SEATTLE (Nov. 20) -- Carli Smith, the state B level player of the year from Spokane's Valley Christian High School, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Seattle Pacific University next season.

Smith, a 5-foot-11 senior, averaged 20.4 points and 12.4 rebounds for the Panthers as a junior, leading them to a record of 26-2 and third place in the state tournament.

Smith is the only recruit signed by SPU Coach Gordy Presnell during the early signing period. The Falcons, currently ranked 20th in NCAA Division II, are defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions and have earned NCAA playoff berths each of the last five seasons.