Stephanie Clark-Shutes played two season of basketball at Union including the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. She was a key part of Union’s second NAIA National Championship in 2005 and quarterfinal appearance in 2004. Clark-Shutes was a two time NAIA All-American and was twice named the TranSouth Player of the Year during her career. In 2005, she was named NAIA National Player of the Year and the MVP of the NAIA National Tournament.Â
Clark-Shutes averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and one block per game in 66 career games at Union. She scored 20 or more points in a game 37 times in her 66 games, including a stretch of nine straight games in 2004. Her career high in points was 40 versus Martin Methodist in 2004, while her career high of 24 rebounds came versus Freed-Hardeman in 2005.
Clark-Shutes holds numerous school records including most rebounds in a game (24), most double-doubles in a season (29), most double-doubles in a career (44), most points in season (835) and most rebounds in a season (483).Â
In addition to an outstanding playing career for Union, Clark-Shutes also spent two seasons (2006-08) as the assistant coach at Union for head coach Mark Campbell. During those two seasons, Union advanced to two NAIA semifinals. Â
Currently, Clark-Shutes is the assistant coach for the University School of Jackson with her husband, Tony, serving as the head coach. USJ finished runner-up in the state tournament in 2017. She teaches middle school social studies and has one son, Zavior.
