Shannon Denise Bobbitt
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. One of eight children and a

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native, New Yorker Bobbitt honed her basketball skills on the neighborhood project courts of

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. Following a stellar college career in which 5'2" Bobbitt won two Division I national titles at the

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, she entered the WNBA and began her professional basketball career playing point guard for the Los Angeles Sparks.

High school

Bobbitt attended

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in New York, where she helped lead her team to two straight PSAL and State Federation titles. As a sophomore, she gained attention for her basketball skills, city rankings had her listed as the second-best player. During her junior season, her team went undefeated posting a record of 30–0 before winning the national high school championship. She finished her high school career by helping her team post a 29–1 record which was good for third in the nation.

Junior college

The guard decided Junior College was her best option out of high school, so she chose

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because they had just won a national title. During the 2005–06 season, Bobbitt handed out 211 assists to rank third in the nation in assists broke the 22-year-old school record at Trinity Valley for her career in that category. She led Trinity Valley to the NJCAA National Tournament and the 2006 Region XIV Championship with a 30–2 record overall and 18–0 mark in conference play. Bobbitt was the 2006

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Junior College Player of the Year.

Division I

Bobbitt help guide the Volunteers to the regular-season SEC title in 2006–2007. Bobbitt's play was also key in ending the nine-year UT title drought, as the Volunteers defeated Rutgers for the National Championship on April 3, 2007. Bobbitt was named to the All-Tournament team. The defending champions successfully defended their title in 2007–2008, again behind their point guard, who guided them to a title by defeating Stanford on April 8, 2008. She graduated with

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of the

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and

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of the

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and

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Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

Source

WNBA

Bobbitt was the 15th pick in the

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on April 9, as the Sparks made her the first pick in the second round. Bobbitt joins teammate

and former college teammate

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on the Los Angeles squad, which also features Olympian

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. On July 22, 2008, Bobbitt and her teammates were involved in a skirmish with the Detroit Shock.ESPN.com news services
WNBA reviewing Sparks-Shock skirmish in entirety
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The fight broke out at ''The Palace of Auburn Hills with'' 4.6 seconds left in the game, the game ended with the LA Sparks winning. The WNBA suspended a total of 10 players and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn. Bobbitt received an in-game technical and was later suspended two games for leaving the bench. She played for Botas in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.
/ref> On May 14, 2010, The Sparks waived Shannon Bobbitt.

References

External links

WNBA former player profile page: Shannon Bobbitt

Pat Summitt and The Tennessee Lady Vols

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