| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-12-06) December 6, 1985 (age 39) Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Listed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Murry Bergtraum (New York City, New York) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2011 | Indiana Fever |
| 2012 | Washington Mystics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference  | |
Shannon Denise Bobbitt (born December 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, most recently for the WNBA's Washington Mystics. One of eight children and a Bronx native, New Yorker Bobbitt honed her basketball skills on the neighborhood project courts of Harlem. Following a stellar college career in which 5'2" Bobbitt won two Division I national titles at the University of Tennessee, she entered the WNBA and began her professional basketball career playing point guard for the Los Angeles Sparks.
High school
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Bobbitt attended Murry Bergtraum High School in New York, where she helped lead her team to two straight PSAL and State Federation titles. As a sophomore, she gained attention for her basketball skills, city rankings had her listed as the second-best player. During her junior season, her team went undefeated posting a record of 30–0 before winning the national high school championship. She finished her high school career by helping her team post a 29–1 record which was good for third in the nation.
Junior college
The guard decided Junior College was her best option out of high school, so she chose Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas because they had just won a national title. During the 2005–06 season, Bobbitt handed out 211 assists to rank third in the nation in assists broke the 22-year-old school record at Trinity Valley for her career in that category. She led Trinity Valley to the NJCAA National Tournament and the 2006 Region XIV Championship with a 30–2 record overall and 18–0 mark in conference play. Bobbitt was the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Junior College Player of the Year.
Division I
Bobbitt help guide the Volunteers to the regular-season SEC title in 2006–2007. Bobbitt's play was also key in ending the nine-year UT title drought, as the Volunteers defeated Rutgers for the National Championship on April 3, 2007. Bobbitt was named to the All-Tournament team.
The defending champions successfully defended their title in 2007–2008, again behind their point guard, who guided them to a title by defeating Stanford on April 8, 2008.
She graduated with Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks and Alexis Hornbuckle of the Detroit Shock and Nicky Anosike of the Minnesota Lynx.
Career statistics
| 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 best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 26 | 17 | 21.2 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 72.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 33 | 3 | 10.7 | 30.6 | 21.6 | 84.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| WNBA | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Indiana | 31 | 3 | 14.2 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 76.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | Washington | 28 | 5 | 14.9 | 33.0 | 22.5 | 61.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 118 | 28 | 14.9 | 31.6 | 28.1 | 73.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 6 | 6 | 21.2 | 25.0 | 31.6 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | Indiana | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 15 | 6 | 13.8 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 33.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
College
Source
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Tennessee | 36 | 314 | 37.0 | 41.3 | 79.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | - | 8.7 |
| 2007-08 | Tennessee | 38 | 377 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 81.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Career | Tennessee | 74 | 1535 | 38.8 | 40.6 | 80.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
WNBA
Bobbitt was the 15th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft on April 9, as the Sparks made her the first pick in the second round. Bobbitt joins teammate Candace Parker and former college teammate Sidney Spencer on the Los Angeles squad, which also features Olympian Lisa Leslie.
On July 22, 2008, Bobbitt and her teammates were involved in a skirmish with the Detroit Shock. The fight broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills with 4.6 seconds left in the game, the game ended with the LA Sparks winning. The WNBA suspended a total of 10 players and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn. Bobbitt received an in-game technical and was later suspended two games for leaving the bench.
She played for Botas in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. On May 14, 2010, The Sparks waived Shannon Bobbitt.
References
- ^ 20 Second timeout wnba.com, accessed 28 December 2024.
- "Past WBCA Players of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- Jere Longman. "Lady Vols Win N.C.A.A. Championship", The New York Times, April 4, 2007. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ ESPN.com news services. WNBA reviewing Sparks-Shock skirmish in entirety ESPN.com, July 23, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2008 – Archived at WebCite.
- LARRY LAGE. WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players news.yahoo.com – Associated Press, July 23, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2008. Archived August 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Associated Press. WNBA hands down suspensions for Shock-Sparks skirmish Espn.com, July 24, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2008.
- Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
External links
- WNBA former player profile page: Shannon Bobbitt
- WNBA Profile Page: Shannon Bobbitt
- Pat Summitt and The Tennessee Lady Vols
- consecutive NCAA championships usatoday.com
| Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 2006–07 NCAA champions | |
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| Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 2007–08 NCAA champions | |
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| 2008 WNBA draft | |
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| First round | |
| Second round | |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Botaş SK players
- Indiana Fever players
- Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- Murry Bergtraum High School alumni
- Point guards
- Basketball players from the Bronx
- Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players
- Trinity Valley Cardinals women's basketball players
- Washington Mystics players