Landry Shamet
 | |
| No. 23 – Philadelphia 76ers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 13, 1997 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Park Hill (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| College | Wichita State (2015–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Landry Michael Shamet (born March 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers. The shooting guard played just three games in his redshirt freshman year and attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was a student in the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) college preparatory program.
College career
Shamet played three games in his freshman season before having to redshirt the season due to a foot injury. In January 2017, he became the point guard for the Shockers.[1] In his redshirt freshman season, Shamet averaged 11.4 points and 3.3 assists per game. He was named to the First team MVC All-Conference and MVC Freshman of the Year. Following the season Shamet had surgery to repair a stress fracture on his foot.[2]
Coming into his sophomore year, Shamet was named to the Preseason First Team All-AAC and was one of fifty players named in the Preseason Wooden Award watch list.[3][4] He was one of only two sophomores to be selected for the 2018 Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list.[5] Shamet scored a career-high 30 points to help Wichita State beat Oklahoma State 78-66 on December 9, 2017.[6] Shamet led the AAC in several categories, including assists per game, true shooting percentage, and offensive box plus/minus.[7] He averaged 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Following the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[8]
Professional career
Shamet was taken with the 26th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[9]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Wichita State | 3 | 1 | 17.7 | .438 | .300 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .3 | 8.7 |
| 2016–17 | Wichita State | 36 | 35 | 26.7 | .472 | .439 | .802 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .7 | .2 | 11.4 |
| 2017–18 | Wichita State | 32 | 32 | 31.7 | .489 | .442 | .825 | 3.2 | 5.2 | .7 | .2 | 14.9 |
| Career | 71 | 68 | 28.6 | .480 | .437 | .811 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .8 | .2 | 12.9 | |
References
- ↑ Paul, Suellentrop (March 18, 2017). "Wichita State's Landry Shamet taking first steps on national stage". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (July 31, 2017). "Landry Shamet scheduled for right foot surgery, out 12-16 weeks". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Selected as 2017–18 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Shamet named to Naismith Watch List". KWCH12. November 9, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ↑ "College basketball: John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 announced". NCAA.com. 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ↑ "Shamet scores 30; No. 6 Wichita St. tops Oklahoma St. 78-66". ESPN. Associated Press. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Landry Shamet College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ↑ Wichita State's Landry Shamet steadily becomes solid NBA Draft prospect
- ↑ Haughton, Matt (June 21, 2018). "Sixers select Wichita State guard Landry Shamet with 26th pick in NBA draft". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved June 22, 2018.