American basketball player and coach
John Henry Shumate (born April 6, 1952) is an American former 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 also appeared as a member of the Detroit team in the cult classic basketball film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh in 1979 alongside Pistons teammates Bob Lanier , Eric Money , Chris Ford , Kevin Porter , and Leon Douglas .[3]
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.[4] In the summer of 2009 he was named as an assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns .[5]
Shumate was the center on the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA 's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak on January 19, 1974.
Head coaching record
College
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Grand Canyon Antelopes [6] (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 Division I 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
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
WNBA
Legend
Regular season
G
Games coached
W
Games won
L
Games lost
W–L %
Win–loss %
Playoffs
PG
Playoff games
PW
Playoff wins
PL
Playoff losses
PW–L %
Playoff win–loss %
References
Links to related articles
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