Justin Shouse

Justin Shouse
Justin Shouse with Stjarnan in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981
Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality American / Icelandic
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school McDowell
([Kearsarge, Erie County, Pennsylvania
College Mercyhurst (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–2017
Position Point guard
Number 12
Coaching career 2005–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005 Bergheim Bandits
2005–2006 Drangur
2006–2008 Snæfell
2008–2017 Stjarnan
As coach:
2005–2006 Drangur (Men's)
2007–2008 Snæfell (Women's)
2017–2018 Stjarnan (Men's, Assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 Luxembourg National Team

Justin Shouse (born 16 September 1981) is an American-Icelandic former professional basketball player who last played for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He is Úrvalsdeild's all time leader in assists.[2][3]

Playing career

Germany

Shouse started his professional career with the Bergheim Bandits of the German Regional league in 2004 where he averaged 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.[4][5]

Iceland

In 2005 Shouse joined Drangur in the Icelandic Division I as a player-coach.[5][6] For the season he averaged 37.7 points per game [7] while the team finished 6-12, good for 8th place finish.[8]

After one season in Division I, Shouse joined Úrvalsdeild powerhouse Snæfell in 2006. He played there for two seasons, winning the Icelandic Basketball Cup and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2008 [9] while losing in the National Finals the same year.[10]

In 2008 he signed with Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan. Since joining the club he has won the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times and the Supercup and Company Cup once each. He was twice selected domestic player of the year (2012, 2013) [11] and once the foreign player of the year (2010).[12] In 2015, he was named as the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP.[13]

On April 19, 2017, Shouse announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.[14]

Icelandic national team

Shouse received an Icelandic citizenship in 2011.[5][15] He was selected for the Icelandic national basketball team that won bronze in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe.[16]

Coaching career

Shouse was a player-coach for Drangur in 2005-2006[5] and led the team to a 6-12 record in 1. deild karla.[17] In 2008 he led Snæfell women's team to a with a perfect record in the 1. deild kvenna and promotion to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[5] After his playing career, Shouse served as an assistant coach to Hrafn Kristjánsson at Stjarnan during the 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild season.[18]

Awards and titles

As player

As coach

References

  1. ↑ "KKÍ | Leikmaður". Kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (February 5, 2016). "Stoðsendingakóngurinn Justin: Þetta er mikill heiður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (February 5, 2016). "Næstu tvær stoðsendingar hjá Justin verða sögulegar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Justin Shouse Bio". Lakeralumnihoops.tripod.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (April 13, 2013). "Hef unnið fyrir ríkisborgararéttinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "* ÓLAFUR Geir Magnússon hefur látið af störfum sem þjálfari". Mbl.is. 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ↑ "Tölfræði". Gamli.kki.is. 1990-01-01. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ↑ "1. deild karla". Gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  9. ↑ "KKÍ.is". Gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Icex ka. Úrslitakeppni". Gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  11. ↑ "KKÍ.is". Gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  12. ↑ "KKÍ.is". Gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  13. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 April 2015). "Justin Shouse mun spila sitt áttunda tímabil í Garðabænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Justin Shouse leggur skóna á hilluna". Visir.is. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  15. ↑ "Justin Shouse og Darrell Flake orðnir Íslendingar". Visir.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  16. ↑ "Justin valinn í landsliðið fyrir Smáþjóðaleikana". Visir.is. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  17. ↑ "1. deild karla 2006". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Níu mögulegir arftakar Finns hjá KR". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Saga bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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