Kevin Sheppard

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Kevin Sheppard
Personal information
Born (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979 (age 45)
St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
College Jacksonville (1998–2003)
NBA draft 2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2003 Cocoteros de Paria
2004 Toros de Aragua
2004 Gallitos de Isabela
2004 Guacharos de Maturin
2004–2005 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2005–2006 La Union Colon
2006 Guaynabo Conquistadores
2006–2007 Minot SkyRockets
2007 Marinos de Anzoategui
2007 Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008 Azad University
2008 Guaynabo Conquistadores
2008–2009 a.s Shiraz
2009 Quebradillas Pirates
2009–2015Azad University
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
Centrobasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Panama
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Mexico
FIBA CBC Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Jamaica
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bahamas
Kevin Sheppard
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alphonso Sheppard
Date of birth (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Jacksonville University
International career
2002 United States Virgin Islands 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008

Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

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Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic [1] and also played in the return game.

Basketball

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran. [2] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job , which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

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