Lis Shoshi

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Lis Shoshi
Peja
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League Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Personal information
Born (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 29)
Peja, FR Yugoslavia
NationalityKosovan
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Sigal Prishtina
2018 Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019 Maccabi Ashdod
2021 Peja
2021 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2023-present Peja
Career highlights and awards

Lis Shoshi (born June 29, 1994) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Peja in the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for Howard College and University of Arkansas at Little Rock before playing professionally in Kosovo, Lithuania and Israel.

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College career

Shoshi played two seasons under head coach Scott Raines at Howard College, where he was named the Western Junior College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-WJCAC in 2015. [2]

In his senior year at Little Rock, Shoshi averaged 8.9 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He led the Sun Belt Conference in blocks per game and his rebounding average ranked ninth in the Sun Belt. [2]

Professional career

2017–18 season

On August 28, 2017, Shoshi signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League. [3] However, on January 5, 2018, Shoshi parted ways with Sigal Prishtina to join the Lithuanian team Pieno žvaigždės for the rest of the season. [4] On April 21, 2018, Shoshi recorded a season-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds in an 85–94 loss to Lietkabelis. [5] Shoshi went on to win the 2018 Baltic League Championship with Pieno žvaigždės.

2018–19 season

On July 17, 2018, Shoshi signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod for the 2018–19 season, joining his national team coach Brad Greenberg. [6] On February 2, 2019, Shoshi recorded a double-double with a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 10-of-16 from the field for 33 PIR in a 94–104 loss to Hapoel Jerusalem. [7] In 30 games played for Ashdod, he finished the season as the league fourth-leading rebounder with 7.7 per game, to go with 12.8 points and 1.1 blocks per game.

2019–20 season

On June 14, 2019, Shoshi signed a one-year deal with the German team s.Oliver Würzburg. [8]

On August 12, 2019, he parted ways with Würzburg after he suffered a shoulder injury. [9]

2020–21 season

On March 16, 2021, he has signed with Peja in the Kosovo Basketball League. [10] Shoshi averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. [11]

2020–21 season

On September 16, 2021, Shoshi signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [11]

National team career

Shoshi is a member of the Kosovo national basketball team. He participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification games. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ UALR (KTHV) (2015-12-09). "Little Rock basketball's Lis Shoshi climbs to the top". KTHV (THV11). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. 1 2 "Lis Shoshi - University of Arkansas at Little Rock". lrtrojans.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lis Shoshi signs for Sigal Prishtina". Eurobasket.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Pieno Zvaigzdes signs Lis Shoshi, Osvaldas Olisevicius, parts ways with Ryan Anderson, Kazakauskas". Sportando.com. July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lietkabelis 94 at Pieno Zvaigzdes 85 - Box Score". RealGM.com. April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ "נאמן למאמנו: ליס שושי חתם באשדוד". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Winner League, Game 17: Hapoel J-M Vs Ashdod". basket.co.il. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wurzburg signs Lis Shoshi". Sportando.basketball. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Fischer kommt für Shoshi". sOliver-Wuerzburg.de (in German). August 12, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ "KB Peja sign A.J. Walton, Lis Shoshi". Sportando. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Lis Shoshi (ex Peja) signs at M.Rishon". Eurobasket. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ↑ "International Basketball Federation (FIBA) - Lis Shoshi". fiba.basketball. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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