Iman Shumpert
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Iman Asante Shumpert was a junior at Georgia Tech and played guard for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
team. He was selected by the New York Knicks
as the 17th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft
.
and was one of the nation's top 30 seniors. He helped Oak Park and River Forest High School to three conference titles and was named conference MVP as a junior and senior. He was rated No. 15 among the nation's senior players by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com.
. During 2008-09 NCAA men's basketball season, he was GT's fourth-leading scorer for the season, both overall and in Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC) games. In ACC games, he averaged 10.5 ppg, hitting 34.5 percent of his three-point attempts. He averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and made 8-of-14 shots from the floor in two ACC Tournament games.
He had 16 double-figure scoring games that season. He went scoreless once at North Carolina (0-for-6 FG, 4 assists) on February 28. He tied for first in the ACC in steals (2.1 pg) and had 22 in his last seven games, including a career-best six against Clemson on February 22 and six in two ACC Tournament games. He scored a career-high 22 points on January 17, at North Carolina State, and scored 18 points on two occasions (Vanderbilt, Virginia). He opted for the 2011 NBA Draft
and impressed scouts with his defense and athleticism.
by the New York Knicks
.
in Chicago.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division I basketball. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball...
team. He was selected by the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
as the 17th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
.
High school career
He was first-team all-state player at Oak Park and River Forest High SchoolOak Park and River Forest High School
Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year high school located in Oak Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Oak Park and River Forest District 200....
and was one of the nation's top 30 seniors. He helped Oak Park and River Forest High School to three conference titles and was named conference MVP as a junior and senior. He was rated No. 15 among the nation's senior players by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com.
College career
On October 18, 2007, he committed to play for the Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
. During 2008-09 NCAA men's basketball season, he was GT's fourth-leading scorer for the season, both overall and in Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(ACC) games. In ACC games, he averaged 10.5 ppg, hitting 34.5 percent of his three-point attempts. He averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and made 8-of-14 shots from the floor in two ACC Tournament games.
He had 16 double-figure scoring games that season. He went scoreless once at North Carolina (0-for-6 FG, 4 assists) on February 28. He tied for first in the ACC in steals (2.1 pg) and had 22 in his last seven games, including a career-best six against Clemson on February 22 and six in two ACC Tournament games. He scored a career-high 22 points on January 17, at North Carolina State, and scored 18 points on two occasions (Vanderbilt, Virginia). He opted for the 2011 NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
and impressed scouts with his defense and athleticism.
Professional career
Shumpert was drafted with the seventeenth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
by the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
.
Personal
Iman Shumpert's father, Odis Shumpert, is an insurance broker and his mother, L'Tanya Shumpert, is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia CollegeColumbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
in Chicago.