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Shannon Shorter

Shannon Shorter

American basketball player (born 1989)

Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texan has played for teams in eleven countries including China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France.[1][2]

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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.[3]

Professional career

Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016.[4]

On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[5] In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.[6]

On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint.[7]

On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2017–18 NBL season.[8]

On March 31, 2018, he signed with Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League.[9]

On July 30, 2021, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10] Shorther averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. On December 18, he signed with Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Greenwood, Rob (July 27, 2017). "US guard Shannon Shorter joins Adelaide 36ers on one-year deal". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "Shannon Shorter to join Chiba Jets". Asia Basket. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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    "Shannon Shorter College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    Uluc, Olgun (July 28, 2017). "Adelaide 36ers announce signing of import Shannon Shorter". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "Shannon Shorter inks with TED Ankara". Sportando.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "Shannon Shorter moves to Le Mans". Sportando.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "Shannon Shorter inks in China with Hebei". Sportando.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "36ERS SIGN EXPERIENCED GUARD SHANNON SHORTER". Adelaide36ers.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    "Al Riyadi lands Shannon Shorter, ex 36ers". australiabasket.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Afyon'a tanıdık skorer" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. [11]
    Zule, Zeljko (December 18, 2021). "Split signs Shannon Shorter, ex Afyon". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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