American basketball player (born 1982)
Shameka Delynn Christon (born February 15, 1982) is an American retired professional women's basketball player who most recently played with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA .
She attended college at the University of Arkansas , and was named the Player Of The Year in the Southeastern Conference during her 2004 senior year. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work.
She was selected by the Liberty as the fifth overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft .
Between WNBA seasons, she has played for two Israeli teams Elitzur Ramla and Raanana Hertzliya ) and Spanish club Rivas Futura . Her teammates on the Spanish squad included then-fellow Liberty player Becky Hammon .
Christon was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[ 1] [ 2]
In March 2010, Christon was traded to the Chicago Sky in a three-team, multi-player deal.[ 3]
On February 8, 2012, Christon signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars .[ 4]
On March 24, 2015, Christon signed with the Phoenix Mercury ,[ 5]
Career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
2004
New York
33
4
17.0
35.4
29.3
64.7
2.1
0.7
0.3
0.3
1.0
5.8
2005
New York
34 9
23.8
41.1
27.0
85.5
2.7
1.2
1.0
0.6
1.5
9.1
2006
New York
34 34 29.0
39.1
33.3
82.5
3.5
1.3
0.6
1.2 2.4
12.4
2007
New York
33
32
32.3 36.0
32.8
79.5
4.5
2.1
1.0
0.6
2.5
11.2
2008
New York
31
31
30.5
39.7
40.6 82.8
3.0
1.6
1.1 0.5
2.0
15.7
2009
New York
32
31
31.7
40.2
38.2
86.5
4.9 1.8
0.9
0.8
1.8
16.1
2010
Chicago
10
9
21.3
35.9
40.0
93.8
2.4
2.4 0.3
0.2
0.9
8.5
2012
San Antonio
34 31
20.4
35.8
34.2
78.1
2.0
1.3
0.5
0.5
0.6
7.9
2013
San Antonio
33
14
22.4
30.7
32.1
86.8
1.7
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.7
7.5
2014
San Antonio
31
0
10.9
35.5
30.9
80.0
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3 3.6
2015
Phoenix
12
0
6.3
42.9 25.0
100.0 0.4
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.3 2.8
Career
11 years, 4 teams
317
195
23.5
37.6
34.2
82.2
2.7
1.2
0.6
0.5
1.3
9.6
Playoffs
Year
Team
2004
New York
5
0
12.6
38.1
42.9
66.7
1.8
0.8
0.4
0.6 0.6
5.6
2005
New York
2
1
23.5
33.3
50.0
50.0
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
5.5
2007
New York
3
3
36.7 44.1
50.0
88.9
7.3 2.0 0.7 0.0
1.3
14.7
2008
New York
6 6 32.7
41.1
44.4
71.4
4.3
0.5
0.7 0.3
2.0
13.7
2012
San Antonio
2
2
24.0
33.3
41.7
100.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
8.5
2014
San Antonio
1
0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 0.0
2015
Phoenix
2
0
5.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 4.0
Career
7 years, 3 teams
21
12
22.8
41.1
45.7
75.7
3.2
1.0
0.4
0.3
1.1
9.0
College career statistics
Source[ 6]
Year
Team
GP
Points
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2000–01
Arkansas
32
327
40.5
32.7
77.8
4.1
0.6
1.5
0.9
10.2
2001–02
Arkansas
31
517
47.2
29.8
69.2
6.2
0.8
2.0
1.5
16.7
2002–03
Arkansas
32
496
44.5
35.8
68.6
6.1
1.5
1.6
1.1
15.5
2003–04
Arkansas
28
611
43.8
36.4
75.9
7.0
1.7
1.7
1.6
21.8
Career
Arkansas
123
1951
44.3
33.7
72.6
5.8
1.1
1.7
1.3
15.9
USA Basketball
Christon was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2001 U19 World's Championship, held in Brno , Czech Republic in July 2001. Christon scored 5.7 points per game, and helped the USA team to a 6–1 record and the bronze medal.[ 7]
Awards and achievements
External links
References
^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C." USA Basketball. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009 .^ "Charles, Moore lead U.S. pool additions" . ESPN. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010 .^ "SKY: Sky Acquire Christon, Kraayeveld" . www.wnba.com . Retrieved September 5, 2017 .^ "Silver Stars Sign Shameka Christon" . San Antonio Stars . Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .^ Mercury Sign Shameka Christon Archived March 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats" . NCAA . Retrieved September 26, 2015 .^ "Fifth FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship – 2001" . USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
