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Personal information | |
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Born | (1983-08-09) August 9, 1983 (age 41) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Tennessee (2001–2005) |
WNBA draft | 2005: 2nd round, 14th overall pick |
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
2005–2006 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
2007–2008 | Seattle Storm |
2009 | Chicago Sky |
2011 | Indiana Fever |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Shyra Quontae Ely (born August 9, 1983) is an American basketball player who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Indiana Fever. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 WNBA draft in the second round, out of Tennessee.
Tennessee statistics
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-02 | Tennessee | 33 | 308 | 49.0 | - | 58.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
2002-03 | Tennessee | 36 | 354 | 49.5 | 37.5 | 71.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
2003-04 | Tennessee | 35 | 508 | 48.1 | - | 67.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
2004-05 | Tennessee | 35 | 503 | 45.6 | 29.4 | 72.3 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
Career | Tennessee | 139 | 1673 | 47.8 | 29.6 | 67.9 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
High school
Ely played for Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She was also recognized as the 2001 Indiana Miss Basketball award winner. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.
Professional
Through three seasons in the league, she has scored 245 points, and has collected 132 rebounds, 48 assists, 17 steals, and 5 blocks. She scored a career high 15 points, in the 2005 season, against the Phoenix Mercury.
WNBA 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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2005 | San Antonio | 31 | 11 | 17.0 | 37.9 | 29.0 | 76.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
2006 | San Antonio | 12 | 1 | 11.3 | 27.3 | 22.2 | 57.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
2007 | Seattle | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 32.3 | 33.3 | 64.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
2008 | Seattle | 34 | 1 | 11.4 | 40.9 | 36.4 | 62.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
2009 | Chicago | 34 | 9 | 14.6 | 41.8 | 38.3 | 80.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
2011 | Indiana | 33 | 0 | 10.8 | 35.8 | 20.8 | 69.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 173 | 22 | 12.6 | 38.0 | 32.0 | 70.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2008 | Seattle | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2011 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Personal
Her brother Shyron Ely is also a professional basketball player who played for the MLP Academics Heidelberg for most of his career.
References
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- Shyron Ely verlässt die Heidelberger Basketballer live.vodafone.de, 28 July 2023. Accessed 28 July 2023.(in German)
External links
2005 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
- 1983 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Indianapolis
- Chicago Sky players
- Indiana Fever players
- Jiangsu Phoenix players
- Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
- Power forwards
- San Antonio Stars players
- Seattle Storm players
- Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players