Jude Shimmel's Discrimination In Basketball

Shoni and Jude Schimmel are considered one of the most inspiring Native American athletes to play Division I basketball because they have sent a message to youth across the nation that if they can many obstacles, including discrimination for playing college basketball as Native Americans, then they can motivate their selves to face any obstacle that comes their way.

Their ability to play basketball is none like any other, bringing the style also known as “rez ball.” This style of fast up beat pace they incorporated while playing in high school caught the attention of many college recruits across the nation. Shoni, a year older than Jude, made her college appearance halfway across the country at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Her other brother Shae set it off for Shoni when he told her she was not good enough to play with the boys. Shoni, ranked top 10 in high school basketball for the class of 2011, earned her scholarships from colleges nationwide. Shoni’s most memorable game was when the Louisville Cardinals were in the Final Four NCAA Division Tournament and they played the Baylor Lady Bears. During the game, Shoni was on a fast break and standing in front of the goal, was 6’8” center, Brittney Griner and Shoni went into the lane, spinning around and Brittney fouled her as Shoni made the

She was a standout in the classroom, having a 3.74 GPA as a sociology major earning her the Elite 89award, which is given to the highest GPA of each NCAA sport. Jude us a fundamentally sound player, who had an average of 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game during her junior year as a Lady Cardinal. She has a huge part on the success of the Louisville Lady Cardinals. After Jude finished her junior year, she earned a starting spot her senior year, not to mention getting her bachelor’s degree after her junior year. Jude Schimmel is very academics successful in college. While Shoni on the other had was not so academically smart in the class but she was very successful on the court.

The sisters did not know it at first when they got their name out in the country; they started to make a huge impact across the nation. They attracted hundreds of Native Americans young and old almost each game to watch them play. They gave Native children hope across all the reservations in the country. Shoni would make a huge name herself while Jude would not go on to make the WNBA draft after she graduated. After a year of not playing in the pros for not being drafted, Jude would have a chance to play with a new upcoming team that was organized in 2016, the Dallas