University of South Alabama Athletics

2024-2025: Appeared in 20 games and started three. Averaged 9.2 minutes per game … Scored 19 points on the year shooting 34.8% from the field. 

(2023-24): Appeared in 28 contests, making 11 starts as a sophomore ... Started the first game of her career at Arkansas State, totaling 19 minutes and four points ... Finished the season averaging 1.7 ppg and 2.0 rebounds ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds vs Coastal Carolina ... Totaled a career-high 8 points in four field goals in the same game vs the Chanticleers ... Clocked a career-high 30 minutes in the Sun Belt Conference first round vs Coastal Carolina  ... Started the final 11 games of the season ...Finished the season with four blocks.  

(2022-23): Appeared in 11 contests as a freshman … Averaged 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in 3.1 minutes per outing … Credited with one assist and one block … Made her collegiate debut in the win against Spring Hill (Nov. 7), totaling eight minutes off the bench … Totaled a season and career-high four points and four rebounds against Spring Hill … Recorded her only block of the season against Spring Hill.

At Ramsay High School: Lettered four years at Ramsay HS … Had four Sweet 16 appearances … One semifinal appearance … Three area championships with the Rams … Scored 20 points on her senior night … Team captain at Ramsay for two years … Selected for 2021-22 all area team … Birmingham -County all-star team selection as well
 
Personal: Full name is Naomi Yvonne Smitherman … Born Nov. 5, 2003, in Birmingham, Ala. … Daughter of Mary Smitherman … Is the oldest of two … Favorite movie is “The Lion King” … Favorite athletes are Lebron James and Candace Parker … Favorite musical artist is J. Cole … Favorite foods are rotel, Mexican and wings … Likes to read books, color and shop … Wants to go to law school or become a mechanical engineer … Major is mechanical engineering