Kevin Sheppard

Kevin Sheppard
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979
St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
College Jacksonville (1998–2003)
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003 Cocoteros de Paria
2004 Toros de Aragua
2004 Gallitos de Isabela
2004 Guacharos de Maturin
2004–2005 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2005–2006 La Union Colon
2006 Guaynabo Conquistadores
2006–2007 Minot SkyRockets
2007 Marinos de Anzoategui
2007 Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008 Azad University
2008 Guaynabo Conquistadores
2008–2009 a.s Shiraz
2009 Quebradillas Pirates
2009–2015 Azad University
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States Virgin Islands
Centrobasket
2006 Panama Team competition
2008 Mexico Team competition
FIBA CBC Championship
2006 Jamaica Team competition
2011 Bahamas Team competition
Kevin Sheppard
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alphonso Sheppard
Date of birth (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979
Place of birth St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jacksonville University
National team‡
2002 United States Virgin Islands 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2008

Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic[1] and also played in the return game. He scored a goal in both games to become his country's all-time leading goalscorer.

Basketball

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.[2] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job, which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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