Shamell Stallworth

Shamell Stallworth
Caxias do Sul Basquete
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1980-09-07) September 7, 1980 (age 44)
Alabama, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican / Brazilian
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington Union (Fresno, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2004Araraquara
2004–2007Paulistano
2007–2008Zadar
2008–2009Limeira
2009–2013Pinheiros
2013Marinos de Anzoátegui
2013–2014Pinheiros
2014–2019Mogi das Cruzes
2019–2023São Paulo
2023–2024Mogi das Cruzes
2024CDSC Puerto Varas
2024–presentCaxias do Sul Basquete
Career highlights and awards

Shamell Jermaine Stallworth, commonly known in Brazil simply as Shamell (born September 7, 1980), is an American professional basketball player that also has Brazilian nationality.[2] His nickname is "Showmell". With E.C. Pinheiros from São Paulo, he won the 2013 FIBA Americas League.

College career

Shamell played for four seasons of college basketball in the NCAA Division I (North American university championship), representing the University of San Francisco, where he played with the San Francisco Dons.

Professional career

In 2004, Shamell came to Brazil and stayed three months in Araraquara, playing in the quarterfinals of the Paulista state championship. The following year, he moved to Paulistano, where in his first season there, playing next to the Paulista wing Renato Lamas, his team finished second in the Paulista state championship. That same season, Shamell was chosen for the selection of the Brazilian Championship, alongside Nezinho dos Santos, Alex Garcia, Ricardo Probst, and Murilo Becker. In August 2007, Shamell moved to the Croatian club Zadar of the Adriatic League and the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup, where he played until June 2008. At the end of his contract, Shamell moved to the Chinese Basketball Association to play for Zhejiang Cyclone.

However, he only played two months with the club, due to adjustment problems of his family, and he chose to return to Brazil to play, a nation which he declared to be his new home. He joined Winner Limeira, where he won the Paulista state regional championship in 2008–09. The fans of that club still remember him. In 2009, "Showmell" went to Pinheiros, a club that later would become a great rival of his former team Paulistano.

Playing for the team of São Paulo, Shamell helped formed a great squad, alongside Marquinhos, Olivinha, and Juan Pablo Figueroa, winning the first Paulista state title in club history, and leading the team to two consecutive semifinals in the NBB. Moreover, Pinheiros, led by these players, was twice the runner-up in the InterLeagues Tournament, losing to Obras Sanitarias in 2011, and to Peñarol Mar del Plata in 2012 . Also in 2011, the club was the runner-up in the FIBA South American League, losing again to Obras Sanitarias.

But in 2013, Shamell, playing alongside Márcio Dornelles, Rafael Mineiro, Joe Smith, and Paulinho Boracini, led Pinheiros to the FIBA Americas League title. It was the first time he played at the Final Four of the tournament. Shamell was named the MVP of the Final Four's Grand Final.[3] In June 2013, he signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan League.[4]

He then returned to Pinheiros. In 2014, he moved to Mogi das Cruzes, where he stayed until 2019. Stallworth then signed with São Paulo prior to the 2019–20 season.

On May 18, 2024, Stallworth signed with CDSC Puerto Varas.[5] On October 7, 2024, Stallworth signed with Caxias do Sul Basquete.[6]

Brazilian League statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Led the league

NBB regular season

Season Team GP MPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Limeira 21 32.9 .541 .437 .874 4.2 2.8 2.0 .1 20.6
2009–10 Pinheiros 26 38.1 .500 .414 .809 4.1 3.5 1.8 .1 22.5
2010–11 Pinheiros 28 33.4 .522 .410 .792 3.3 3.8 1.2 .1 19.2
2011–12 Pinheiros 26 31.7 .538 .417 .761 3.6 2.5 1.6 .2 19.7
2012–13 Pinheiros 34 33.1 .537 .414 .758 4.1 3.2 1.1 .1 15.7
2013–14 Pinheiros 31 35.6 .508 .397 .815 4.8 4.0 1.7 .1 21.0
Career 166 34.1 .522 .414 .802 4.0 3.3 1.6 .1 19.6
All-Star 6 – – – – – – – – -

NBB playoffs

Season Team GP MPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Limeira 4 33.7 .422 .208 .900 3.5 2.7 1.2 .5 13.5
2010 Pinheiros 6 36.3 .461 .367 .714 2.8 3.2 1.7 .0 19.5
2011 Pinheiros 9 36.1 .466 .362 .804 3.9 2.8 1.1 .2 18.4
2012 Pinheiros 8 31.8 .459 .258 .739 3.9 2.1 1.0 .0 13.9
2013 Pinheiros 10 31.1 .536 .431 .769 5.9 4.5 1.2 .1 18.0
Career 37 35.2 .575 .325 .785 4.0 3.1 1.3 .2 16.7

References

  1. ^ "Brazil: Shamell's place in the world". FIBA.basketball. February 8, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2024. I was born in Alabama and when I was six months we moved to California, to a place between San Francisco and Fresno
  2. ^ Basketball.LatinBasket.com Shamell Stallworth basketball profile.
  3. ^ "Brasília perde, e Pinheiros fica com título inédito da Liga das Américas". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Marinos add Shamell Stallworth". Latinbasket.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Puerto Varas tab Shamell Stallworth, ex Mogi". Eurobasket.com. May 18, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Shamell Stallworth (ex Puerto Varas) joins Caxias do Sul". Eurobasket.com. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.