Shayla Sellers

Jazzlyn Linbo, Amellia Bromenschenkel, Shayla Sellers

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: John Nagel

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: IUPUI Athletics

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Aurora, Ohio
High School:
Aurora

• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24)
• Horizon League Player of the Week (11/20/2023)
• 2023-24 All-Horizon League Third Team
• 2022-23 Horizon League All-Defensive Team
• 2021-22 All-Horizon League Third Team
• 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

2023-24: Started in all 36 games for the Mastodons, averaging 30.9 minutes per game ... Had the most career games played (146), career starts (145) and career minutes (4,365) in program history ... Ranked second in program history in career steals (226) and third in career blocks (99) ... Ranked fifth in program history in career 3-pointers made (212) and attempted (619)... Ranked sixth in program history in career rebounds, with 573, seventh in career free throw percentage (80.7 percent) and eighth in field goals attempted (1191) ... Tied for first in single-season games played and games started in program history with 36, ranks second in single-season minutes played with 1,114 ... Ranked ninth in program history for single-season steals (63) and tied tenth for single-season 3-point field goals made (74)... Awarded Horizon League Player of the Week (Nov. 20) ... Named to the All-Horizon League Third Team ... Averaged 41.1 field goal percentage and 40.2 3-point field goal percentage ... Averaged 11.4 points per game and 1.8 steals per game ... Scored 20 points, with three blocks, against Southern Illinois (Nov. 15) ... Collected 10 rebounds against Aquinas (Dec. 21) ... Had five or more 3-pointers in three straight games ... Five against Wright State (Jan. 10), a season-high six against Milwaukee (Jan. 15) and five against Detroit Mercy (Jan. 18) ... Scored 20 points against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 27) ... Had a season-high 6 steals against Cleveland State (Jan. 31) ... Scored a season-high 23 points against Wright State (Feb. 10) ... Scored 21 points against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Had three blocks against Detroit Mercy (Feb. 18) ... Had five steals against Detroit Mercy (Mar. 7) in the second round of the Horizon League tournament ... Scored 22 points on five made 3-pointers against Cincinnati in the second round of the WNIT (Mar. 24).

2022-23: Named to the All-Horizon Defensive Team ... Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll ... Was one of only two Mastodons that started in all 33 games ... Led the team in free throws made with 77, going 77-of-90 from the line to lead for 85.6 percent ... Made a career-high 108 field goals on the season ... Finished second on the team in total rebounds with 37 offensive rebounds and 105 defensive rebounds ... Contributed 21 points vs. Green Bay in the Horizon League Championship semifinal (March 6) ... Hosted her sister, Shyanne, and the No. 15 Maryland Terrapins in the Gates Sports Center (Dec. 21).

2021-22: Named to the All-Horizon League Third Team ... Played in 25 games with 24 starts, missing three games to injury ... Improved in nearly every statistical category from her sophomore season ... Scored 10.8 points per game and grabbed 4.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 90.2 percent from the free throw line (37-of-41) ... Notched back-to-back double-doubles against UIC (Nov. 18) with 23 points and 11 rebounds and Evansville (Nov. 24) with 12 points and 10 boards ... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 17) .. Recorded nine points, seven rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes against Manchester (Nov. 9).

2020-21: Started in all 23 games in her sophomore season ... Scored in double-figures in seven games, all of which were Horizon League games ... Dropped 15 points at IUPUI (Dec. 13) and against Cleveland State (Jan. 1) ... Followed up her 15 against the Vikings with another 12 against CSU (Jan. 2) ... Scored 13 points at Oakland (Jan. 23), then 12 against Wright State (Jan. 30) ... Knocked down six shots at Cleveland State (Feb. 13) and against Robert Morris (Feb. 19) for 17 and a season-high 21 points, respectively ... Shot 6-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-7 from 3-point range against the Vikings ... Went 6-for-6 from the free throw line against the Colonials ... Improved from 4.3 points per game as a freshman to 7.9 points per game as a sophomore.

2019-20: Started in all 29 games for the Mastodons in her freshman campaign, playing an average of 29 minutes per game ... Averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Recorded a season-high 15 points against Heidelberg (Nov. 24), when she went a perfect 3 for 3 from the floor, 2 for 2 from 3-point range, and 7 for 7 from the charity stripe ... Had a season-high eight steals against the Student Princes, which tied the second-most by a Mastodon in program history ... Recorded her season-high in rebounds at Western Illinois (Jan. 9) with eight, seven of which came in the final 10 minutes of play ... Scored 14 points at Butler (Dec. 22) and against Denver at home (Feb. 27) ... Shot 32.4 percent from the floor for the season.

High School: Was a First Team All-Conference selection her last two seasons for the Greenmen ... Averaged 7.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.2 steals a game ... Named Honorable Mention All-District as a junior ... Selected to the Second Team as a sophomore ... Earned Second Team All-Conference her freshman season.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Kym Sellers ... Has three sisters, Sydney, Syarra and Shyanne ... Father, Brad, played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons from 1986-93 ... Sister Shyanne plays basketball for Maryland and was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year and to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2022 ... Majoring in General Studies.