Most of the sports world is well aware of Deion Sanders’ two sons, Shedeur and Shilo, who starred at Colorado this past football season after following him from Jackson State. But his daughter, Shelomi Sanders, also followed her dad to Colorado. And for her, it was seemingly a pretty large mistake.
Shelomi Sanders was on Colorado’s women’s basketball team this past season, a team that did achieve some big successes, reaching the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, ultimately losing to Iowa and Caitlin Clark.
However, Shelomi accomplished very little on the court individually, largely due to a lack of opportunity. She appeared in just five games, averaging 1.8 minutes per game in those few opportunities she did get.
Instead of sticking it out at Colorado for her sophomore season, she has opted to leave her father’s school for the first time in her collegiate career. On Tuesday, she took to social media to announce that she will be entering the transfer portal.
“First and foremost, I would like to thank my creator for allowing me to have this platform with amazing experiences,” Sanders wrote Tuesday on Twitter/X. “I want to thank my coaches and the university for accepting me to be a part of the family, it has been a blessing accomplishing as much as we did. I would like to thank my family and my support system for always uplifting and pouring into me on and off the court as a student athlete.
“My time at Colorado has been a treat with amazing experiences along the way. With intentional consideration and prayer, I have decided to enter the transfer portal.”
Many Colorado fans understood the move considering her very limited playing time, taking to social media to offer her well wishes about her future in college basketball.
Go be great! wishing you the best
— Denver Dork (@DorkDraft) April 9, 2024
Go be great pretty 🫡
— DC76ers (@DC76er_) April 9, 2024
https://twitter.com/Mroyn03Marc/status/1777735781395685497
Wishing you only the best! Thanks for being part of Buff nation. #buff4life
— BufflHoo (@BufflHoo) April 9, 2024
The move had to be a bit difficult for Shelomi because of her family ties to Colorado. But ultimately, it’s hard to argue that this is the best decision that she could have made for her collegiate career.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.