The Island's Own: Alanna Smith on her biggest year yet, and why Tassie is home

After a whirlwind 12 months, Alanna Smith talks about the biggest year of her basketball career to date, what the future might hold, and why she's a Tasmanian at heart.

At 28 years old, Alanna Smith has already seen more of the world than most would dream of. Born in Hobart, she moved to Victoria at a young age, then to California for a four-year career in the NCAA. In the years since, she’s played professionally in six different countries and travelled the world with the Australian national team, all in between stints in the WNBA.

They say home is where the heart is, though, and for Smith, that’s with her family in Kingston Beach, Tasmania.