Shay Cooney- Williams signs with Brisbane Capitals QBL

Brisbane Capitals welcomes Shay Cooney- Williams to the QBL program. Shay, an American point/shooting guard joins from her current season of WNBL in Texas.

During the 2014 season, Cooney- Williams played for Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rico, helping her team reach the semi- finals.

Shay completed her four- year career at Pepperdine University ranked eighth in career 3-pointers (123) and tied for tenth in single-season 3 pointers with 48 in her senior year. Leading Pepperdine in overall scoring (9.3), in her senior year, scoring a season- high 16 points in an upset win against Saint Mary’s.  

A McDonald’s All- American nominee as a senior, averaging 14.1 points, 6.9 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Shay graduated from Frisco (Texas) High School in 2009. The District 9-4A MVP her final three years, as well as a TABC all-state and all-region selection, Cooney- Williams made the Dallas Morning News all-area team all four years. She set school records for points in a career (1,662) and season (612), three-pointers in a game (6) and career (195), and steals in a season (154). As well as helping lead her team to the state semi-finals her sophomore year and regional finals as a senior.

Brisbane Basketball is excited for Shay Cooney – Williams to step out on the court as a Brisbane Capital and add to the strength of the QBL program. 

Let’s Go Caps!




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