Shenneika Smith of St. John's University was named the 2011-12 All Met Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association on April 25, at the 79th annual NIT/MBWA Awards Dinner, held at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, N.Y.  

It marked Smith's first time on the All-Met First Team after being named to the Second Team for the pfrevious two years.

She is the second St. John's player in the past three years to earn the All-Met Player of the Year award, as Da'Sheena Stevens earned the honor in 2010.

A 6-1 junior guard from Brooklyn, NY, Smith led the Red Storm with 12.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 40 blocks.

An All-Big East First Team selection, she hit a game-winning three-pointer to end Connecticut's 99-game winning streak and scored a season-best 24 points in the Big East Quarterfinals against Louisville.

Smith finished the campaign with 1,242 career points, 12th on the school's all-time list.