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HIGH SCHOOL: A native of Manhattan, she was an outstanding prepster at Murry Bergtraum H.S. in New York, where she helped to lead her team to two straight PSAL and State Federation titles...Averaged 13 points and eight assists per game as a prepster...Also starred at St. Raymond's before transferring to MBHS...As a tenth grader at St. Raymond's, she was ranked as the second best player in the city behind Lady Vol Nicky Anosike, who attended St. Peter's...As a junior, she was a member of the Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazer squad that finished at 30-0 and lay claim as the national high school champions...During her senior season, MBHS was 29-1 and finished third in the nation...Named second-team all-state as a junior and first-team all-state as a senior...Won the Federation Class AA championship in 2003 and 2004...MBHS also claimed consecutive PSAL titles during her tenure...Was named to the NIKE Top 100 list...adidas All-American...Finalist for the 2004 McDonald's All-America team.
PERSONAL: Shannon received her associate degree and graduated from Trinity Valley in June 2006...She is majoring in psychology at Tennessee...Would like to become a nurse...Her long range basketball goal is to become the Most Valuable Player in the WNBA...Has never patterned her game after any one player but takes bits and pieces from a number of players to form her own style of play...Lives by the motto, "play as if God is my only audience"...Enjoys shopping...Lists hearing the crowd cheer "when I do a dribble move and score" as her biggest thrill in sports...Seven siblings including: Anthony Jr., 28; Tyrone, 26; Stevie, 25; Eugene, 23; Shareese, 22; Christopher, 12; and the late Jennifer...Shannon Denise Bobbitt was born on Dec. 6, 1985, in the Bronx, N.Y....Her parents are Anthony and Linda Bobbitt.
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