Shoni Schimmel

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. After her senior year at Franklin, Schimmel was named a first team All-American by Parade magazine.

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.

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.

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

Louisville statistics

Source

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.

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 . In 2014, her jersey was the league's best seller.

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

Personal life

Schimmel has a younger sister, Jude, who was also a teammate of hers at Louisville. 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

External links

• Louisville bio
• WNBA draft video

New York Liberty roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 22 Alston, Ameryst 5' 9" (1.75m) 178 lb (81kg) 07-15-1993 Ohio State R G 15 Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California 1 F 2 Bulgak, Adut 6' 4" (1.93m) 156 lb (71kg) 12-20-1992 Florida State R F/C 31 Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 186 lb (84kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 6 G 12 Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) 06-12-1984 Duke 8 G 10 Prince, Epiphanny  5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 6 G 14 Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 166 lb (75kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown 3 G 5 Schimmel, Shoni 5' 9" (1.75m) 161 lb (73kg) 05-04-1992 Louisville 2 C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-30-1993 Connecticut 1 C 8 Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 209 lb (95kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College 4 G 30 Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State 11 C 17 Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-08-1993 Minnesota 1 G 1 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 Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame) Assistant coaches Katie Smith (Ohio State) Herb Williams (Ohio State) Athletic trainer Rosemary Ragle (Troy) Strength and conditioning coach Kevin Duffy (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured WNBA roster page