Education
When he was known as Shammgod Wells, he played high school basketball at Louisiana Salle Academy in Manhattan. His teammates at Louisiana Salle Academy included future National Basketball Association player Metta World Peace (then known as Ron Artest) and former Providence College center Karim Shabazz. He was selected to the 1995 McDonald"s All-American Team and recorded 9 points in the All-American game.
He also played with Kobe Bryant during a summer on an Amateur Athletic Union team
Kobe learned the cross-over dribble move from Shammgod during this time.
Career
He played in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Wizards during 1997-1998 after being drafted by them in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 National Basketball Association draft. He played in the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including the Zhejiang Cyclones. and Shanxi Yujun. He also played professionally in Poland and Saudi Arabia.
Shammgod played for two seasons at Providence College, where he averaged 10.3 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company for his college career.
He was selected to the Big East All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 1996 after setting the Big East freshman assist record, which has since been broken. Shammgod registered 23 points and 5 assists while matching up against future National Basketball Association player Mike Bibby in the loss.
Shammgod appeared in 20 games for the Washington Wizards in 1997-1998. Shammgod later played in the Chinese Basketball Association.
In high school, he was known as Shammgod Wells.
However, upon attending Providence College, he was forced to either legally change his name to Shammgod Wells, or to use his legal name of God Shammgod. Because he did not have the $600 required to legally change his name, he was known as God Shammgod from that point onward. Shammgod reenrolled at Providence in 2012 to complete his undergraduate studies and is expected to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Development in May 2015.
He has also been an undergraduate student assistant on Editor Cooley"s staff and has been credited with playing a role in the development of Bryce Cotton and Kris Dunn.
