Shyron Ely
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Shyron Ely
| image = 2022-05-01 ALBA Berlin gegen MLP Academics Heidelberg (Basketball-Bundesliga 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–077.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 198
| team = Free agent
| number =
| league =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| high_school = Speedway (Speedway, Indiana)
| college = Evansville (2005–2009)
| draft_year = 2009
| career_start = 2009
| career_end =
| years1 = 2009–2011
| team1 = Iowa Energy
| years2 = 2011–2012
| team2 = Dakota Wizards
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = BC Boncourt
| years4 = 2013–2014
| team4 = MLP Academics Heidelberg
| years5 = 2014–2015
| team5 = Le Mans Sarthe Basket
| years6 = 2015–2023
| team6 = MLP Academics Heidelberg
| highlights =
- No. 5 retired by MLP Academics Heidelberg
- First-team All-MVC (2009)
}}
Shyron Quonell "Shy" Ely is an American professional basketball player.
Club career
Shyron Ely played his first game for MLP Academics Heidelberg in 2013.[https://live.vodafone.de/regional/badenwuerttemberg/shyron-ely-verlaesst-die-heidelberger-basketballer/12201792 Shyron Ely verlässt die Heidelberger Basketballer] live.vodafone.de, 28 July 2023. Accessed 28 July 2023.{{in lang|de}}
In July 2023, he left at the age of 36 after playing a total of 215 games for the club. His jersey number 5 would not be issued in the next five years, the club announced.
"It's fair to say that a special era is coming to an end. Shy has shaped this club like no other in recent club history," said managing director Matthias Lautenschläger.
Personal
Shyron married his wife Anna in 2018.{{cite news |author1= Nikolas Beck |title= Wie Shy Ely sein Herz in Heidelberg verlor|url=https://www.rnz.de/sport/mlpacademics_artikel,-MLP-Academics-Wie-Shy-Ely-sein-Herz-in-Heidelberg-verlor-_arid,512401.html |accessdate=29 July 2023 |work=Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung |date=1 May 2020 |language=German}}
References
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External links
- {{Eurobasket.com player|90613}}
- [https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/spieler/d6832302-d0e7-4147-861e-7752cd3de054 German league profile]
- [https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shy-ely/1895 Evansville Purple Aces bio]
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Category:Dakota Wizards players
Category:Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball players
Category:Le Mans Sarthe Basket players