Kelly Schumacher

Kelly Schumacher-Raimon
Personal information
Born	October 14, 1977 (age 46); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American / Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Pontiac (Shawville, Quebec); John Abbott College ; (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec);
College	UConn (1997–2001)
WNBA draft	2001: 1st round, 14th overall pick
	Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2001–2009
Position	Assistant coach
Coaching career	2018–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2005	Indiana Fever
2006	New York Liberty
2007	Phoenix Mercury
2008–2009	Detroit Shock
As coach:
2018–2020	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)
2020–2021	New York Liberty (assistant)
2021–2022	Dallas Wings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2× WNBA champion (2007, 2008); NCAA champion (2000);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Women's Basketball
Representing United States
Jones Cup

Last updated October 07, 2024

Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977) is an American-born Canadian professional basketball player and professional volleyball player. She had been playing in the WNBA for the Detroit Shock, until her release 18 June 2009.^[1]

After her junior season at the University of Connecticut, she competed with USA Basketball as a member of the gold medal-winning Jones Cup Team that compiled a 4–0 record in Taipei.^[2] In her professional career she plays in Spanish League in Arranz Burgos, Perfumerías Avenida and now in UB F.C.Barcelona. She is currently playing professional beach volleyball on the AVP Tour.^[3]

Awards and achievements

She has appeared in more games (159) than any player in Fever history.
Fever's starting power forward in first 14 games of 2005.
Second all-time in career blocked shots for the Fever.
Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York, September 16, 2004.
Pro career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds in an 81–57 win over San Antonio, July 23, 2003.
Finished her career at Connecticut ranked third all-time in career blocked shots with 181.^[4]
Set NCAA Women's Final Four record with nine blocked shots as Connecticut defeated Tennessee for the 2000 national championship.^[5]
Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York, September 16, 2004.
She is the Indiana Fever's career leader in blocked shots
She has appeared in more games than any other player in Indiana Fever history
She recorded 717 points during her collegiate career at the University of Connecticut ^[6]
She has been voted MVP in basketball, volleyball and soccer
She was a member of gold medal-winning 2000 USA Jones Cup team
She was a member of the CCAA national championship team 1996, 1997^[7]
She is ranked sixteenth in the WNBA, with 0.8 blocks per game
She had won the Spanish female league and the cup of queen with "Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca" [2005-2006]
On February 23, 2006, she was traded to the New York Liberty
Before the 2007 season, she was traded again to the Phoenix Mercury

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in Canada She was a communications science major at the University of Connecticut. She plays the violin and lists her favorite on-court moment as winning the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Her nickname is 'Schuey' or 'schu'.

At age 23, Schumacher was selected by the Indiana Fever in the first round (14th overall) of the WNBA draft on April 20, 2001.

USA Basketball

Schumacher was named to the team representing the US in 2000 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team started strong with a 32-point win over the host team, the Republic of China National Team. They then beat South Korea easily and faced Japan in the third game. Japan started out strongly, and had an 18-point lead in the first half. The USA then out scored Japan 23–3 to take a small lead at the half. The USA built a ten-point lead, but Japan cut it back to three with under a minute to go. Kelly Schumacher grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to bring the lead back to five points and the team held on for the win. Schumacher had 24 points to help the USA team beat Japan 83–80. The final game was against Malaysia, but it wasn't close, with the USA winning 79–24, to secure a 4–0 record for the competition and the gold medal. Schumacher tied Camille Cooper for the team rebounding lead with 7.3 rebounds per game.^[8]

Professional career

After playing professional volleyball, Schumacher is returning to basketball, signing with the Spanish professional team Rivas Ecópolis ^[9]

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 best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2001	Indiana	28	5	13.6	49.5	60.0	85.0	2.5	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.8	4.0
2002	Indiana	31	1	11.4	50.6	0.0	69.2	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.7	3.5
2003	Indiana	34	1	14.1	47.9	44.4	85.2	2.9	0.6	0.2	0.7	0.9	5.6
2004	Indiana	32	7	18.8	46.9	38.5	77.8	3.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.6	7.0
2005	Indiana	34	14	15.2	42.0	18.2	81.0	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.7	1.0	4.0
2006	New York	21	21	25.7	41.1	25.0	71.4	5.5	1.1	0.1	1.2	1.7	7.8
2007	Phoenix	34	0	16.0	45.6	42.9	73.9	4.3	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.0	4.4
2008	Detroit	7	0	12.7	37.5	0.0	100.0	2.9	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.1	2.0
2009	Detroit	1	0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Career	9 years, 4 teams	222	49	15.8	45.8	33.9	76.4	3.1	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.1	4.9

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002	Indiana	3	17.3	65.0	100.0	50.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	10.7
2005	Indiana	4	10.5	47.4	0.0	100.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	5.0
2007	Phoenix	9	13.1	16.1	0.0	50.0	3.2	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.2
2008	Detroit	8	11.9	43.8	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.8
Career	4 years, 3 teams	24	12.8	39.5	50.0	58.3	2.9	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.4	3.2

College

Kelly Schumacher Statistics^[10] at University of Connecticut
Year	G	FG	FGA	PCT	3FG	3FGA	PCT	FT	FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	A	TO	B	S	MIN	PTS	AVG
1997-98	35	70	117	0.598	0	0	0.000	37	70	0.529	103	2.9	19	29	38	11	408	177	5.1
1998-99	31	63	113	0.558	0	0	0.000	46	70	0.657	130	4.2	16	24	37	12	356	172	5.5
1999-00	37	80	144	0.556	0	0	0.000	26	38	0.684	141	3.8	27	27	65	21	577	186	5.0
2000-01	29	75	143	0.524	2	9	0.222	30	39	0.769	126	4.3	28	24	41	11	491	182	6.3
Totals	132	288	517	0.557	2	9	0.222	139	217	0.641	500	3.8	90	104	181	55	1832	717	5.4

Notes

↑ "2009 WNBA Transactions" . Retrieved June 19, 2009.
↑ "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
↑ "BVB Database Bio: Kelly Schumacher". Archived from the original on April 25, 2010.
↑ "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). p. 107. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
↑ Longman, Jere (November 12, 2000). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; For UConn Women, Unending Effort". NYTimes. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
↑ "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). p. 146. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
↑ "PROSPECT PROFILE KELLY SCHUMACHER". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
↑ "2000 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
↑ Fuller, Jim (June 20, 2013). "Kelly Schumacher returning to basketball". The New Haven Register. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
↑ "UConn Media Guide". p. 147. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

External links

WNBA Player Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
Snow 'won't dunk on me' at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
Canadian Schumacher joins the big leagues at the Wayback Machine (archived September 4, 2007)
New York Liberty press release on obtaining Schumacher
Kelly in Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca
Shock signs Schumacher
Kelly Schumacher at the FIVB beach volleyball database
Kelly Schumacher at the Beach Volleyball Database

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[1] "2009 WNBA Transactions" . Retrieved June 19, 2009.

[2] "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[3] "BVB Database Bio: Kelly Schumacher". Archived from the original on April 25, 2010.

[4] "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). p. 107. Retrieved June 13, 2009.

[5] Longman, Jere (November 12, 2000). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; For UConn Women, Unending Effort". NYTimes. Retrieved June 13, 2009.

[6] "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). p. 146. Retrieved June 13, 2009.

[7] "PROSPECT PROFILE KELLY SCHUMACHER". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.

[2000_JONES_CUP-8] "2000 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[Pro-9] Fuller, Jim (June 20, 2013). "Kelly Schumacher returning to basketball". The New Haven Register. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

[stats-10] "UConn Media Guide". p. 147. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

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