Shea Ralph

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shea Ralph
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 12, 1978(1978-03-12)
Age	46
Birthplace	Raleigh
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Pisces

Shea Ralph Biography

Shea Ralph is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 12, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Shea Ralph was drafted in the third round (40th selection) with the Utah Starzz (now the Las Vegas Aces) She decided to rest for the beginning of her rookie year so that her knees would heal but she didn’t end playing in the WNBA.

Ralph was a student at in the University of Connecticut from 1996-2001 in the uniform number 33 and receiving the degree of B.A. in Exercise physiology. She attended the University for five years. She was awarded the medical redshirt during her second year 1997-98. In the four years that she played in a full or part-time game, UConn had a record of 130-10. When it came to Big East play, the team lost only two games over the course of four seasons to achieve a score of 66-2. Uconn was crowned its Big East Regular season Championship and the post-season Big East Tournament Championship all four seasons. The Huskies were in the NCAA Tournament all four years and made their way to the Sweet Sixteen each time, and also the Final Four in her last two seasons. In 2000, Ralph led this team in winning the championship, and during the Final Four, was named the tournament’s most outstanding player.

Shea’s battle with anorexia continued in college. Her condition was not known to Connecticut at the time of her recruitment, but soon became apparent. Playing basketball was her first love, so benching her from playing did get her to eat. But that only lasted until her first ACL tear. Not able to exercise while rehabilitating, she worried about gaining weight and reverted to poor eating habits. A second ACL tear caused her to miss the entire 1997–1998 season. Even though the injury occurred in off-season, the news was significant enough that it was the lead story on the eleven o’clock news that evening in Connecticut. That year off convinced her that she needed to overcome her anorexia, if only out of responsibility to her teammates.

In her junior year (1999–00), she was named captain of the team that went on to win the national championship. In the Championship game against Tennessee, she scored 15 points on seven of eight shooting. She also had six steals and seven assists, prompting teammate Marci Czel to nickname her Tournament Shea. She was named the Big East Player of the Year. Ralph also won national awards, including Sports Illustrated Women Player of the Year, the Honda Sports Award in basketball, and a spot on the Kodak All-America team. She played on the USA Basketball 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.

In her first year of college (1996-97) in 1996-97, the UConn team was able to win every game on their regular season (27-0) and was able to win the Big East Tournament, completing an unbeaten regular season, with the score of 30-0. Ralph earned the title of Big East Rookie of the Year. She also received the title of national freshman of the Year recognition by both United States Basketball Writers Association and The Sporting News. However, during the opening stage of the NCAA tournament, during a match with Lehigh, Ralph tore the anterior ligament of the cruciate (ACL) within her right knee. The player was out for the remainder of the tournament. The team did win the first 3 NCAA games without Ralph but they fell in the regional final to Tennessee at the final of their regional tournament.

Shea Ralph Net Worth

Shea Ralph is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shea Ralph 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shea Sydney Ralph (born March 12th 1978) is a former basketball player in the collegiate level and is currently an head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team. Ralph was proficient in several sports, and also set state records for high school basketball, and won numerous top national players of the year honors in high school and in college. She played in the national championship while playing on the team at the University of Connecticut in 2000. She was also awarded many individual awards such as the Sports Illustrated for Women Player of the Year Award and the Honda Sports Award for the most outstanding female athlete at a college in basketball. She sustained five ACL injuries during her playing professional career, including two that caused her to miss in the 1998-97 season. Ralph was chosen for team WNBA Utah Starzz, but persistent knee injuries prevented her from beginning professional life. Ralph began working as an assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 before moving into Connecticut’s University of Connecticut in 2008.

Shea Ralph grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she went to Terry Sanford High School. She was awarded Athlete of the Year at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. This Terry Sanford High School student is most well-known for her basketball skills however she also played in cross- country, soccer and track. In the year of her award, she had 17 state records in basketball that included 39.1 scores per match in junior as well as the 71.6 per cent shooting rate from the ground when she was junior, and 18, assists in a single game. A scholar and an athlete and scholar, she was also a scholar. National Honor Society member was awarded the award in 1995. Dial Award presented annually to the most outstanding female and male scholar/athlete in high school within the United States, earning a 4.2 grade points on the scale of 4.0. Ralph was selected as an High School All-American by the WBCA. She took part at the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1996, scoring 12 points.

In 1996 she was named the USA Today National High School Player of the Year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Shea Ralph Dating?

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Shea is a 2008 inductee into the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame on the basis of her high school, college and coaching accomplishments.

Facts & Trivia

Shea Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shea Ralph celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.

Her final game was memorialized in Jeff Goldberg’s book Bird at the Buzzer, a game some have termed the “greatest women’s basketball game ever played”. After an excellent junior season, Ralph was less productive in the beginning of her senior season. The low point came in a game against Big East rival Notre Dame in January, a match-up between two undefeated teams ranked number one and number two in the country. (Goldberg p 66) (Walters 239). Ralph scored only two points in that game. The rematch between the two teams came in the Big East Championship game. Ralph started out on fire. At one point, she scored eight consecutive points for the Huskies to help them turn a deficit into a slim 31–28 lead. A few minutes later she scored again, pushing her scoring total to eleven points on 4–4 shooting, along with six assists and three steals with over six minutes remaining in the first half. However, on her next possession, she drove to the basket and took a shot, twisting to avoid her defender. Then, “an agonizing scream pierce[d] the air” which prompted commentator Robin Roberts to cry “Shea Ralph, oh goodness, oh no”, recognizing that Ralph had yet again torn an ACL. At halftime Ralph told her teammates that she had just “tweaked ” it, and she would be back. UConn went on to win the game on a buzzer-beater by Sue Bird, but Ralph’s college career was over. Nevertheless, Ralph’s overall tournament production earned her a position on the All-tournament team.

Where is Shea Ralph today?

” UConn legend Shea Ralph left Storrs in April 2021 following a 13-year stint as an assistant coach under Geno Auriemma for her first head coaching gig at Vanderbilt. Photo via Vanderbilt Athletics.

Who is Shea Ralph husband?

Tom Garrick

What is Shea Ralph salary?

Ralph received just over $272,000 and Moseley was paid just over $200,600. The men’s basketball team did not have an associate head coach that year. Head coach Kevin Ollie was paid just under $2.8 million. Men’s basketball assistant coach Glen Miller received just over $312,600 in compensation.

What is Shea Ralphs salary at Vanderbilt?

“I don’t feel differently when I travel,” said Ralph, who has a base salary of $171,622. “I feel like I am a representative of the program, even though I realize I am recognized, especially when I have my UConn stuff on.

How old is Shea Ralph?

44 years (March 12, 1978)