Alanna Smith and her father, Darren, like to talk about her Stanford basketball games afterward. [...] it’s not always easy with the two being 17 time zones apart. Darren and his wife, Simone, watch the games on Pac-12 Networks in Melbourne, Australia. Alanna hopes to play on the women’s national team, the Opals (named after the country’s national gemstone). Stanford’s first overseas recruit in women’s basketball is steadily improving as a reserve forward for the No.