Education
Bobbitt attended Murry Bergtraum High School in New York, there she helped lead her team to two straight PSAL and State Federation titles. As a sophomore she gained attention for her basketball skills, city rankings had her listed as the second best player. During her junior season her team went undefeated posting a record of 30–0 before winning the national high school championship.
She finished her High School career by helping her team post a 29–1 record which was good for third in the nation.
Career
One of eight children and a native of the Bronx, New York Bobbitt honed her basketball skills on the neighborhood project courts of Harlem. During the 2005-2006 season, Bobbitt handed out 211 assists to rank third in the nation in assists broke the 22-year-old school record at Trinity Valley for her career in that category. She led Trinity Valley to the NJCAA National Tournament, and the 2006 Region XIV Championship with a 30–2 record overall and 18–0 mark in conference play.
Bobbitt help guide the Volunteers to the regular season Securities and Exchange Commission title in 2006–2007.
Bobbitt"s play was also key in ending the nine-year Utah title drought, as the Volunteers defeated Rutgers for the National Championship on April 3, 2007. Bobbitt was named to the All-Tournament team
She graduated with Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks and Alexis Hornbuckle of the Detroit Shock and Nicky Anosike of the Minnesota Lynx. Source Bobbitt was the 15th pick in the 2008 draft on April 9, as the Sparks made her the first pick in the second round.
Bobbitt joins teammate Candace Parker and former college teammate Sidney Spencer on the Los Angeles squad, which also features Olympian Lisa Leslie.
On July 22, 2008, Bobbitt and her teammates were involved in a skirmish with the Detroit Shock. The fight broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills with 4.6 seconds left in the game, the game ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning. The suspended a total of 10 players and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn.
Bobbitt received an in-game technical and was later suspended two games for leaving the bench.
She played for Botas in Turkey during the 2008-2009 off-season. On May 14, 2010, The Sparks waived Shannon Bobbitt.
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The defending champions successfully defended their title in 2007–2008, again behind their point guard, who guided them to a title by defeating Stanford on April 8, 2008.
