Chris Shumate

Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-6 / 205
Birthdate: June 9, 1981
High School: Male HS (Louisville, Ky.)
College: Murray State


BACKGROUND

Pro Career Highlights: Played with the Kentucky Reach in the WBA in 2004-05, averaging 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds. Shot .302 from beyond the three-point line. Scored a season-high 34 points vs. Rome. Posted a double-double of 22 points and ten rebounds vs. Cleveland.

College Highlights: Earned Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a senior. Finished collegiate career as the 24th all-time leading scorer in Murray State history with 1,207 points. Also ranks in the school's top five in three-point field goals made (170) and three-point field goal percentage (.407).

Senior (2003-04): Averaged 11.7 points and 3.1 rebounds. Started 25 of 34 games. Scored in double figures 20 times, including a career-high-tying 31 points at Morehead State. Posted 23 points at Tennessee State. Scored 20 points and dished out a season-high seven assists vs. Eastern Kentucky. Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament Championship. Contributed 13 points vs. Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Redshirt Junior (2002-03): Averaged 13.1 points and 4.4 rebounds. Started 26 of 27 games, missing the last two games of the season due to a broken little finger on his shooting hand. Scored in double figures 20 times, with a career-high 31 points in the season opener vs. West Florida. Recorded 24 points vs. Western Kentucky. Registered a double-double of 12 points and ten assists vs. SIU-Edwardsville. Tallied 23 points and ten rebounds at Eastern Illinois.

Junior (2001-02): Averaged 3.5 points, appearing in four games. Missed the majority of the season due to a severe stomach virus. Was granted a medical redshirt. Scored season-high six points at Indiana State.

Sophomore (2000-01): Averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 rebounds. Led the team in three-point shooting (.458, ranked second in the OVC) and free throw shooting (.778). Scored in double figures 21 times, with five games of 20 or more points. Posted a season-high 23 points at Southern Illinois. Recorded a double-double of 11 points and a season-high ten rebounds at Colorado. Tallied 21 points and a season-high seven assists at Tennessee Tech.

Freshman (1999-00): Averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.0 minutes a contest. Appeared in 23 games. Had a season-high of 17 points.

Personal: Majored in biology.