Shavonte Zellous

Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professional basketball guard for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She 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.

Shavonte Zellous
No. 11 Seattle Storm
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-08-28) August 28, 1986
NationalityAmerican / Croatian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolJones (Orlando, Florida)
CollegePittsburgh (2005–2009)
WNBA draft2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009Detroit Shock
2009–2010Beşiktaş J.K.
2010Tulsa Shock
20102015Indiana Fever
2010–2011TTT Riga
2011Ramat HaSharon
2011–2013Mersin BB
2013–2014Galatasaray S.K.
2014–2015Fenerbahçe S.K.
2016–2018New York Liberty
2016–presentBeşiktaş J.K.
2019–presentSeattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

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] Her WNBA averages include 39.5% in Field Goals, 80.3% in free throws, and 9.2 PPG.[6]

On April 11, 2019, Zellous signed with the Seattle Storm.[7]

College career

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.[8]

College statistics

Source[9]

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

  1. "WNBA Names 2009 adidas All-Rookie Team". WNBA.com. September 24, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  2. Pretzer, Ryan (September 24, 2009). "Recognition for the Rookie". Detroitshock.com. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  3. "Former Pitt Star Shavonte Zellous Named to WNBA All-Star Team". PittsburghPanthers.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  4. Michaelson, Lee (September 22, 2013). "Fever's Zellous is 2013 WNBA Most Improved Player". FullCourt.com. Lee Michaelson. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. "Liberty Signs Shavonte Zellous and Carolyn Swords - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  6. "Shavonte Zellous stats". Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  7. "Seattle Storm Signs Free Agent Guard Shavonte Zellous - Storm.WNBA.com - Official Site of the Seattle Storm". storm.wnba.com - Official Site of the Seattle Storm. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  8. "Former Pitt guard Shavonte Zellous to play in her first professional game for the Detroit Shock". University of Pittsburgh. 09–06–05. Retrieved June 6, 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
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