Before Andrea Smith became a Lakeland police officer, she was a standout basketball player at Lake Gibson High School, Gulf Coast Community College and the University of South Florida. A video of her demonstrating her basketball skills in a 1-on-1 game with a local teen has gone viral on social media, Bay News 9 reports.
TONIGHT on @SpecSports360 – A @LakelandPD officer was on a call. A teen asked her to play a game of 1-on-1.
— CHRIS TORELLO (@TorelloSports) May 19, 2022
What the teen didn't know was he was facing Andrea Smith – a former @USFWBB player.
The video went viral and inspired a community.
Story at 10:30 only on @BN9. #USF pic.twitter.com/TYNSXwUO6U
Source: Bay News 9
SEND CORRECTIONS, questions, feedback or news tips: newstips@lkldnow.com
Loading...
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
More by Barry Friedman