Shaylee Gonzales (born May 2, 2000) is an American

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player for the Texas Longhorns of the

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. She previously played for the

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High school career

Gonzales played basketball for Mesquite High School in

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, where she was coached by her mother, Candice. As a junior, she averaged 19.8 points, 5.7 steals and 6.6 assists per game, leading her team to a 31–1 record and its first Class 5A state championship. She was named Arizona

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. In her senior season, Gonzales averaged 21 points, 7.7 rebounds and five steals per game, helping Mesquite reach the Class 5A state title game. A three-star

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, she committed to playing college basketball for

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College career

In the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament, Gonzales scored a freshman season-high 32 points in a 72–63 loss to

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. As a freshman, she averaged 17 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, earning first-team All-

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(WCC) and Newcomer of the Year honors. Gonzales was sidelined for her second season with a torn

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and

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in her right knee. She made her sophomore debut on November 27, 2020, scoring a season-high 30 points in a 67–51 win against

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. Gonzales averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game as a sophomore. She shared the WCC Player of the Year award with Jenn Wirth and repeated as a first-team All-WCC selection. On February 12, 2022, Gonzales recorded a career-high 35 points, seven steals and six assists in an 84–69 win over

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. She was named WCC Player of the Year and made the first-team All-WCC for a third time, averaging 18.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. After her junior season at BYU and the departure of head coach

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, Gonzales entered the

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. On July 11, 2022, she announced that she would transfer to

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. As a senior, Gonzales averaged 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-Big 12 honors. She opted to return to Texas instead of entering the

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Career statistics

College

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, 38, , 38, , 31.8, , 41.4, , 38.0, , 78.6, , 3.4, , 2.7, , 1.6, , 0.2, , 1.8, , 9.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 162, , 155, , 33.1, , 44.7, , 33.3, , 79.1, , 4.8, , 3.4, , 1.9, , 0.3, , 2.5, , 14.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="14", Statistics retrieved from

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Personal life

Gonzales is the daughter of Josh and Candice Gonzales, both of whom played

for

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. Her parents work in

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and own a home health company. In high school, Gonzales launched Sincerely Shaylee, a

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business. She has a large

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following on platforms including

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and

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. Gonzales has signed

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deals with

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, among other companies. In college, she

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in journalism with a focus on sports media.

References

External links

BYU Cougars bio
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