Shavonte Zellous

Shavonte Zellous

Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-28)August 28, 1986
Nationality	American / Croatian
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Jones(Orlando, Florida)
College	Pittsburgh(2005–2009)
WNBA draft	2009:1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by theDetroit Shock
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009	Detroit Shock
2009–2010	Beşiktaş J.K.
2010	Tulsa Shock
2010–2015	Indiana Fever
2010–2011	TTT Riga
2011	Ramat HaSharon
2011–2013	Mersin BB
2013–2014	Galatasaray S.K.
2014–2015	Fenerbahçe S.K.
2016–2018	New York Liberty
2016–2018	Beşiktaş J.K.
2018–2019	Bnot Herzliya
2019	Seattle Storm
2020–2021	Çankaya University
2021	Washington Mystics
2021	Çukurova Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion(2012) WNBA All-Star(2013) WNBA Most Improved Player(2013) WNBA All-Rookie Team(2009) Latvian National Leaguechampion (2011) Turkish National Leaguechampion (2014) EuroLeague Womenchampion (2014) 2×Turkish Cupwinner (2014, 2015) Turkish President Cup winner (2015) Third-teamAll-American(2008) Big EastMost Improved Player (2007)
Statsat WNBA.com
Statsat Basketball-Reference.com

Shavonte Zellous(born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professionalbasketballplayer who is currently a free agent. She was a standout basketball player at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.Zellous was drafted 11th in the first round of the2009 WNBA draftby the Shock.

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.Zellous scored in double digits in 21 of the 34 games played during her first season and earned honors by making theWNBA All-Rookie Team,the lowest draft selection to ever make the All-Rookie team up until that point.Zellous was a member of theIndiana Feverteam that won theWNBA championship in 2012and was named a WNBA All-Star in 2013.

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.

On February 1, 2016, Zellous signed with theNew York Liberty.Her WNBA averages include 39.5% in Field Goals, 80.3% in free throws, and 9.2 PPG.

On April 11, 2019, Zellous signed with theSeattle Storm.

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

College career

While in college, Zellous was a standout guard for the University of Pittsburghwomen's basketball teamfrom 2005 to 2009. While there, she helped lead her team to aWNIT"Final Four" in 2006 and three straightNCAA tournamentappearances 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 theBig East ConferenceMost 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.

College statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Pittsburgh	Redshirt
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