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Shamorie Ponds

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Shamorie Ponds
No. 11 – Astros de Jalisco
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born(1998-06-29)June 29, 1998(age 26)
Brooklyn, New York,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolThomas Jefferson
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeSt. John's(2016–2019)
NBA draft2019:undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Toronto Raptors
2019–2020→Raptors 905
2021Spars
2021–2022Delaware Blue Coats
2023–presentAstros de Jalisco
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference

Shamorie Saequan Ponds(born June 29, 1998) is an American professionalbasketballplayer for theAstros de Jaliscoof theLiga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional(LNBP). He playedcollege basketballfor theSt. John's Red Storm.

High school career

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Ponds played high school basketball forThomas Jefferson High SchoolinBrooklyn, New York,where in 2016 he led the team to its first New York City title since 1954. He chose to attend nearbySt. John'sto play for coachChris Mullin.[1][2]

Ponds was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked 37th overall recruit and 9th best point guard in the 2016 high school class.[3][4]

College career

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As a freshman, Ponds was one of the top freshmen in theBig East Conference,averaging 17.4 points and averaging 3.3 assists as the startingpoint guardfor the Red Storm. At the close of the season, Ponds was named to the conference all-freshman team.[5]

Following his freshman year, Ponds became a top player in the Big East as a sophomore.[6]Ponds made a national name for himself with standout performances in back to back upset wins over fourth-rankedDuke,top-rankedVillanova,[7]as well as scoring 44 points, aCarnesecca Arenarecord, against theMarquette Golden Eagles.At the close of the season, Ponds was named first-team All-Big East and won theHaggerty Awardas the top college player in the New York City metro area.[8][9]

Following his sophomore season, Ponds declared his eligibility for the2018 NBA draft.He did not initially hire an agent.[10]He decided to return to St. John’s for his junior season. Ponds averaged 19.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 2.6 steals in 35.1 minutes per game as a junior. He left St. John's for the NBA after the season concluded.[11]

Professional career

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Toronto Raptors (2019–2020)

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After going undrafted in the2019 NBA draft,theHouston Rocketssigned Ponds to a contract to play in the2019 NBA Summer Leagueand take part in training camp.[12]He later had his contract converted to atwo-waydeal,[13]a decision which was later reversed.[14]On October 19, 2019, the Rockets released Ponds.[15]

On October 23, 2019, theToronto Raptorsannounced they had signed Ponds to atwo-way contract.Under the terms of the deal, he would split time between the Raptors and theirNBA G Leagueaffiliate, theRaptors 905.[16]On November 27, 2019, Ponds made his NBA debut against theNew York Knicks,scoring 4 points and making his first NBA basket. On December 31, 2019, Ponds set a new career high with 5 points against theCleveland Cavaliers.On January 15, 2020, the Raptors waived Ponds.[17]

Spars (2021)

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On February 23, 2021,Sparsof theBosnian Leagueannounced they had signed Ponds to for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[18]

Delaware Blue Coats (2021–2022)

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Ponds was selected by theDelaware Blue Coatsfirst overall in the2021 NBA G League draft.[19]

Astros de Jalisco (2023–present)

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Ponds led theAstros de Jaliscoto aCIBACOPAleague title in 2023 and was named Finals MVP.[20]

Personal life

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Ponds is the son of Shawn Ponds and Lamell Brightwell. He has a brother named Shawn and two sisters, Shamell and Shaniaya.[21]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Toronto 4 0 2.8 .600 .500 1.000 .3 .5 .0 .3 2.3
Career 4 0 2.8 .600 .500 1.000 .3 .5 .0 .3 2.3

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 St. John's 33 33 33.6 .439 .375 .823 4.4 3.1 2.1 .2 17.4
2017–18 St. John's 30 30 37.0 .420 .253 .857 5.0 4.7 2.3 .1 21.6
2018–19 St. John's 33 33 35.1 .454 .353 .836 4.1 5.1 2.6 .3 19.7
Career 96 96 35.2 .437 .328 .840 4.5 4.3 2.3 .2 19.5

References

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  1. ^Armstrong, Kevin (November 19, 2015)."Shamorie Ponds of Thomas Jefferson HS signs National Letter of Intent with St. John's".New York Daily News.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  2. ^Braziller, Zach (April 14, 2016)."Shamorie Ponds chose St. John's to 'put on a show for my city'".New York Daily News.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  3. ^"Shamorie Ponds – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles".ESPN.April 25, 2016.RetrievedApril 25,2016.
  4. ^"Shamorie Ponds, 2016 Point guard - Rivals".n.rivals.January 7, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 7,2016.
  5. ^Braziller, Zach (March 8, 2017)."Why Shamorie Ponds can blame teammate for Big East snub".New York Daily News.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  6. ^Walsh, Peter (November 10, 2017)."Big City Dreams".Slam Magazine.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  7. ^O’Donnell, Ricky (February 20, 2018)."How Shamorie Ponds became the basketball king of New York".SB Nation.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  8. ^Weiner, Rick (March 4, 2018)."Shamorie Ponds named to All Big East First Team".Elitesportsny.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  9. ^Marcus, Steven (April 25, 2018)."St. John's Shamorie Ponds wins Haggerty Award".Newsday.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  10. ^Phillips, Scott (March 24, 2018)."St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds entering NBA Draft process without an agent".NBCSports.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  11. ^DuBose, Ben (October 22, 2019)."Rookie guard Shamorie Ponds joins Raptors on two-way contract".Rookie Wire.RetrievedDecember 12,2019.
  12. ^"Roster Update: Rockets GM Daryl Morey announced today the team has signed rookie free agent guards Chris Clemons, Shamorie Ponds and William McDowell-White. All three players will represent the Rockets at NBA Summer League 2019, which begins on Friday".Houston Rockets on Twitter.July 4, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 3,2019.
  13. ^"Rookie guards Ponds, McDowell-White land Rockets' two-way deals".Rockets Wire.September 4, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 7,2019.
  14. ^Adams, Luke (September 5, 2019)."Rockets Adjust Contracts For Ponds, McDowell-White".HoopsRumors.RetrievedSeptember 7,2019.
  15. ^"Rockets Waive Ray Spalding, Two Others".Hoops Rumors.October 19, 2019.RetrievedOctober 21,2019.
  16. ^"Raptors Sign Ponds to Two-Way Contract".NBA G League.October 23, 2019.RetrievedOctober 23,2019.
  17. ^"Raptors waive Shamorie Ponds".NBA.January 15, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 15,2020.
  18. ^"Spars signed with Shamorie Ponds".druga.aba-liga.RetrievedFebruary 24,2021.
  19. ^"Lance Stephenson selected in G League draft".National Post.RetrievedOctober 23,2021.
  20. ^Flores, Vanessa (June 26, 2023)."Astros de Jalisco derrota a Rayos de Hermosillo y es bicampeón de Cibacopa 2023".Telediario.mx(in Spanish).RetrievedJuly 4,2023.
  21. ^"Shamorie Ponds - Men's Basketball".St. John's University Athletics.RetrievedJuly 26,2024.
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