Shavonte Zellous

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Shavonte Zellous
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Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1986-08-28) August 28, 1986 (age 37)
NationalityAmerican / Croatian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Jones (Orlando, Florida)
College Pittsburgh (2005–2009)
WNBA draft 2009: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009 Detroit Shock
2009–2010 Beşiktaş J.K.
2010 Tulsa Shock
20102015 Indiana Fever
2010–2011 TTT Riga
2011 Ramat HaSharon
2011–2013 Mersin BB
2013–2014 Galatasaray S.K.
2014–2015 Fenerbahçe S.K.
20162018 New York Liberty
2016–2018Beşiktaş J.K.
2018–2019Bnot Herzliya
2019 Seattle Storm
2020–2021 Çankaya University
2021 Washington Mystics
2021 Çukurova Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. 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.

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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]

On March 31, 2021, Zellous signed with the Washington Mystics, appearing in 28 games during the season. [8]

College career

While in college, Zellous was a standout guard for the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. While there, she helped lead her team to a WNIT "Final Four" in 2006 and three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2007 to 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. [9]

College statistics

Source [10]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004–05PittsburghRedshirt [11]
2005–06Pittsburgh3325439.618.268.75.72.50.80.87.7
2006–07Pittsburgh3363142.731.477.45.92.81.00.619.1
2007–08Pittsburgh3461943.438.971.45.41.90.90.918.2
2008–09Pittsburgh3374741.536.678.35.72.91.10.622.6
Career totalsPittsburgh133225142.134.675.05.72.50.90.716.9

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