Shavon Shields’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American basketball player
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 5 June 1994, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Age: 26 years
Star sign Gemini
Family
Father: Will Shields 
Stats
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 97 kg

Shavon Shields (born June 5, 1994) is an American-Danish basketball player who currently plays for the Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team.

High school career

As a junior, Shields was a second-team all-Class 6A honoree and a first-team All-Sunflower Conference selection, as he averaged 17 points and six rebounds a game. Shields transferred into Olathe Northwest for his sophomore year, earning Sunflower League Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades. He also starred playing AAU ball for the MoKan Elite and Coach Rodney Perry. An outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA, Shields was on the honor roll throughout high school and a National Honor Society member.

As a senior, Shields was a consensus first-team Class 6A selection in Kansas after averaging 21.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for Coach Michael Grove at Olathe Northwest High School. He helped the Ravens to a 20-2 record and an appearance in the sub-state finals. Shields helped Olathe Northwest to an unblemished record in league play, earning Sunflower Conference MVP honors. In addition, he earned second-team all-class honors from the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle, a first-team all-metro selection by the Kansas City Star and was a finalist for the DiRenna Award, signifying the top player in the Kansas City area.

Shields came to Nebraska after being one of the top players in the Kansas City area throughout his prep career. Shields joined Willie Cauley-Stein as Olathe Northwest’s first-ever Division I signees in November 2011. Shields totaled 1,068 points in his three-year career at the school and finished as the school’s all-time leader in points, rebounds, free throws, field goals, steals and rebounds.

Recruitment

Shavon selected Nebraska over Texas Tech, Oregon State, Weber State, Long Beach State and Wyoming.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shavon Shields
SG/SF 		Olathe, KS Olathe Northwest High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 5, 2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • “2012 Nebraska Signees”. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 
  • “2012 Nebraska Basketball Recruiting Commits”. Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 
  • “ESPN – Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Recruiting 2012”. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 
  • “Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings”. Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 
  • “2012 Team Ranking”. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 

College career

Freshman year

Shields was twice named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season.

Sophomore year

Shields was the November 11, 2013 and March 10, 2014 men’s basketball player of the week during the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season. On January 31, 2014, he was named an Academic All-District by CoSIDA, placing him among the 40 finalists for fifteen 2013–14 Academic All-American basketball selections.

Junior year

On February 26, 2016, Shields became the first Nebraska men’s basketball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Senior year

Shields finished his career at Nebraska tied for fifth on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,630 points). He led the Huskers in scoring his senior season with 16.8 points per game. The conference coaches named him 2nd Team, All-Big Ten, and the conference media panel selected him to its 3rd Team.

College statistics

Correct as of 11 March 2016

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Nebraska 28 19 28.7 .471 .359 .676 5.1 0.9 0.8 0.3 8.6
2013–14 Nebraska 32 32 32.6 .443 .316 .721 5.8 1.6 0.9 0.3 12.8
2014–15 Nebraska 31 31 35.3 .440 .195 .827 6.0 2.2 1.1 0.2 15.4
2015–16 Nebraska 30 30 30.7 .470 .364 .769 5.1 2.7 1.3 0.3 16.8
Career 121 112 31.9 .455 .296 .759 5.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 13.5

Professional career

Fraport Skyliners (2016–present)

On August 24, 2016, Shields signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.

Personal

Shields is the son of National Football League Hall of Famer Will Shields. He was a high school teammate of Kentucky Wildcat Willie Cauley-Stein at Olathe Northwest High School. Shields represented the Denmark national basketball team in U20 competitions.

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