Shoni Schimmel

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Shoni Schimmel
No. 5 – New York Liberty
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 31)
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school Hermiston (Hermiston, Oregon)
Franklin (Portland, Oregon)
College Louisville (2010–2014)
WNBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
20142015 Atlanta Dream
2016–present New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Shoni Schimmel (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player. She was an All-American college player at the University of Louisville and a first round draft pick of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.

Early life and high school

Schimmel, a 5'9" shooting guard, first received notoriety as a high school player in Oregon. Raised on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Mission, Oregon, she was the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Jonathan Hock called Off the Rez, which chronicled her journey to earn an NCAA scholarship with her basketball ability. She transferred from Hermiston High School in eastern Oregon to the larger Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon to increase her chances of being recruited to a Division I school.[1] After her senior year at Franklin, Schimmel was named a first team All-American by Parade magazine.[2]

Schimmel was selected to the 2010 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School Coaches' All-America Team. The top twenty high school players in the country are named as WBCA All-Americans, and eligible to play in the all-star game. She participated in the 2010 WBCA High School All-America Game, scoring six points.[3][4]

College career

Schimmel chose Louisville for college and became a four-year starter for the Cardinals. As a junior in 2012–13, Schimmel led the team to the championship game of the 2013 Tournament. In her senior season, Schimmel averaged 17.1 points per game to lead the team in scoring and was named an All-American by the USBWA and Associated Press.[5][6]

For her career, she finished second on the Louisville career scoring list, finishing with 2,174 points.[7]

Louisville statistics

Source[8]

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
2010-11 Louisville 35 528 40.0 36.5 69.8 3.6 4.9 2.1 0.1 15.1
2011-12 Louisville 31 444 35.3 29.9 72.5 4.5 4.7 2.4 0.5 14.3
2012-13 Louisville 38 539 39.1 32.9 79.2 3.1 3.6 1.7 0.3 14.2
2013-14 Louisville 38 663 39.7 37.6 81.7 4.5 3.8 1.3 0.2 17.4
Career Louisville 142 2174 38.7 34.4 76.9 3.9 4.2 1.8 0.3 15.3

USA Basketball

Schimmel was selected to be a member of the team representing the USA at the 2013 World University Games held in Kazan, Russia. The team, coached by Sherri Coale, won the opening four games easily, scoring in triple digits in each game, and winning by 30 or more points in each case. After winning the quarterfinal game against Sweden, they faced Australia in the semifinal. The USA team opened up as much as a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter of the game but the Australian team fought back and took a one-point lead in the final minute. Crystal Bradford scored a basket with 14 seconds left in the game to secure a 79–78 victory. The gold medal opponent was Russia, but the USA team never trailed, and won 90–71 to win the gold medal and the World University games Championship. Schimmel averaged 4.6 points per game.[9]

Professional career

On April 14, 2014, Schimmel was selected in the first round of the 2014 WNBA draft (eighth pick overall) by the Atlanta Dream. She also earned recognition as the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player on July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona as Schimmel out battled Skylar Diggins, and scoring 29 points. She currently holds the most points scored in the All-Star Game .[7] In 2014, her jersey was the league's best seller.[10]

Some of the other WNBA franchises have held events honoring Native Americans when the Dream is the visiting team.[10]

Personal life

Schimmel has a younger sister, Jude, who was also a teammate of hers at Louisville.[11] Shae, Shoni, Jude, Job, Mick, Milan, Saint, and sun are the children of Ceci and Rick Schimmel.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high League leader

Regular season

Postseason

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External links


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: ATLCHICONINDNYWAS | West: DALLAMINPHOSASEA
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