John Shumate

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

WNBA

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