USC's hopes of making the Final Four will weigh heavily upon freshman defensive specialist Kennedy Smith being able to keep ...

Playing without injured star JuJu Watkins, freshmen Kennedy Smith and Avery Howell powered USC to a 67-61 victory over Kansas ...

Smith's brother, a Spokane business owner, is helping the team celebrate their win over Kansas State and look ahead to the ...

USC's Kennedy Smith (11) chases after a loose ball in front of Kansas State's Serena Sundell during the fourth quarter of the Trojans' 67-61 win in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.

USC's Kennedy Smith cheers during a win over Kansas State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. (Tyler McFarland / NCAA Photos via Getty Images) However fatigued she might have felt ...

Kennedy Smith could feel her body dragging. It was late December, and she’d just returned from a month-long injury absence. She was still getting her legs back, still trying to find her footing ...

It was never a question of belief. Even in the throes of a nightmare scenario, forced to forge ahead without USC’s biggest, brightest star, Lindsay Gottlieb had done all she could to keep doubt ...

Kennedy Smith plays college basketball for the USC Trojans women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference. Kennedy Smith is in her freshman year and plays as a guard, as of March 2025.

Kennedy Smith has elite skills, but the key point is that those skills are connected to a winning mindset which brings out her talent in full.

The top-seeded USC Trojans have had to get creative with superstar JuJu Watkins sidelined for the remainder of the season. It took plenty of energy for USC to outlast No.

SPOKANE, Wash. — It was never a question of belief. Even in the throes of a nightmare scenario, forced to forge ahead without USC’s biggest, brightest star, Lindsay Gottlieb had done all she ...