Chay Shegog

Chalysa Janee "Chay" Shegog (/ˈʃeɪ ʃɪˈɡɒɡ/ shay shi-gog; born February 22, 1990) is an American basketball player who played for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA in the 2012 season. Shegog played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in college. In 2012, she was selected as the 21st overall draft pick for the WNBA by the Connecticut Sun.^[1] In August 2012, Shegog was waived by the Sun.^[2] She played for Hungarian team UNISEAT Gyor in the WNBA off-season. As of now, Shegog is working as a gym teacher at Alternative Paths Training School, in Fredericksburg.

Chay Shegog

Free agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 (age 35) San Diego, California
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High school	Brooke Point (Stafford, Virginia)
College	North Carolina (2008–2012)
WNBA draft	2012: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Drafted by	Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012	Connecticut Sun
2012	UNISEAT Győr
Career highlights
ACC All-Freshman Team (2009) McDonald's All-American (2008)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing  United States FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2009 Thailand Team

Early life and education

Shegog was born Chalysa Janee Shegog in San Diego, California on February 22, 1990. She is the daughter of Theresa (née Poblete) and Darnell Shegog. Shegog has two brothers, Richard and Anthony. Her family lived in Ewa Beach, Hawaii before moving to Virginia just before her freshman year of high school.^[3]

High school career

Shegog was named a WBCA All-American in 2008.^[4] She participated in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored fifteen points and eleven rebounds for the victorious Red Team.^[5] She was selected to play for the Girls East Team in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game. Shegog tallied six points, seven rebounds and two steals as a starter for the East Team.^{[citation needed]} Shegog also played AAU for the Fairfax Stars and won the 2003 13U national title.^{[citation needed]} As of 2008, Shegog was Brooke Point's all-time leader in points (1,692), rebounds, blocks (570) and assists (214).^[6]

College career

Shegog was recruited by colleges including Duke and LSU but committed to the Tar Heels early.^{[citation needed]} Shegog played for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lettered in all four seasons. Shegog reached 1000 career points in December 2011.^[7] In early January 2012 Shegog was the leading scorer in the ACC conference with an average of 17.3 points per game.^[8]

Professional career

WNBA

Shegog was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun. In the 2012 season, Shegog saw little court time and finished with a total of 3 points.^[9]

Overseas

In 2012, Shegog played for Hungarian team UNI SEAT Gyor.^{[citation needed]}

USA Basketball

• Silver Medal at 2007 USA Youth Development Festival. Shegog averaged 7.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks per game to help the USA Blue Team to a 2–3 record and silver medal.^{[citation needed]}
• Participated in the 2008 USA U18 National Team Trials.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2009 Shegog was selected for the USA Women's U19 National Team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics^[10]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2012	Connecticut	3	0	3.0	33.3	—	50.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	3	0	3.0	33.3	—	50.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0

College

NCAA statistics^[11]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	North Carolina	35	251	49.8	–	62.0	4.4	0.7	0.8	1.2	7.2
2009–10		29	257	51.6	–	55.0	6.0	0.9	0.7	0.7	8.9
2010–11		36	321	51.3	–	74.0	4.9	0.8	0.7	1.1	8.9
2011–12		31	484	52.9	–	59.3	6.9	1.6	1.3	2.3	15.6
Career		131	1313	51.6	–	63.0	5.5	1.0	0.9	1.3	10.0

Awards and honors

• Was named to Parade Magazine fourth All-America team in 2007 and third All-American team in 2008 ^[12]
• Was named the Fredericksburg Freelance Star Player of the Year in all four of her high school varsity seasons.
• Was named to the 2008 Slam Magazine All-America third team.
• Was named to the 2007 and 2008 Washington Post All-Met first team and honorable mention in 2005 and 2006.
• Was named the 2007 and 2008 Commonwealth District Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-Commonwealth District and All-Northwest Region first teams in 2005–2008.
• Was named to the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.
• Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors in 2008 and 2011.^[13]
• Was named to the All-ACC Conference's second-team in 2012.^[14]