Shameka Christon

Shameka Christon
Personal information
Born	February 15, 1982 (age 42); Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Hot Springs (Hot Springs, Arkansas)
College	Arkansas (2000–2004)
WNBA draft	2004: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career	2004–present
Position	Small forward
Career history
2004–2009	New York Liberty
2010	Chicago Sky
2012–2014	San Antonio Stars
2015	Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA All-Star (2009); SEC Player of the Year (2004); Third-team All-American – AP (2004); SEC Player of the Year (2004); First-team All-SEC (2004); SEC All-Freshman Team (2001);
	Stats at WNBA.com
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
U18 and U19

Last updated September 29, 2024

Shameka Delynn Christon (born February 15, 1982) is an American retired professional women's basketball player who most recently played with the Phoenix Mercury in the 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 best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	New York	33	4	17.0	35.4	29.3	64.7	2.1	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.0	5.8
2005	New York	34	9	23.8	41.1	27.0	85.5	2.7	1.2	1.0	0.6	1.5	9.1
2006	New York	34	34	29.0	39.1	33.3	82.5	3.5	1.3	0.6	1.2	2.4	12.4
2007	New York	33	32	32.3	36.0	32.8	79.5	4.5	2.1	1.0	0.6	2.5	11.2
2008	New York	31	31	30.5	39.7	40.6	82.8	3.0	1.6	1.1	0.5	2.0	15.7
2009	New York	32	31	31.7	40.2	38.2	86.5	4.9	1.8	0.9	0.8	1.8	16.1
2010	Chicago	10	9	21.3	35.9	40.0	93.8	2.4	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.9	8.5
2012	San Antonio	34	31	20.4	35.8	34.2	78.1	2.0	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	7.9
2013	San Antonio	33	14	22.4	30.7	32.1	86.8	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.7	7.5
2014	San Antonio	31	0	10.9	35.5	30.9	80.0	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	3.6
2015	Phoenix	12	0	6.3	42.9	25.0	100.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.3	2.8
Career	11 years, 4 teams	317	195	23.5	37.6	34.2	82.2	2.7	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.3	9.6

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	New York	5	0	12.6	38.1	42.9	66.7	1.8	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	5.6
2005	New York	2	1	23.5	33.3	50.0	50.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	5.5
2007	New York	3	3	36.7	44.1	50.0	88.9	7.3	2.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	14.7
2008	New York	6	6	32.7	41.1	44.4	71.4	4.3	0.5	0.7	0.3	2.0	13.7
2012	San Antonio	2	2	24.0	33.3	41.7	100.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	8.5
2014	San Antonio	1	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2015	Phoenix	2	0	5.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Career	7 years, 3 teams	21	12	22.8	41.1	45.7	75.7	3.2	1.0	0.4	0.3	1.1	9.0

College career statistics

Source^[6]

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
2000–01	Arkansas	32	327	40.5	32.7	77.8	4.1	0.6	1.5	0.9	10.2
2001–02	Arkansas	31	517	47.2	29.8	69.2	6.2	0.8	2.0	1.5	16.7
2002–03	Arkansas	32	496	44.5	35.8	68.6	6.1	1.5	1.6	1.1	15.5
2003–04	Arkansas	28	611	43.8	36.4	75.9	7.0	1.7	1.7	1.6	21.8
Career	Arkansas	123	1951	44.3	33.7	72.6	5.8	1.1	1.7	1.3	15.9

USA Basketball

Christon was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2001 U19 World's Championship, held in Brno, Czech Republic in July 2001. Christon scored 5.7 points per game, and helped the USA team to a 6–1 record and the bronze medal.^[7]

Awards and achievements

2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

External links

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References

↑ "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C." USA Basketball. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
↑ "Charles, Moore lead U.S. pool additions". ESPN. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
↑ "SKY: Sky Acquire Christon, Kraayeveld". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
↑ "Silver Stars Sign Shameka Christon". San Antonio Stars. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
↑ Mercury Sign Shameka Christon Archived March 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
↑ "Fifth FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship – 2001". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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[National_Team-1] "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C." USA Basketball. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

[National_Team_Pool-2] "Charles, Moore lead U.S. pool additions". ESPN. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.

[3] "SKY: Sky Acquire Christon, Kraayeveld". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

[4] "Silver Stars Sign Shameka Christon". San Antonio Stars. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

[5] Mercury Sign Shameka Christon Archived March 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[NCAA_Player_stats-6] "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[2001_U19-7] "Fifth FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship – 2001". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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v t e 2004 WNBA draft
First round	Diana Taurasi Alana Beard Nicole Powell Lindsay Whalen Shameka Christon Nicole Ohlde Vanessa Hayden Chandi Jones Ebony Hoffman Rebekkah Brunson Iciss Tillis Christi Thomas Shereka Wright
Second round	Ashley Robinson Kaayla Chones Jessica Brungo Amisha Carter Kelly Mazzante Trina Frierson Tasha Butts Cindy Dallas Jenni Benningfield Erika Valek Ugo Oha Doneeka Lewis Lindsay Taylor