Shaina Pellington
Shaina Pellington (born June 1, 1999) is a Canadian basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference.
| No. 1 – Arizona Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 1, 1999 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dunbarton HS (Pickering, Ontario) |
| College | Oklahoma (2017–2019) Arizona (2020–present) |
She played for the Canada Women's National Basketball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
She participated at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[4][5]
College
She began her US college basketball career at the University of Oklahoma in 2017, playing there two seasons until transferring to the University of Arizona. After sitting out the 2019–20 season due to NCAA transfer rules, she became a key substitute for a Wildcats team that went on to narrowly lose in the national championship game to conference rival Stanford.[6]
Personal life
She is openly lesbian.[7]
References
- "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- "Olympic dream comes true for Arizona point guard Shaina Pellington". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- "Basketball - PELLINGTON Shaina". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- "Canadian women's basketball team remains perfect at AmeriCup".
- "Six from Pac-12 at FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2021". Pac-12. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- Doss, K. (2021-07-05). "Shaina Pellington ready for 'different role, big shoes to fill' in second season at Arizona". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- "Meet The 13 Gay Women Basketball Players of the Tokyo Summer Olympics". Autostraddle. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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