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 .
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.[ 1]
Professional career
Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016.[ 2] [ 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, Shorter signed with Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League .[ 8]
On July 4, 2020, Shorter signed with Chiba Jets Of the B.League .[ 9]
On July 30, 2021, Shorter 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] On July 28, 2022, he re-signed with Split.[ 12]
On August 16, 2023, Shorter signed with Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League .[ 13] On November 3, he signed with Split.[ 14] On July 23, 2024, he re-signed with Split.[ 15]
References
^ "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 .
^ 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 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 .
^ "#12 シャノン・ショーター選手 2020-21シーズン選手契約基本合意のお知らせ" . 千葉ジェッツ . July 4, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2024 .
^ "Afyon'a tanıdık skorer" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 .
^ Zule, Zeljko (December 18, 2021). "Split signs Shannon Shorter, ex Afyon" . Eurobasket . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "KK Split extends Shannon Shorter" . Sportando. July 28, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2024 .
^ "Al Ittihad lands Shannon Shorter" . Eurobasket.com . August 16, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024 .
^ "Shannon Shorter returns to Split" . AdmiralBet ABA League . November 3, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024 .
^ "Shannon Shorter signs new deal with KK Split" . Sportando . July 23, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024 .
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