Shimona Nelson
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| Born | 1 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shimona Nelson (formerly Jok; born 1 December 1998) is a Jamaican netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Mavericks.
Career
Nelson broke into the senior Jamaica national netball team in early 2017 in a test series against Barbados and has also represented Jamaica at Under-21 and Fast5 level.[1][2] She was selected by the Adelaide Thunderbirds as a replacement player for the injured Cat Tuivaiti in the 2018 season, and played the most games in a winless season for the Thunderbirds.[3] Nelson moved to Melbourne-based Super Netball team the Collingwood Magpies at end of the season, joining the Magpies squad for two years.[4] She then joined the Melbourne Mavericks in 2024 as the new team took the license of the defunct Magpies.
Super Netball statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[5]
| Season | Team | G/A | GA | RB | CPR | FD | IC | DF | PN | TO | MP |
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| 2018 | Thunderbirds | 418/474 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 73 | 14 |
| 2019 | Magpies | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 418/474 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 73 | 14 | |
Personal life
Nelson studied a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Deakin University.[6] She elected to pursue netball instead of playing college basketball in the United States.[3]
Nelson became known as Shimona Jok ahead of the 2024 SSN season after her marriage to Australian professional basketballer Buay Jok in November 2023.[7] She reverted to her maiden name ahead of the 2026 SSN season.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Nelson, Shimona". fast5worldseries.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Shimona Nelson shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 "A new era, a new team". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nelson to fly with Pies in 2019". Magpies Netball. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shimona Nelson". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ Netball Jamaica (27 November 2023). "Here comes the Bride 👰♀️! Look at this stunning Sunshine Girl, Shimona Nelson. Shimona tied the knot 🪢 with her Prince Charming in Melbourne, Australia. Help us congratulate Mr. & Mrs. Jok. We wish her union continuous blessings. Enjoy your honeymoon @shimonanelson . We can't wait to have you back on court with us". Facebook. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Greenwood, Emma; Williams, Rebecca; Smith, Erin (12 March 2026). "Thwaites a Mavs boost". Sunday Herald Sun. p. 50.
...where she will play a key role with goalers Shimona Nelson, Reilley Batcheldor and Uneeq Palavi."
External links
- 1998 births
- Jamaican netball players
- Adelaide Thunderbirds players
- Collingwood Magpies Netball players
- Living people
- Suncorp Super Netball players
- Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games netball players for Jamaica
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in netball
- Jamaica international Fast5 players
- Melbourne Mavericks players
- Jamaica international netball players
- Netball Jamaica Elite League players
- Jamaican sportspeople stubs
- Netball biography stubs