Background
She started playing basketball influenced by her father who was a basketball coach.
大神 雄子
She started playing basketball influenced by her father who was a basketball coach.
She was educated at and played for Nagoya College High School (currently Ōka Gakuen High School).
She is a point guard currently playing for JX Sunflowers of the Women"s Japan Basketball League. She formerly played for Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association. Her nickname is Shin. After graduation in 2001, she joined Japan Energy basketball club
In the same year, she received her first call-up for the national team
In 2004, she represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and became the youngest Japanese female basketball player at the Olympics ever. In 2007, she became the first Japanese female player to sign a professional contact in the domestic leagues.
In 2008, she signed a training camp contract with Phoenix Mercury. The club announced on May 16, 2008 that she made the opening day roster.
She is the second Japanese player to play in the Women's National Basketball Association after Mikiko Hagiwara who also played for the Mercury from 1997-1998.
She recorded 4 points and 1 assist in her Women's National Basketball Association debut on May 17, 2008 in the season opener, a 94-99 loss against the Los Angeles Sparks. Position: Point guard
Height: 5 foot 7 in. / 1.70 m
Team(s): Phoenix Mercury (Women's National Basketball Association).