Shannon Shorter
No. 12 – Al Riyadi | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | Lebanese Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Houston, Texas | August 1, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Westside (Houston, Texas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012 | Houston Blaze |
2012 | Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple |
2012 | Gansos Salvajes de la UIC |
2013 | Club La Unión |
2013 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2013–2014 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
2014 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2014–2015 | Hapoel Afula |
2015–2016 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
2016 | Hebei Xianglan |
2016–2017 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
2017 | Le Mans Sarthe |
2017 | Hebei Xianglan |
2017–2018 | Adelaide 36ers |
2018–present | Al Riyadi |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League. The 193cm Texan joined the 36ers in 2017 following a seven-season professional career which took him to China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France.[1]
College career
Shorter played four years of college basketball between 2007 and 2011. After spending his freshman season with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Shorter joined Paris Junior College for his sophomore year. He returned to a Division 1 school in 2009, joining North Texas. In 66 games for North Texas over two seasons, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2]
Professional career
Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016.[3]
On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[4] In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.[5]
On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint.[6]
On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2017–18 NBL season.[7] On March 31, 2018, he signed with Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League.[8]
References
- ↑ Greenwood, Rob (July 27, 2017). "US guard Shannon Shorter joins Adelaide 36ers on one-year deal". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Shannon Shorter College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ Uluc, Olgun (July 28, 2017). "Adelaide 36ers announce signing of import Shannon Shorter". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Shannon Shorter inks with TED Ankara". Sportando.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Shannon Shorter moves to Le Mans". Sportando.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Shannon Shorter inks in China with Hebei". Sportando.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "36ERS SIGN EXPERIENCED GUARD SHANNON SHORTER". Adelaide36ers.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Al Riyadi lands Shannon Shorter, ex 36ers". australiabasket.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
External links
- Shannon Shorter at lnb.fr