Shaylee Gonzales

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Shaylee Gonzales
No. 2–Dinamo Basket Sassari
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24)
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school Mesquite (Gilbert, Arizona)
College
WNBA draft 2024: undrafted
Career history
2024–present Dinamo Basket Sassari
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2023)
  • 2× WCC Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
  • 3× First-team All-WCC (2019, 2021, 2022)
  • WCC Newcomer of the Year (2019)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2019)

Shaylee Gonzales (born May 2, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Basket Sassari of the Lega Basket Femminile. She played college basketball for the BYU Cougars and Texas Longhorns.

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High school career

Gonzales played basketball for Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Arizona, where she was coached by her mother, Candice. [1] As a junior, she averaged 19.8 points, 5.7 steals and 6.6 assists per game, leading her team to a 31–1 record and its first Class 5A state championship. She was named Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year. [2] In her senior season, Gonzales averaged 21 points, 7.7 rebounds and five steals per game, [3] helping Mesquite reach the Class 5A state title game. [4] A three-star recruit, she committed to playing college basketball for BYU. [5]

College career

In the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament, Gonzales scored a freshman season-high 32 points in a 72–63 loss to Stanford. [6] As a freshman, she averaged 17 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, earning first-team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) and Newcomer of the Year honors. Gonzales was sidelined for her second season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in her right knee. [7] She made her sophomore debut on November 27, 2020, scoring a season-high 30 points in a 67–51 win against LSU. [8] Gonzales averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game as a sophomore. [9] She shared the WCC Player of the Year award with Jenn Wirth and repeated as a first-team All-WCC selection. [10] On February 12, 2022, Gonzales recorded a career-high 35 points, seven steals and six assists in an 84–69 win over Saint Mary's. [11] She was named WCC Player of the Year and made the first-team All-WCC for a third time, [12] averaging 18.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. [13]

After her junior season at BYU and the departure of head coach Jeff Judkins, Gonzales entered the transfer portal. [13] On July 11, 2022, she announced that she would transfer to Texas. [14] As a senior, Gonzales averaged 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-Big 12 honors. She opted to return to Texas instead of entering the 2023 WNBA draft. [15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019–20 BYU 332634.845.135.172.55.64.11.90.32.717.0
2019–20 BYU Did not play due to injury
2020–21 BYU 252534.444.831.175.05.33.62.40.23.117.8
2021–22 BYU 303031.649.522.783.35.94.52.30.22.718.3
2022–23 Texas 363633.341.735.186.24.32.71.60.52.312.7
2023–24 Texas 383831.841.438.078.63.42.71.60.21.89.4
Career16215533.144.733.379.14.83.41.90.32.514.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [16]

Personal life

Gonzales is the daughter of Josh and Candice Gonzales, both of whom played college basketball for Grand Canyon. [1] Her parents work in real estate and own a home health company. [17] In high school, Gonzales launched Sincerely Shaylee, a photography business. [17] She has a large social media following on platforms including TikTok and YouTube. [18] Gonzales has signed name, image and likeness deals with Mountain America Credit Union, among other companies. In college, she majors in journalism with a focus on sports media. [19]

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  16. ↑ "Shaylee Gonzalez College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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