John Shumate
Personal information | |
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Born |
Greenville, South Carolina | April 6, 1952
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Thomas Jefferson (Elizabeth, New Jersey) |
College | Notre Dame (1971–1974) |
NBA draft | 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1975–1980 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 34 |
Coaching career | 1983–2010 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1975–1976 | Phoenix Suns |
1976–1977 | Buffalo Braves |
1977–1979 | Detroit Pistons |
1979–1980 | Houston Rockets |
1980 | San Antonio Spurs |
1981 | Seattle SuperSonics |
As coach: | |
1983–1986 | Grand Canyon |
1988–1995 | SMU |
1995–1998 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
2003 | Phoenix Mercury |
2009–2010 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,920 (12.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,388 (7.5 rpg) |
Assists | 574 (1.8 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Henry Shumate (born April 6, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.
Shumate grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Thomas Jefferson High School.[1]
A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Notre Dame, Shumate played five seasons (1975–1978; 1979–1981) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Seattle SuperSonics. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season after averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Over the course of his career, Shumate averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds.[2]
Shumate later coached for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. He also appeared in a series of basketball training videos.[3] In the summer of 2009 he was named as an assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns.[4]
Shumate was the center on the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak on January 19, 1974.
Coaching tree
These former assistants to Shumate later became head coaches:
- Dave Hammer: Aquinas (MI) (2003–present)[5]
- Jerry Kassin: Western Oklahoma State JC (women's, 2012–present), various other junior college positions[6]
- Dick Lien: Siemens Gent (1998–1999); Denmark (2000); Saudi Arabia (2001–2002)[7]
- Ray Martin: LIU Brooklyn (1998–2001)[8]
- Clifton McNeely: Austin Westlake HS (1995–2005); The Woodlands College Park HS (2005–present)[9]
- Jimmy Tubbs: SMU (2004–2006)[10]
- Dennis Wolff: Boston University (men's, 1994–2009); Virginia Tech (women's, 2011–present)
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Grand Canyon Antelopes[11] (NAIA District VII) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
1983–84 | Grand Canyon | 21–9 | |||||||
1984–85 | Grand Canyon | 18–16 | |||||||
1985–86 | Grand Canyon | 18–9 | |||||||
Grand Canyon: | 57–34 | ||||||||
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1988–1995) | |||||||||
1988–89 | SMU | 13–16 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
1989–90 | SMU | 10–18 | 5–11 | T–7th | |||||
1990–91 | SMU | 12–17 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
1991–92 | SMU | 10–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
1992–93 | SMU | 20–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1993–94 | SMU | 6–21 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
1994–95 | SMU | 7–20 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
SMU: | 78–118 | 40–64 | |||||||
Total: | 135–152 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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WNBA
Legend | |||||||||
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Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | |
Post season | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win-loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Phoenix | 2003 | 34 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 7th in Western | – | – | – | – | |
Career | 34 | 8 | 26 | .235 | – | – | – |
Notes
- ↑ Viggiano, Bob. "Wilson hoops great Sullinger, 58, dies", Courier-Post, December 10, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2015. "The team's toughest test came in the state semifinals, when it went up against Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth with John Shumate, who later starred at Notre Dame."
- ↑ "John Sumate Stats". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ http://www.howtosports.com/basketball.php.
- ↑ "Shumate named assistant coach of Phoenix Suns". Sports.gaeatimes.com. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Men's basketball". Aquinas College.
- ↑ http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=WOSCLADYHOOPS&s=basketball&p=coachprofile&coachID=17643
- ↑ http://www.csurams.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lien_dick00.html
- ↑ http://www.gsutigers.com/staff.aspx?staff=105
- ↑ http://vype.com/collegeparkhoops/coach-mcneely/
- ↑ "Former SMU Coach Jimmy Tubbs Passes Away". SMU Mustangs. May 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2015/5/21//Year_by_Year2.pdf