Shimona Nelson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 December 1998 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 | |||
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nelson, Shimona". fast5worldseries.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Shimona Nelson shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A new era, a new team". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nelson to fly with Pies in 2019". Magpies Netball. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shimona Nelson". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
- 1998 births
- Jamaican netball players
- Adelaide Thunderbirds players
- Collingwood Magpies Netball players
- Living people
- Suncorp Super Netball players
- Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games