Special K: First-ever Adidas girls’ basketball signee flashes with no-look pass
Anwar Stetson
Kaleena Smith wowed spectators with this dazzling no-looker during the 7 Days Girl’s Basketball Tournament, a circuit of 3SSB.
The 5’6″ point guard out of Ontario Christian averaged 23 points per game and ranked top-ten nationally with 8 assists per game as a sophomore. She was also named the 2024-25 Gatorade Player of the Year for California Girls’ Basketball.
Nicknamed “Special K,” Smith made waves for her association with WNBA legend Candace Parker, who signed her to the first-ever Adidas girls’ basketball NIL deal in November.
Parker, the President of Women’s Basketball at Adidas, called the move a “pivotal moment for us as we lead in championing women’s sports and building greater access to and representation in the game that we all love.”
Adidas’ 7 Days tournament continues in July with the Palmetto Road Championship July 9-13 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for the boys, and July 17-21 for the girls.