Shimona Nelson

Shimona Jok (nee Nelson)

Personal information
Born	(1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 26) Kingston, Jamaica[1]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
2018	Adelaide Thunderbirds
2019–2023	Collingwood Magpies
2024	Melbourne Mavericks
Years	National team(s)	Caps
2017–present	Jamaica
Medal record Netball Representing  Jamaica Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Netball Netball World Championships 2023 Cape Town Netball

Shimona Nelson (born 1 December 1998) is a Jamaican netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Mavericks.

Career

Nelson broke into the senior Jamaica national netball team in early 2017 in a test series against Barbados and has also represented Jamaica at Under-21 and Fast5 level.[1][2] Nelson was selected by the Adelaide Thunderbirds as a replacement player for the injured Cat Tuivaiti in the 2018 season, and played most games in a winless season for the Thunderbirds.[3] Nelson moved to Melbourne-based Super Netball team the Collingwood Magpies at end of the season, joining the Magpies squad for two years.[4]

Super Netball statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[5]

Season	Team	G/A	GA	RB	CPR	FD	IC	DF	PN	TO	MP
2018	Thunderbirds	418/474	4	27	0	6	1	7	48	73	14
2019	Magpies	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		418/474	4	27	0	6	1	7	48	73	14

Personal life

Nelson currently studies a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Deakin University.[6]

Nelson elected to pursue netball instead of playing college basketball in the United States.[3]

References

1. "Nelson, Shimona". fast5worldseries.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
2. "Shimona Nelson shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2017.
3. "A new era, a new team". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
4. "Nelson to fly with Pies in 2019". Magpies Netball. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
5. "Shimona Nelson". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
6. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• Magpies Netball profile
• Super Netball profile
• Netball Draft Central profile