Joy Kristin Smith (née Cheek, born June 25, 1988) is an American former professional women's basketball player in the WNBA and current assistant coach for Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team. Joy was born in Hyattsville, Maryland and attended South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
She played college basketball at Duke University. One of 26 former Duke standouts to register over 1,000 career points, Cheek played in 137 contests in her four years. A four-year letterwinner from 2007 to 2010, she owns career averages of 8.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals. As a senior, Cheek averaged 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 assists as she started all 36 contests for the Blue Devils. She was named to the Memphis Regional All-Tournament team, All-ACC Tournament First Team, All-ACC Third Team and was a finalist for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.
Cheek was the 35th overall selection in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever, playing in seven contests for the Fever before traveling overseas to play in Leszno, Poland. After signing a brief contract with the Washington Mystics to open the 2011 WNBA season, Cheek was prepared to play in Spain before accepting a job at Duke University as an assistant coach. She held this position from 2011 to 2013.
Career statistics WNBA career statistics
Regular season
| align="left" | 2010 | align="left" | Indiana |7||0||4.9||41.7||33.3||100.0||0.4||0.1||0.0||0.0||0.7||2.1 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Washington |3||0||5.3||25.0||0.0||100.0||1.0||0.0||0.0||0.3||0.7||1.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams |10||0||5.0||37.5||25.0||100.0||0.6||0.1||0.0||0.1||0.7||1.8
Duke statistics Source
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Duke 33 176 45.1 – 75.0 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.1 5.3
2007–08 Duke 35 334 51.3 42.3 68.1 5.3 0.7 1.2 0.3 9.5
2008–09 Duke 33 281 39.1 26.7 70.1 4.7 0.9 1.3 0.4 8.5
2009–10 Duke 36 357 37.6 32.7 68.4 5.9 1.3 1.5 0.6 9.9
Career Duke 137 1148 42.5 31.5 70.1 5.0 0.9 1.2 0.3 8.4
References
WNBA Profile