Shyra Ely is an American basketball player who last played in the WNBA

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

 for the Chicago Sky

Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars

San Antonio Silver Stars

The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...

. She was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft

2005 WNBA Draft

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 in the second round, out of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

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High school

Ely played for Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was named a WBCA

Women's Basketball Coaches Association

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 All-American. She was also recognized as the 2001 Indiana Miss Basketball

Indiana Miss Basketball award

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 award winner. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.

Professional

Through three seasons in the league, she has scored 245 points, and has collected 132 rebounds, 48 assists, 17 steals, and 5 blocks. She scored a career high 15 points, in the 2005 season, against the Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

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External links

• http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/shyra_ely/career_stats.html