TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team added a vital piece to its 2018-19 roster on Wednesday signing heralded Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School guard Shawnta Shaw.
Shaw, a Nashville native, is a multi-sport star for the Firebirds winning regional championships in track as well as guiding the basketball team to the state finals a year ago. Along with current Trojan Janiah Sandifer, Shaw led Pearl-Cohn to a 26-5 record and fell just short of the school's first state title dropping a 66-62 decision in double overtime.
The 5-foot-2 guard is a two-time all-metro and all-district team selection; she was also named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Team earlier this year and received the Hancock/Nipper Basketball Sportsmanship award, which is handed out each year to an athlete who best exemplifies character and sportsmanship.