Charlotte 49ers

Women's Basketball

  Shannon McCallum

Shannon McCallum

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Whiteville, NC

High School:
Patterson School

Height:
5-10

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
08/20/1987

Freshman Year (2007-08): Collected ten of the 49ers 19 double-figure scoring games off the bench...Came off the bench to score a team 22 points (which was the second highest single-game total for the 49ers this season) at UAB with 12 of her 22 points coming in the first half including connecting a long three-point field goal at the first half buzzer...Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at UAB...Her 11-point performance off the bench at Penn State marked her first career double-figure scoring game...Made her first career start against Hampton..Scored a team game-high 18 points against VCU in the WNIT...Knocked down three three-point field goals against Old Dominion, UAB and Winthrop...Had four games with at least five free throws made including a 6-for-6 performance against Charleston Southern...Recorded a career-high four steals at Duquesne...Grabbed eight rebounds to go along with seven points in 17 minutes of action at Fordham.

High School: Played the 2006-07 season at the Patterson School, a prep school in North Carolina...Averaged 25 points and six rebounds per game at Patterson...Before spending one season at Patterson she enjoyed a highly successful career at Whiteville High School in North Carolina...Earned Columbus County Player of the Year honors three times...As a senior, she led Whiteville to a 25-1 record and a berth in the 2006 Eastern North Carolina 2A regional finals after averaging 20 points and 5.9 assists per game...Named All-County three times.

Personal: Daughter of Timothy and Doris Vereen ...University College major ...Born August 20, 1987.