Shay Colley (born January 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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for the Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes of the

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. She played

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for the

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Early life

Colley was born in Halifax,

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, and went to

St. Edmund Campion Secondary School St. Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The school is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. As of now there are over 1,700 students enrolled in, and the uniform consist ...

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. At St. Edmund Campion Secondary School, she led her squad to a pair of regional championships during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In 2014, she earned a gold medal in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA).

College career

Colley began her collegiate career at the University of South Carolina before joining

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as a redshirt sophomore in 2017. During her junior year in 2019, she led the team in rebounding and scored the game-winning basket over

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in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Michigan State Spartans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colley, Shay 1996 births Living people Basketball people from Nova Scotia Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Black Canadian basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian women's basketball players Guards (basketball) Michigan State Spartans women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Canada women's national basketball team players