Coach Prime's ex-wife Pilar Sanders sings praises of Shelomi Sanders to Shedeur & Shilo after her eye-catching performance
Colorado coach Deion Sanders' lastborn daughter Shelomi Sanders finally started her college basketball career in earnest. This is after she transferred from the Colorado Lady Buffs via the transfer portal in April.
Shelomi tallied 14 points, one assist, one rebound and two steals in a clash against Oakwood University on Monday.
On Wednesday, her mother, Pilar Sanders hyped up her performance, reposting a clip of the highlights on TikTok, tagging her sons, Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, in the post.
"Yeah @Shilo Sanders and @Shedeur Sanders baby sis @Shelomi y'all my baby got it, completely honest! And I love it!!!! Congrats Ladybulldogs 96-50 win," Pilar wrote.
Pilar Sanders is Shelomi Sanders' biggest fan
Pilar Sanders regularly attended Colorado Lady Buffs games during the 2023 college basketball season. This was despite Shelomi Sanders not playing in most of them and only totaling 11 minutes of action spread over five games.
When Shelomi entered the transfer portal, it put her at odds with her charismatic father, Deion Sanders, who did not mince his words during a "DVNR Buffs" podcast. When speaking about his daughter's decision to leave Boulder, Coach Prime said:
“You get a team before you enter the portal,” Deion said. “That’s what I would advise a kid. I know, ‘Well, it’s illegal.’ C’mon, man. Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that knows somebody. You kind of want them to do something, and she has been truly advised. I’m a real father. Where I come from, historically, kids follow their parents. When did parents start following the kids?
"That doesn’t work in my book. That doesn’t work where I am from. I am the leader of the family. So, I’ve been dictating where my kids will go. They’re not dictating where I go. I’m happy. I’m cool. I’m sound in Boulder. I love it 100%. We’re going to build a monument. You see those mountains over the stadium? I want my head on one of them.”
The expressive Pilar Sanders did not take too kindly to her ex-husband's tirade against Shelomi, standing up to him in an eight-minute clip posted on various social media channels.
“When a child, a young adult, decides to step out on their own and even taking advice, not even in an arrogant way, not in a disrespectful way, but looking out for their own life, looking out for their own career, and doing what’s best to be done, the girl wants to play ball,” Pilar said. “How about supporting somebody else? We know you have your favorites. We all know that; we’ve all seen it throughout life.”
Although peace seems to have returned to the Sanders household, Pilar Sanders has continued to show her support for Shelomi Sanders. This is even as her daughter embarks on her new journey at Alabama A&M.