Chalysa Janee "Chay" Shegog ( ; born February 22, 1990) is an American

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player who played for the

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in the WNBA in the 2012 season. Shegog played for the

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in college. In 2012, she was selected as the 21st overall

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for the WNBA by the

. In August 2012, Shegog was

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by the Sun. 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.

Personal

Shegog was born Chalysa Janee Shegog in

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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

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before moving to

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just before her freshman year of high school.

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. * Participated in the 2008 USA U18 National Team Trials. * In 2009 Shegog was selected for the USA Women's U19 National Team.

High school

* Shegog was named a WBCA All-American in 2008. She participated in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored fifteen points and eleven rebounds for the victorious Red Team * Shegog was selected to play for the Girls East Team in the 2008

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. Shegog tallied six points, seven rebounds and two steals as a starter for the East Team. * Played AAU for the Fairfax Stars and won the 2003 13U national title. * Shegog is currently Brooke Point's all-time leader in points (1,692), rebounds, blocks (570) and assists (214).

College

Shegog was recruited by colleges including

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and

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but committed to the Tar Heels early. Shegog played for the

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and lettered in all four seasons. Shegog reached 1000 career points in December 2011. In early January 2012 Shegog was the leading scorer in the

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conference with an average of 17.3 points per game.

North Carolina statistics

Source

Connecticut Sun

In the 2012 season, Shegog saw very little court time and finished with a total of 3 points.

WNBA draft

Shegog was selected as the #21 overall pick in the 2012 WBA Draft by the

Overseas career

In 2012, Shegog played for Hungarian team UNI SEAT Gyor.

Awards and honors

* Was named to ''

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'' fourth All-America team in 2007 and third All-American team in 2008 * 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. * Was named to the All-

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's second-team in 2012.

References

External

Official Tar Heels Player Profile
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