Shyra Ely
American basketball player (born 1983)
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::summary American basketball player (born 1983) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox basketball biography"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shyra Ely |
| position | Forward |
| height_ft | 6 |
| weight_lbs | 182 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| high_school | Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| college | Tennessee (2001–2005) |
| draft_league | WNBA |
| draft_year | 2005 |
| draft_round | 2 |
| draft_pick | 14 |
| draft_team | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| years1 | 2005–2006 |
| team1 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| years2 | 2007–2008 |
| team2 | Seattle Storm |
| years3 | 2009 |
| team3 | Chicago Sky |
| years4 | 2011 |
| team4 | Indiana Fever |
| wnba_profile | shyra_ely |
| :: |
| name = Shyra Ely | image = | league = | team = | number = | position = Forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 182 | birth_date = | birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | high_school = Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Indiana) | college = Tennessee (2001–2005) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_year = 2005 | draft_round = 2 | draft_pick = 14 | draft_team = San Antonio Silver Stars | career_start = | career_end = | years1 = 2005–2006 | team1 = San Antonio Silver Stars | years2 = 2007–2008 | team2 = Seattle Storm | years3 = 2009 | team3 = Chicago Sky | years4 = 2011 | team4 = Indiana Fever | highlights =
- SEC Tournament MVP (2005)
- Third-team All-American – AP (2004)
- Kodak All-American (2004)
- All-American – USBWA (2004)
- 2x First-team All-SEC (2004, 2005)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2002)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2001)
- Gatorade National Player of the Year (2001) | wnba_profile = shyra_ely Shyra Quontae Ely (born August 9, 1983) is an American basketball player who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Indiana Fever. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 WNBA draft in the second round, out of Tennessee.
High school career
Ely played for Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She was also recognized as the 2001 Indiana Miss Basketball award winner. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.
Professional career
Through three seasons in the league, she has scored 245 points, and has collected 132 rebounds, 48 assists, 17 steals, and 5 blocks. She scored a career high 15 points, in the 2005 season, against the Phoenix Mercury.
During preseason practice with the Indiana Fever in May 2013, Ely-Gash ruptured her right Achilles tendon and was later waived from the Fever roster.
Career statistics
WNBA
Regular season
|- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | San Antonio |31||11||17.0||37.9||29.0||76.9||2.0||0.9||0.2||0.1||1.1||4.5 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | San Antonio |12||1||11.3||27.3||22.2||57.7||2.6||0.8||0.2||0.0||1.1||3.4 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Seattle |29||0||9.7||32.3||33.3||64.5||1.3||0.4||0.3||0.0||0.7||2.2 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Seattle |34||1||11.4||40.9||36.4||62.5||2.6||0.5||0.4||0.1||0.9||3.3 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Chicago |34||9||14.6||41.8||38.3||80.4||2.6||0.6||0.4||0.2||1.1||6.8 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | 2010 | colspan=13 align="center" | Did not play (waived) |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Indiana |33||0||10.8||35.8||20.8||69.0||2.2||0.3||0.2||0.2||0.8||3.1 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 6 years, 4 teams |173||22||12.6||38.0||32.0||70.5||2.2||0.5||0.3||0.1||0.9||4.0
Playoffs
|- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Seattle |2||0||1.0||—||—||—||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Indiana |3||0||4.3||42.9||100.0||—||0.3||0.3||0.7||0.0||0.3||2.3 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams |5||0||3.0||42.9||100.0||—||0.2||0.2||0.4||0.0||0.2||1.4
College
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| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Tennessee | 33 | 308 | 49.0 | — | 58.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 2002–03 | Tennessee | 36 | 354 | 49.5 | 37.5 | 71.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| 2003–04 | Tennessee | 35 | 508 | 48.1 | — | 67.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| 2004–05 | Tennessee | 35 | 503 | 45.6 | 29.4 | 72.3 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
| Career | 139 | 1673 | 47.8 | 29.6 | 67.9 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.0 | |
| :: |
Personal life
Her brother Shyron Ely is also a professional basketball player who played for the MLP Academics Heidelberg for most of his career.
References
References
- (May 13, 2013). "Shyra Ely-Gash to miss season". [[ESPN]].
- [https://live.vodafone.de/regional/badenwuerttemberg/shyron-ely-verlaesst-die-heidelberger-basketballer/12201792 Shyron Ely verlässt die Heidelberger Basketballer] live.vodafone.de, 28 July 2023. Accessed 28 July 2023.{{in lang. de
- "Women's Basketball Player stats".
- "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
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