Janice (Jan) Smithwick (born 6 August 1952) is an Australian former basketball player and the former captain of the Australia women's national basketball team. In 1985, she won the WNBL championship with the Coburg Cougars.
Biography
Smithwick played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1970s and early 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1979 World Championship held in South Korea.FIBA Archive. 1979 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Smithwick also played for the Opals at the 1980 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Bulgaria.FIBA Archive. 1980 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Smithwick played for the CYMS Comets (1981–82) and the Coburg Cougars (1983–85).Women's National Basketball League. Player Directory (page 35) . Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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