Jaz Shelley

Jaz Shelley
Shelley with Nebraska in 2023
No. 4 – Geelong United
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24)
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolBerwick College
(Berwick, Victoria)
College
WNBA draft2024: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Southern Peninsula Sharks
2016–2017BA Centre of Excellence
2018Southern Peninsula Sharks
2018–2019Melbourne Boomers
2019Geelong Supercats
2024Ballarat Miners
2024–presentGeelong United
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBL Rookie of the Year (2019)
  • Big V All-Star Five (2018)
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2023)
  • 3× Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2022–2024)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2022, 2024)
  • Big Ten All-Defensive Team – Media (2022)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Jordan Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 India Team
FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fiji Team
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Spain Team
FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 New Zealand Team

Jazmin Pamela Shelley[1] (born 13 May 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. A point guard, she began her college basketball career at Oregon before transferring to Nebraska after her sophomore season. In her first year with the Cornhuskers, Shelley was a second-team All-Big Ten selection, before making the coaches' first-team in her next season. She returned for a fifth college season and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. Shelley previously played for the Melbourne Boomers of the WNBL, where she was named Rookie of the Year in 2019. She plays for the Australian national team and is a three-time gold medalist at the junior level.

  1. ^ @FIBA (24 October 2018). "Jazmin Pamela Shelley will be playing at the #FIBAU18ASIA 👧🏻 @basketballaus 🇦🇺 Full rosters available ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Eup8MP" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Twitter.