WATCH: Coach Prime's daughter Shelomi Sanders blows candle and lip syncs to Gossip Girl audio in latest TikTok video

Shelomi Sanders (Image Credits: Instagram/@shelomisanders)
Shelomi Sanders (Image Credits: Instagram/@shelomisanders)

Alabama A&M Bulldogs guard Shelomi Sanders celebrated her 21st birthday on Dec. 14 with a special post via TikTok on Friday. The post used the popular audio from "Gossip Girl" of Blair Waldorf celebrating her birthday. The pink cake had a "21" candle and included "Bossy," Sanders' nickname, in white.

In her junior year with the Bulldogs, Sanders averaged 1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.4 assists. The guard has already played more games this season (10) than in the last two years at Colorado and Jackson State combined (7).

Sanders moved from Colorado in April. Although she never fully explained, the guard partially gave the reason in an Instagram livestream in August.

“I don’t want to say anything too bad,” Sanders said. “It just wasn’t good energy. It wasn’t good vibes. There wasn’t enough being poured into me as a player and young lady. If I didn’t leave when I did, I promise you I would’ve quit.”

Shelomi Sanders opens up about her struggles with type 1 diabetes

Shelomi Sanders was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13. The chronic condition requires the guard to take medication as her body does not create enough insulin she needs.

With the diagnosis coming at such a young age, Sanders admitted in an interview with People magazine that she struggled to come to terms with it.

“Being that young and getting diagnosed, it was pretty tough just because I didn't expect to take on that much responsibility at a young age. I was just very insecure,” she said. “I would hide my devices, I would go to the bathroom to take my injections, all of that.”

Now, Sanders has the help of her staff and teammates. Using her experience, the guard is now helping other young children with type 1 diabetes, as a mentor, through her NIL deal with Dexcom U.

“I used to be so closed off. So just being able to relate to people on that type of level and to share stories and a laugh … everything about it, it’s just amazing,” she said.
“I know we teach them things, but the mentees have really taught me things at the same time.”

Sanders and the Bulldogs will play their last game before the break on Saturday against the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears

Also read: "She's such a star" - Deion Sanders' ex-wife Pilar Sanders once captured Shelomi Sanders during heartfelt moment with fan

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Edited by Abhimanyu Gupta
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