Shamaryah Duncan

Position:
Guard
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Waco, Texas
High School:
Midway HS
Prev School:
Wichita State / North Texas

CAREER NOTES: In her first year at Tulsa after spending her first three seasons at Wichita State and the previous two years at North Texas, holding five years of experience competing in the American Conference … averaged 5.3 points (511), 2.4 rebounds (237) and 1.2 assists (113) in 68 starts across 97 total games played spanning both schools before joining the Golden Hurricane.

2x American Conference All-Academic Team

2024-25: Redshirted her final season at North Texas for a medical decision.

2023-24: Started in 32 games in her first year at North Texas.

Scored 5.8 points per contest and brought down a career-best 2.9 rebounds per game to help UNT earn a share of the American Regular Season Championship.
Put together eight double-digit scoring games for the Mean Green.
Shot .366 from the field, .363 from deep and .711 from the free-throw line.
Produced a career high 19 points with three 3-pointers against Alcorn State.
Made five consecutive 3-point attempts in wins over Alcorn State and Louisiana.
Recorded season-highs in rebounds (7) and assists (5) in the win over Temple.
Went 4-of-4 from behind-the-arc against USF, including two on consecutive possessions in the final 90 seconds.

2022-23: Played in 30 games, making 28 starts in her final season at Wichita State.

Averaged 7.8 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Dished out 46 assists, fourth most on the team.
Posted then-career-highs in field goal percentage (.345), three-point percentage (.302) and free throw percentage (.818).
Nine games scoring in double-figures.
Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the AAC semifinals vs. Houston.
Played all 40 minutes in the win vs. Temple and finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Scored a then-career-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. SMU.
Poured in 10 of her career-high tying 17 points in overtime vs. Montana.
Scored a then career-high 17 points on 3-of-3 from three-point range at Omaha.

2021-22: Appeared in 23 games, making four starts in year two with the Shockers.

Averaged 2.6 points 1.7 rebounds per game to go with 14 assists and 15 steals on the season.
Finished with two games in double figures.
Tallied her second straight game in double figures with 11 points at Temple, while also adding four rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Poured in 12 points on four made three-pointers vs. UCF.
Tied a then-career-high with a pair of three-pointers at Wyoming to finish with six points off the bench.

2020-21: Played in 12 of the team's 18 games, earning four starts as a true freshman at Wichita State.

Played in 12 of the team's 18 games.
Averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Nearly registered a double-double at Cincinnati with eight points and 10 rebounds.
Set then career-highs in rebounds (5) and assists (5) at Temple.
Made her first career start at No. 18 USF.
Swiped a season-high four steals to go with five points at Houston.
Played eight minutes and registered two points and a rebound in her collegiate debut vs. A&M Corpus Christi.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for Midway High School in Waco, Texas where she averaged 14.4 points, 4.2 steals and 3.0 assists per game, while also making 42 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior.
A four-year starter and two-time team captain.
Was named the Offensive Player of the Year and Super Centex Player of the Year in 2018-19 after earning Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017-18.
Was a two-time all-district selection after helping Midway to the District Championship.
Also competed on the track team where she was a regional qualifier in the high jump and 4x400 meter relay.

PERSONAL

Parents are Toronal and Jada.
Has five siblings, Patrick, Trey, Toronica, Azaryah, Malakyah.
Sister Toronica competed for Prairie View A&M track and field.
Started playing basketball at age 5.
Favorite pro basketball teams are the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, LA Clippers and Boston Celtics.
Favorite pro hoopers are Odyssey Sims, Dijonai Carrington, Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving.
Favorite pro athlete is Simone Biles.
Favorite band is New Edition.
Favorite show is “Stranger Things.”
Favorite animal is the dolphin.
Favorite superhero is Black Panther.
Aside from basketball, enjoys gymnastics, ice skating, track and cheerleading.
Hobbies include reading, painting and hair styling.
Pursuing a sports leadership master’s degree at TU.