score at least 13 points in her debut game with the Indiana Fever.

Fever guard Julie Allemand continued her Rookie of the Year pursuit on Monday night becoming the third player in Fever history to record multiple games dishing out at least 10 assists. Allemand joins Coquese Washington and current Fever Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, Tamika Catchings, as the only players to achieve the milestone. She also tied the franchise record 11 assists back on July 31 against the Dallas Wings.

Teaira McCowan came off the bench to notch her fifth double-double performance of the season.

Chicago captured the season series against Indiana on Monday as guard Courtney Vandersloot tallied 18 assists in the game, which set a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game.