Iman Shumpert
Iman Asante Shumpert (/iˈmɑːn/ ee-MAHN;[1] born June 26, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.[2] He won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
Personal information
June 26, 1990
Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Georgia Tech (2008–2011)
2011: 1st round, 17th overall pick
2011–2019, 2021
21, 4, 9, 1, 10
In 2021, Shumpert won Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars with pro Daniella Karagach. This makes him the first NBA player to make the finale and win.[3]
Early life[edit]
Shumpert was born in Berwyn, Illinois.[4] In eighth grade, he and fellow NBA player Evan Turner were teammates on the same basketball team at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois.[5] He went on to attend Oak Park and River Forest High School where he was a first team all-state player and was one of the nation's top 30 seniors. He helped Oak Park and River Forest to three conference titles and was named conference MVP as a junior and senior. He was rated No. 15 among the nation's senior players by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com. He was also selected to play in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game, and was named a third-team Parade All-American.[6]
College career[edit]
As a freshman for Georgia Tech in 2008–09, Shumpert was the team's fourth-leading scorer for the season, averaging 10.5 points per game and hitting 34.5 percent of his three-point attempts. During the 2009–10 season, Shumpert underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a damaged meniscus in his right knee on December 3, and missed six games. He went on to finish the season as the team's third-leading scorer with 10.0 points per game.[6]
In the 2010–11 season, Shumpert led his team in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding and assists, becoming only the seventh player in ACC history to do so. He ranked fourth in the ACC in scoring, 15th in rebounds, 10th in field goal and free throw percentage, and first in steals (seventh in the nation). He was named to the All-ACC second team and was a member of the conference's all-defensive team.[6] He also holds the Georgia Tech record for steals per game.
On March 28, 2011, Shumpert declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Shumpert's father, Odis, is an insurance broker while his mother, L'Tanya, is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.[6] During the 2012–13 NBA season, Shumpert's high-top fade haircut attracted publicity.[50] He shaved the fade in October 2013.[51]
Shumpert and his wife, Teyana Taylor, have two daughters: Iman "Junie" Tayla Shumpert and Rue Rose Shumpert.[52][53] Junie was delivered by Shumpert at their home when Taylor unexpectedly went into labor.[54]
Outside basketball, Shumpert has dabbled in rap music. In 2012, he released the song "Knicks Anthem"[55] and the mixtape Th3 #Post90s. In 2013, he released the song "Dear Kendrick" in response to Kendrick Lamar's verse in the song "Control" by Big Sean. The music video for his single "Chiraq" garnered media attention over the eccentric visuals.[56]
Shumpert won the 30th season of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Daniella Karagach. In week 6 of the 10 week elimination competition, the couple tied for the highest score with 4 10's in the contemporary dance.[57] The dance, choreographed by Karagach, went viral online and was regarded by fans as one of the best dances in the show's history.[58] Shumpert is the only NBA player in Dancing with the Stars history to qualify for the finals and to win the competition.[59][60]
On September 17, 2023, Taylor announced via Instagram that she and Shumpert had been separated for months.