God Shammgod
| Dallas Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Player development coach |
| League | Oregon Waves |
| As coach: | |
| 2012–2015 | Providence (player development) |
| 2019–present | Dallas Mavericks (player development) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
God Shammgod (born April 29, 1976), formerly known by the alias Shammgod Wells, is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently a player development coach with the
Playing career
High school
While known as Shammgod Wells, he played high school basketball at
College
Shammgod played for two seasons at
Professional career
Shammgod appeared in 20 games for the Washington Wizards in 1997–98. Shammgod later played in the Chinese Basketball Association.[9] Most of his professional playing career was spent outside of the United States.
Coaching career
Shammgod reenrolled at Providence in 2012 to complete his undergraduate studies and earned a Bachelor's degree in Leadership Development in May 2015. He served as an undergraduate student assistant on Ed Cooley's staff and has been credited with playing a role in the development of Bryce Cotton and Kris Dunn.[10]
Name
Shammgod's birth name is God Shammgod. Often teased for his highly unusual name during childhood, he went by Shammgod Wells (using his mother's maiden name) throughout high school. When he enrolled at Providence, he was informed he would have to register under his legal name. Because it would have cost $600 to change his legal name to Shammgod Wells, Shammgod stopped using the alias.[11]
References
- ^ "God Shammgod Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Sun Jun Leads Jilin into CBA League Final Four". English.people.com.cn. 2002-03-28. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "God Shammgod joins Portland Chinooks – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ Video, B/R. "The Shammgod: How God Shammgod's Legendary Crossover Lives On in Today's Stars". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Meyer, Justin. "Game Changers: Shammgod Crossover". nothingbutnylon.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "West Schoolboy Stars Prevail". The New York Times. April 3, 1995. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ "CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "SouthCoastToday.com – News Archive – Your link to SouthCoast Massachusetts and beyond". Archive.southcoasttoday.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "HoopsHype – God Shammgod: "Chris Paul is the best dribbler"". Blogs.hoopshype.com. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ Casey, Tim "Known for a Dribble, God Shammgod Crosses Over to Teaching" The New York Times, Thursday, March 12, 2015
- Yahoo sports. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
Further reading
- Paul, Alan (November 2, 2006). "Chinese Hoops Report: God Shammgod". SlamOnline.com.
- Manzo, Peter (March 23, 2005). "God's Last Night in Rhode Island – The Story of the 1997 Providence Friars". BarstoolSports.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com