Shawn Long

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Shawn Long
Shawn Long.jpg
No. 21–Osaka Evessa
Position Power forward / center
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31)
Morgan City, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Morgan City
(Morgan City, Louisiana)
College Louisiana (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Delaware 87ers
2017 Philadelphia 76ers
2017 Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2017–2018Delaware 87ers
2018–2019 New Zealand Breakers
2019Guizhou Guwutang Tea
2019–2020 Melbourne United
2020–2021 Mobis Phoebus
2021–2023 Levanga Hokkaido
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto National team

Shawn Long (born January 29, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Osaka Evessa of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

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High school career

Long attended Morgan City High School under Jeremy Whittington. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 15.2 rebounds and 9.1 blocks, helping team to a 26–5 record. He was named district MVP, earned first team all-district honors for two straight year and was the district defensive player of the year as a senior. [1]

College career

Long originally enrolled at Mississippi State University of the Southeastern Conference, but became immediately unhappy with his choice. After the first semester, and without playing in any games, Long transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette and received an NCAA waiver to allow him to play the following season without sitting out the customary full year. [2] Long first suited up for the Ragin' Cajuns in the 2012–13 season, averaging 15.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game to earn Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and second-team All-conference honors. Over his next two seasons, Long would again average a double-double and was named first-team All-Sun Belt both years. [2]

For his senior season, Long was named the preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year. [3] On January 23, 2016, in a game against the Troy Trojans, Long scored his 2,000th point and became the first player in school and conference history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. He was also selected for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) college All-Star game to be held at the 2016 Final Four in Houston. [4]

Professional career

Delaware and Philadelphia (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Long signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on July 8, 2016. [5] He was waived by the 76ers on October 24 after appearing in seven preseason games. [6] Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the 76ers. [7] On January 6, 2017, Long had 45 points and 14 rebounds in a 129–105 win over the Erie BayHawks. [8] He was selected to play in the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On March 6, 2017, he was called up by the 76ers, who signed him to a 10-day contract to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Philadelphia had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15. [9] He made his NBA debut that night, recording 13 points and seven rebounds in a 112–98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. [10] On March 16, 2017, he signed a partially guaranteed, multiyear deal with the 76ers. [11] [12] Seven days later, in a 117–107 win over the Chicago Bulls, Long had 18 points in just his ninth career game. [13]

On June 28, 2017, Long was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick and cash considerations. [14] He was waived by the Rockets on September 26, 2017. [15]

China and G League (2017–2018)

On October 10, 2017, Long signed a two-month contract with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. [16] He left the team in mid-November after averaging 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in seven games. [17]

On December 18, 2017, Long was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA G League. [18]

New Zealand Breakers and Guizhou Guwutang Tea (2018–2019)

On September 5, 2018, Long signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2018–19 NBL season. [19] He averaged 18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game and was named to the All-NBL Second Team. [20]

In May 2019, Long had a one-game stint with Guizhou Guwutang Tea of the Chinese NBL. [21]

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On May 30, 2019, Long signed with Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season. [22]

Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2020–2021)

On June 16, 2020, Long signed with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). [23] He averaged 21.3 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, ranking No. 1 in both scoring and rebounding. He was subsequently named the KBL's Foreign MVP for the 2020–21 season. [24]

Levanga Hokkaido (2021–present)

On June 18, 2021, Long signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. [25]

National team career

Long represented the United States national team [26] at the 2015 Pan American Games, [27] where he won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Philadelphia 18012.7.594.412.5434.5.8.5.58.2
Career18012.7.594.412.5434.5.8.5.58.2

B.League

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021-22 Hokkaido 565632.5.573.392.67610.52.51.11.025.0
Career565632.5.573.392.67610.52.51.11.025.0

Source: basketball-stats.de (Date: 27. May 2022) [28]

Personal life

Long's sister, Shelly, died in 2018 after suffering from an autoimmune disease. [29]

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 Vecenie, Sam (December 24, 2015). "Shawn Long overcomes hurdles to be Sun Belt's next NBA hopeful". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Luke (October 21, 2015). "Shawn Long selected Sun Belt Conference preseason player of the year; Cajuns picked to win league". The Advocate . Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Tim (January 27, 2016). "UL's Long reaches milestones Marlin deems 'amazing'". The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sixers Announce Samsung NBA Summer League Roster, Signings". NBA.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sixers Waive Five Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "SEVENS INVITE 13 PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Antetokounmpo, Snell lead Bucks past 76ers, 112-98". ESPN.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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  12. ↑ Pompey, Keith (March 16, 2017). "Sixers sign Shawn Long to multi-year deal". Philly.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Career nights for Saric, Long lift 76ers past Bulls, 117-107". ESPN.com. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sixers Acquire Second-Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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  24. ↑ "Shawn Long wins KBL season's Foreign MVP award". Sportando. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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