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| Born | February 22, 1990 San Diego, California |
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| High school | Brooke Point (Stafford, Virginia) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||
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| College | North Carolina (2008–2012) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | UNISEAT Győr | |||||||||||||
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Chay Shegog (born February 22, 1990) is an American basketball player. She played as a center. Chay played for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA during the 2012 season.
Before joining the WNBA, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. In 2012, the Connecticut Sun chose her as the 21st player in the 2012 WNBA Draft. After her time with the Sun, she played for a team in Hungary called UNISEAT Gyor. Today, Chay works as a gym teacher in Fredericksburg.
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About Chay Shegog
Chay Shegog was born Chalysa Janee Shegog in San Diego, California. Her birthday is February 22, 1990. Her parents are Theresa and Darnell Shegog. She has two brothers, Richard and Anthony.
Her family lived in Ewa Beach, Hawaii for a while. They moved to Virginia just before Chay started high school.
Playing for Team USA
Chay Shegog also played for the United States national basketball teams.
Youth Development Festival
- In 2007, she won a silver medal at the USA Youth Development Festival.
- She helped the USA Blue Team by scoring 7.6 points per game.
- She also grabbed 5.6 rebounds and blocked 1.6 shots per game.
National Team Trials
- In 2008, Chay tried out for the USA U18 National Team.
- In 2009, she was chosen for the USA Women's U19 National Team.
High School Basketball
Chay Shegog was a star player at Brooke Point High School. She set many records there.
High School Achievements
- In 2008, she was named a WBCA All-American.
- She scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game.
- Chay also played in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game. She scored 6 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in that game.
- She played for the Fairfax Stars AAU team. They won the 13U national title in 2003.
Brooke Point High School Records
Chay holds several all-time records at Brooke Point High School:
- Most points scored: 1,692
- Most rebounds
- Most blocks: 570
- Most assists: 214
College Career
Many top colleges wanted Chay to play for them, like Duke and LSU. But she decided to play for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She played for the North Carolina Tar Heels for all four years of college.
College Highlights
- In December 2011, Chay reached 1,000 career points in college.
- In early 2012, she was the top scorer in the ACC conference. She averaged 17.3 points per game then.
- Overall, she scored 1313 points in her college career.
Professional Basketball
After college, Chay Shegog played in the WNBA and overseas.
WNBA Draft
- In 2012, the Connecticut Sun picked Chay in the WNBA Draft.
- She was the 21st player chosen overall.
Playing for the Connecticut Sun
- During the 2012 WNBA season, Chay played in 3 games for the Connecticut Sun.
- She scored a total of 3 points in those games.
- In August 2012, she left the team.
Playing Overseas
- In 2012, Chay played for a team in Hungary.
- The team was called UNI SEAT Gyor.
Awards and Honors
Chay Shegog received many awards during her basketball career.
High School Awards
- Named to Parade Magazine All-America team in 2007 and 2008.
- Was the Fredericksburg Freelance Star Player of the Year for all four years of high school.
- Named to the 2008 Slam Magazine All-America third team.
- Selected for the Washington Post All-Met first team in 2007 and 2008.
- Named Commonwealth District Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
College Awards
- Named to the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.
- Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors in 2008 and 2011.
- Named to the All-ACC Conference's second-team in 2012.
External links
- Official Tar Heels Player Profile: http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205530379
