John Shumate

John Shumate
Personal information
Born	(1952-04-06) April 6, 1952 Greenville, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College	Notre Dame (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1975–1980
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	34
Coaching career	1983–2010
Career history
As player:
1975–1976	Phoenix Suns
1976–1977	Buffalo Braves
1977–1979	Detroit Pistons
1979–1980	Houston Rockets
1980	San Antonio Spurs
1980	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1983–1986	Grand Canyon
1988–1995	SMU
1995–1998	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2003	Phoenix Mercury (WNBA)
2009–2010	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1976) Consensus first-team All-American (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,920 (12.3 ppg)
Rebounds	2,388 (7.5 rpg)
Assists	574 (1.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Henry Shumate (born April 6, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.

Shumate grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Thomas Jefferson High School.^[1]

A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Notre Dame, Shumate played five seasons (1975–1978; 1979–1981) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Seattle SuperSonics. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season after averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Over the course of his career, Shumate averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds.^[2]

Shumate later coached for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. He also appeared in a series of basketball training videos.^[3] In the summer of 2009 he was named as an assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns.^[4]

Shumate was the center on the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak on January 19, 1974.

Coaching tree

These former assistants to Shumate later became head coaches:

Dave Hammer: Aquinas (MI) (2003–present)^[5]
Jerry Kassin: Western Oklahoma State JC (women's, 2012–present), various other junior college positions^[6]
Dick Lien: Siemens Gent (1998–1999); Denmark (2000); Saudi Arabia (2001–2002)^[7]
Ray Martin: LIU Brooklyn (1998–2001)^[8]
Clifton McNeely: Austin Westlake HS (1995–2005); The Woodlands College Park HS (2005–present)^[9]
Jimmy Tubbs: SMU (2004–2006)^[10]
Dennis Wolff: Boston University (men's, 1994–2009); Virginia Tech (women's, 2011–present)

Head coaching record

College

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Grand Canyon Antelopes^[11] (NAIA District VII) (1983–1986)
1983–84	Grand Canyon	21–9
1984–85	Grand Canyon	18–16
1985–86	Grand Canyon	18–9
Grand Canyon:		57–34
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1988–1995)
1988–89	SMU	13–16	7–9	7th
1989–90	SMU	10–18	5–11	T–7th
1990–91	SMU	12–17	6–10	6th
1991–92	SMU	10–18	4–10	7th
1992–93	SMU	20–8	12–2	1st	NCAA First Round
1993–94	SMU	6–21	3–11	T–7th
1994–95	SMU	7–20	3–11	T–7th
SMU:		78–118	40–64
Total:		135–152
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

WNBA

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Phoenix	2003	34	8	26	.235	7th in Western	–	–	–	–
Career		34	8	26	.235		–	–	–

Notes

↑ Viggiano, Bob. "Wilson hoops great Sullinger, 58, dies", Courier-Post, December 10, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2015. "The team's toughest test came in the state semifinals, when it went up against Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth with John Shumate, who later starred at Notre Dame."
↑ "http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shumajo01.html". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-01. External link in |title= (help)
↑ http://www.howtosports.com/basketball.php.
↑ "Shumate named assistant coach of Phoenix Suns". Sports.gaeatimes.com. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
↑ "Men's basketball". Aquinas College.
↑ http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=WOSCLADYHOOPS&s=basketball&p=coachprofile&coachID=17643
↑ http://www.csurams.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lien_dick00.html
↑ http://www.gsutigers.com/staff.aspx?staff=105
↑ http://vype.com/collegeparkhoops/coach-mcneely/
↑ "Former SMU Coach Jimmy Tubbs Passes Away". SMU Mustangs. May 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
↑ http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2015/5/21//Year_by_Year2.pdf

Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball head coaches

Howard Mansfield (1949–1951) Dave Brazell (1951–1960) Don Reed (1960–1961) Dave Brazell (1961–1965) Ben Lindsey (1965–1981) Jay Arnote (1981–1983) John Shumate (1983–1986) Paul Westphal (1986–1988) Bill Westphal (1988–1990) Leighton McCrary (1990–2004) Scott Mossman (2004–2008) Dan Nichols (2008–2009) Russ Pennell (2009–2013) Dan Majerle (2013– )

SMU Mustangs men's basketball head coaches

Dale Morrison (1916–1917)
J. Burton Rix (1917–1921)
R. N. Blackwell (1921–1922)
H. A. Faulkner (1922–1924)
James W. St. Clair (1924–1938)
F. C. Baccus (1938–1942)
James Stewart (1942–1944)
Roy Baccus (1944–1945)
F. C. Baccus (1945–1947)
Doc Hayes (1947–1967)
Bob Prewitt (1967–1975)
Sonny Allen (1975–1980)
Dave Bliss (1980–1988)
John Shumate (1988–1995)
Mike Dement (1995–2004)
Robert Lineburg # (2004)
Jimmy Tubbs (2004–2006)
Matt Doherty (2006–2012)
Larry Brown (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Phoenix Mercury

Founded in 1997 Based in Phoenix, Arizona

The Franchise	Franchise Current season

Arenas	Talking Stick Resort Arena

Head Coaches	Cheryl Miller Cynthia Cooper Linda Sharp John Shumate Carrie Graf Paul Westhead Corey Gaines Russ Pennell Sandy Brondello

Administration	Owner: Jerry Colangelo Robert Sarver General Manager: Cheryl Miller Seth Sulka Ann Meyers-Drysdale Corey Gaines Amber Cox Jason Rowley

All-Stars	DeWanna Bonner Anna DeForge Candice Dupree Brittney Griner Brandy Reed Cappie Pondexter Diana Taurasi Penny Taylor Michelle Timms Adrian Williams

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Playoff Appearances	1997 1998 2000 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014

Conference Titles	1998 2007 2009 2014

WNBA Titles	2007 2009 2014

Rivals	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm

Media	TV: FS Arizona (FS-A) Announcers: Kayte Christensen, Tom Leander

1974 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Marvin Barnes John Shumate David Thompson Bill Walton Keith Wilkes

Second Team	Len Elmore Larry Fogle Bobby Jones Billy Knight Campy Russell

1974 NBA Draft

First round	Bill Walton Marvin Barnes Tommy Burleson John Shumate Bobby Jones Scott Wedman Tom Henderson Campy Russell Tom McMillen Mike Sojourner Jamaal Wilkes Brian Winters Len Elmore Maurice Lucas Al Eberhard Cliff Pondexter Glenn McDonald Gary Brokaw

Second round	Don Smith Jan van Breda Kolff Billy Knight Truck Robinson Gus Bailey Len Kosmalski John Drew Leonard Gray Leon Benbow Aaron James Phil Smith Dennis DuVal Fred Saunders Jesse Dark Eric Money Phil Lumpkin Kevin Stacom Rubin Collins

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