Background
She was born in Santa Clara, California, United States of America.
She was born in Santa Clara, California, United States of America.
Stanford University.
She is an alumnus from Pinewood High School in California and graduated from Stanford before returning to Turkey. Şebnem"s sister, Yasemin Kimyacıoğlu, is also a star basketball player still attending college at Santa Clara University. She currently plays for Galatasaray and also played for Beşiktaş Cola Turka.