James Shaw (volleyball)

James Shaw
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-05) March 5, 1994 (age 31) Stanford, California, U.S.
Hometown	Woodside, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (204 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Spike	141 in (358 cm)
Block	133 in (338 cm)
College / University	Stanford University
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	WWK Volleys Herrsching
Number	10 (national team), 8 (Stanford), 3 (Pro club)
Career
Years Teams 2012-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2022- Stanford University Pallavolo Padova Sir Safety Perugia Zaksa Narbonne Volley Gas Sales Piacenza WWK Volleys Herrsching
National team
2014- United States
Medal record Men's beach volleyball Representing the   United States World Cup 2019 Japan Beach World Tour 2025 Playa del Carmen Beach Pan-American Cup 2022 Gatineau Beach

James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American volleyball player. Shaw currently plays for WWK Volleys Herrsching. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Stanford University. ^[1] Shaw started his professional career in the 2016/2017 season where he played for Italian Club, Pallavolo Padova. ^[2] In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at Sir Safety Perugia. ^[3] He spent his 2022 summer training with Team USA and traveled to Brazil for the first round of VNL. ^[4] Since 2023, Shaw has shifted his focus on Beach Volleyball. He has partnered with Chaim Shalk and the duo played the 2024-2025 season together. The pair qualified for the AVP league, and played for the Miami Mayhem.

Personal life

James Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in Woodside, California. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are Don Shaw and Carolyn Walker. His father acted as head coach of men's and women's volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College. ^[5]

References

1. "Team Roster – United States". fivb.org. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
2. "All pallegio arriva James Shaw" (in Italian). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. "È "block devils Shaw! Il regista Americano sbarca a Perugia!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
4. "New Team, Same Goal for U.S. Men at VNL".
5. "James Shaw - Team USA". Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

External links

• profile at FIVB.org