Danny Shouse

Daniel "Danny" Shouse (born October 23, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who won two Icelandic championships with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík in 1981 and 1982.[1][2]

Danny Shouse
Personal information
Born (1958-10-23) October 23, 1958
Terre Haute, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegePeru State College (1977–1979)
Playing career1979–1982
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1979–1980Ármann
1980–1982Njarðvík
As coach:
1980–1981Njarðvík (men's)
1981–1982Njarðvík (women's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points1,485 (37.1 ppg)
Games40

He set the Icelandic single game scoring record in 1979 when he scored 100 points in a Division I game.[3][4]

College

Shouse played for Peru State College from 1977 to 1979 and left as their all-time leading scorer with 1,867 points.[5] He was inducted into the schools hall of fame in 1998.[6]

Playing career

Shouse joined the Ármann of the Icelandic second-tier Division I in 1979. He first played during the Reykjavík basketball tournament, where he scored 64 and 70 points in his first two games.[7]

On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points for Ármann in a Division I game against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single game scoring record.[3][4] In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík [8] and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri.[9] In 10 games, he scored 648 points for an average of 64.8 points per game.[10] His scoring prowess helped Ármann win Division I and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.[4] Even though Shouse played in the nations tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country and finished third in the vote for Foreign Player of the Year.[11][12]

After the season, Shouse signed with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík and helped them win two Icelandic championships, in 1981 and 1982.[1][2] He led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring both years[13][14] and was named the 1981 Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[15]

Coaching career

Shouse was a player-coach for Njarðvík during the 1980-1981 season, leading them to a 17-3 record and the national championship.[1][16] He coached Njarðvík's women's team during the 1981-1982 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.[17]

Personal life

Shouse was raised in a home with 13 siblings.[18] Two of his brothers also played in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Darrell Shouse played for Fram Reykjavík during the later half of the 1979-1980 season, averaging 21.3 points per game[19][20], and Douglas Shouse played the first half of the 1990-1991 season, averaging 27.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.[21][22] His son, Derek Daniel Shouse, played for Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA in the Icelandic Division I from 2016 to 2017.[23][24][25]

See also

References
  1. "Njarðvíkingar geta brosað breitt þrátt fyrir stórskell í gærkvöld". Dagblaðið. 18 February 1981. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  2. "Njarðvík tryggði sér titilinn með átakalausum sigri". Morgunblaðið. 9 March 1982. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  3. "Ruslakjaftur Ívars Websters lykillinn að 100 stiga leik Danny Shouse". Vísir.is. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  4. "Hverjir ná í Danny Shouse?". Vísir. 26 February 1980. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  5. "Derrick Williams Joins Bobcat 1,000-Point Club". pscbobcats.com. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  6. "Hall of Fame - Danny Shouse". pscbobcats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  7. "Skoraði 70 stig og setti nýtt met". Morgunblaðið. 25 September 1979. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  8. "Loksins ósigur hjá Ármenningum". 21 January 1980. Retrieved 2017-07-29. (in Icelandic)
  9. "Þór vann Ármann". Dagblaðið. 18 February 1980. Retrieved 2017-07-29. (in Icelandic)
  10. "648 stig í 10 leikjum!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. "„Shouse besti Bandaríkjamaðurinn..." Tíminn. 19 December 1979. Retrieved 2017-07-29. (in Icelandic)
  12. "Fer Ármann í úrvalsdeild?". Vísir. 14 January 1980. Retrieved 2017-07-29. (in Icelandic)
  13. "1980-1981 Úrvalsdeild statistics". KKÍ.is. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  14. "1981-1982 Úrvalsdeild statistics". KKÍ.is. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  15. Sveinn Guðjónsson (11 March 1981). "„Vertíðarlok hjá körfuboltamönnum". Vísir. Retrieved July 28, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  16. Óskar Ó. Jónsson and Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (1 December 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". KKÍ.is. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  17. Óskar Ó. Jónsson and Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (15 March 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". KKÍ.is. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  18. Gylfi Kristjánsson (14 March 1981). "Amma gaf mér körfubolta í jólagjöf". Vísir. Retrieved 2017-07-28. (in Icelandic)
  19. "Annar kani til Fram". Vísir. 17 December 1979. Retrieved 2017-07-29. (in Icelandic)
  20. Darrell Shouse Úrvalsdeild statistics
  21. "Douglas Shouse leikur með ÍR". Tíminn. 16 October 1990. Retrieved 2017-08-06. (in Icelandic)
  22. "Douglas Shouse: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". KKÍ.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06. (in Icelandic)
  23. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (24 August 2016). "Sonur 100 stiga mannsins á Skagann". Vísir.is. Retrieved July 28, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  24. Derek Daniel Shouse statistics
  25. "ÍA sigruðu Gnúpverja á Skaganum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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