Jada Smith

Jada Smith is a hardworking student-athlete who recently decided to take her ability and play overseas in Portugal. As a former student-athlete of the game, she understands the importance of giving back to the youth by investing into their future, being an inspiration and giving skills along with knowledge of being a woman in sports. While being a great basketball player, and staying active in the community throughout her nonprofit, she commits time to work in basketball camps, AAU practices, and help coach or train student athletes within the area.

Jada is a transfer to PennWest Clarion University from Holy Family University. Jada averaged her freshman year 9.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game while starting 17 of her 19 games played. Along with gaining CACC Weekly Honors throughout her season. Transferring to PennWest Clarion, she continued to be the starting small forward for the Golden Bears, averaging 8.0 points, and nearly 8 rebounds per game. Jada most dominant performances in recent Clarion history, is scoring a game-high of 19 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, it was recorded as one of the best single-game rebounding mark for a Golden Eagle since 2016. Within her career, Jada earned PSAC West Defensive Player after playing a pivotal role in the Clarion’s Women’s Basketball team success winning two consecutive conference games since January 2017.

As a high school basketball player at Merion Mercy Academy, Jada had a lot of success as she finished only 1 of 5 in school’s history to reach 1,000 points. She was a two-time McDonald's All-American Nominee in her career. She was named First Team All-Main Line, All-AACA Selection and an Esmark All-American.

Along with Jada’s success on the court, she graduated with her Bachelors in Psychology with a 3.7, and her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a 3.8. She participated in many activities at the University and while in sports, Jada is a CEO and the founder of Scholars With Athletic Goals (SWAG) for Girls LLC., an organization that provides scholarships to young women in the sports and the arts.

Currently, Jada plays professional basketball in Portugal for Guifoes Sports Clube.