BUFFALO, NY – Former University at Buffalo women's basketball great JoAnna Smith has inked her first professional contract with the Clube Uniao Sportiva Ponta Delgada of the Liga Feminina (Portugal). Smith becomes the second UB player to sign a professional contract since head coach Felisha Legette-Jack took over the program in 2012, joining former teammate Christa Baccas.
Uniao Sportiva is coached by Ricardo Botelho feature a pair of American players in Akila McDonald (South Florida '14) and Jasmine Crew (Seton Hall '12). The team also features a former standout at South Florida '14, Sara Djassi, who is from Portugal.