John Shumate
 Shumate with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1973 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1952 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 2025 (aged 72) |
| 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 | |
As player:
As head coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,920 (12.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,388 (7.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 574 (1.8 apg) |
John Henry Shumate (April 6, 1952 – February 3, 2025) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Seattle SuperSonics from 1975 to 1981. He was an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.
Shumate died on February 3, 2025, at the age of 72.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Former Suns forward, assistant coach John Shumate dead at 72". Arizona Sports. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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