Shannon Shorter

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Shannon Shorter
No. 2KK Split
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League Adriatic League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989 (age 34)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Westside (Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Houston Blaze
2012Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple
2012Gansos Salvajes de la UIC
2013 Club La Unión
2013 Ostioneros de Guaymas
2013–2014 Hapoel Kfar Saba
2014Ostioneros de Guaymas
2014–2015 Hapoel Afula
2015–2016 Hiroshima Dragonflies
2016Hebei Xianglan
2016–2017 TED Ankara Kolejliler
2017 Le Mans Sarthe
2017Hebei Xianglan
2017–2018 Adelaide 36ers
2018 Al Riyadi
2018–2019 Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2019 Incheon ET Land Elephants
2019–2020 PAOK
2020 Hapoel Eilat
2020–2021 Chiba Jets
2021 Afyon Belediye
2021–present Split
Career highlights and awards

Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texan has played for teams in eleven countries including China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France. [1] [2]

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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. [3]

Professional career

Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016. [4]

On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [5] In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season. [6]

On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint. [7]

On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2017–18 NBL season. [8]

On March 31, 2018, he signed with Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League. [9]

On July 30, 2021, he has 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]

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