Shavonte Zellous

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Shavonte Zellous
File:Shavonte Zellous.JPG
No. 1 – New York Liberty
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-08-28) August 28, 1986 (age 37)
Nationality American / Croatian
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school Jones (Orlando, Florida)
College Pittsburgh (2005–2009)
WNBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009 Detroit Shock
2010 Tulsa Shock
2010–2015 Indiana Fever
2016–present New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. She plays the guard position for the New York Liberty in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and was a standout basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh. Zellous was drafted 11th in the first round of the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Shock.

As a rookie in 2009, Zellous ranked second among rookies in points (11.9), was second overall in the league in free throws made (155) and averaged 1.8 assists per game.[1] Zellous scored in double-digits in 21 of the 34 games played during her first season and earned honors by making the WNBA All-Rookie Team, the lowest draft selection to ever make the All-Rookie team up until that point.[2] Zellous was a member of the Indiana Fever team that won the WNBA championship in 2012 and was named a WNBA All-Star in 2013.[3]

In 2013, Zellous almost doubled her scoring average, from 7.5 ppg in 2012 to 14.7 ppg in 2013. This improvement, coupled with increases in rebounding and shooting percentage helped her to win the WNBA Most-Improved player award in 2013.[4]

On February 1, 2016, Zellous signed with the New York Liberty.[5]

Biography

University of Pittsburgh

While in college, Zellous was a standout guard for the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team from 2005–2009. While there, she helped lead her team to a WNIT "Final Four" in 2006 and three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2007–2009, during which her team advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" in 2008 and 2009. While at Pitt, she earned Third Team AP All-American honors in 2009 and was the Big East Conference Most Improved Player in 2007. Zellous finished her career at Pitt ranked third on the university's all-time scoring list with 2,253 points. Zellous also became the first player in Pitt history (men's or women's) and the ninth in Big East history (men's or women's) to score 600 points in three separate seasons.[6]

Pittsburgh statistics

Source[7]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Pittsburgh - - - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Pittsburgh 33 254 39.6 18.2 68.7 5.7 2.5 0.8 0.8 7.7
2006-07 Pittsburgh 33 631 42.7 31.4 77.4 5.9 2.8 1.0 0.6 19.1
2007-08 Pittsburgh 34 619 43.4 38.9 71.4 5.4 1.9 0.9 0.9 18.2
2008-09 Pittsburgh 33 747 41.5 36.6 78.3 5.7 2.9 1.1 0.6 22.6
Career Totals Pittsburgh 133 2251 42.1 34.6 75.0 5.7 2.5 0.9 0.7 16.9

References

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New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 22 United States Alston, Ameryst 5' 9" (1.75m) 178 lb (81kg) 07-15-1993 Ohio State R
G 15 United States Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California 1
F 2 Kenya Bulgak, Adut 6' 4" (1.93m) 156 lb (71kg) 12-20-1992 Florida State R
F/C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 186 lb (84kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 6
G 12 United States Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) 06-12-1984 Duke 8
G 10 United States Prince, Epiphanny Injured 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 6
G 14 United States Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 166 lb (75kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown 3
G 5 United States Schimmel, Shoni 5' 9" (1.75m) 161 lb (73kg) 05-04-1992 Louisville 2
C 41 United States Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-30-1993 Connecticut 1
C 8 United States Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 209 lb (95kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College 4
G 30 United States Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State 11
C 17 Sweden Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-08-1993 Minnesota 1
G 1 United States Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m) 188 lb (85kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh 7



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
United States Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page

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