Shawn Respert

Last updated

Shawn Respert
Personal information
Born (1972-02-06) February 6, 1972 (age 53)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [a]
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Borgess
(Redford, Michigan)
College Michigan State (1990–1995)
NBA draft 1995: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1995–2003
Position Point guard
Number3, 31, 24, 21, 2
Coaching career2011–2016
Career history
As a player:
1995–1997 Milwaukee Bucks
1997–1998 Toronto Raptors
1998 Dallas Mavericks
1999 Phoenix Suns
1999–2000 Adecco Milano
2000–2001 Near East
2001–2002 Fillattice Imola
2002–2003 Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński
As a coach:
2013–2016 Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 851 (4.9 ppg)
Rebounds 226 (1.3 rpg)
Assists 177 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 St. Petersburg National team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Buffalo National team

Shawn Christopher Respert (born February 6, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He attended Bishop Borgess High School, and he came to prominence while playing college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four seasons from 1995 to 1999. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in October 2024.

Contents

College career

Respert was a standout at Michigan State. He and point guard Eric Snow combined to form one of the nation's most prolific backcourt tandems for head coach Jud Heathcote's Spartans. Respert was the team's leading scorer all four seasons at Michigan State and finished his career second all-time in scoring among Big Ten players with 2,531 points (trailing only Calbert Cheaney) and first in Big Ten games with 1,545 games played. He capped a brilliant career by being named a unanimous first team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year and Sporting News and NABC National Player of the Year [1] with a 25.6 scoring average during his 1994–95 senior season. He left East Lansing as the Spartans all-time leading scorer and began the tradition of out-going seniors kissing the logo at center court during their final home game.

College 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1990–91 Michigan State 1-3.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
1991–92 Michigan State 303031.8.503.455.8722.12.11.10.115.8
1992–93 Michigan State 282834.3.481.429.8564.02.60.90.220.1
1993–94 Michigan State 323233.6.484.449.8404.02.51.30.224.3
1994–95 Michigan State 282833.6.473.474.8694.03.01.40.025.6
Career11911833.0.484.454.8573.52.51.20.121.3

Professional career

Respert was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round, with the 8th overall pick, of the 1995 NBA draft. The Blazers traded his NBA rights to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Gary Trent and a first-round pick. Respert was traded to Toronto in his second year, where he scored 5.6 points a game. He next played briefly in Dallas the next season and then had a second stint with the Raptors. Respert finished his career in Phoenix during the 1998–99 season. He was under contract with Los Angeles Lakers for a brief period in October 2000 but was waived before playing in any NBA games for them. In his NBA career, Respert played in 172 games and scored a total of 851 points on averages of 4.9 points in 13.7 minutes per game.

He played professionally in Italy for Adecco Milano (1999–2000) and Fillattice Imola (2001–2002). He also played in Poland for Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński (2002–2003).

Respert had stomach cancer but did not admit it until 2005. He started being bothered with stomach cramps towards the end of his rookie season. He noticed a lump below his belly button even after changing his diet. Respert was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a series of tests at Milwaukee's St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in May 1996. After confirmation through a second opinion, he underwent daily radiation therapy for three consecutive months, losing twenty pounds in the process. The only people who knew about this treatment were the Bucks' trainers, doctors, his coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. and Michigan State backcourt partner Eric Snow. He only told a select few; not even his family and girlfriend knew, because "people don't want to hear excuses in pro sports, even if the excuse is cancer." [2]

NBA 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1995–96 Milwaukee 62013.6.387.344.8331.21.10.50.14.9
1996–97 Milwaukee 1405.9.316.1111.0000.50.60.00.01.4
1996–97 Toronto 27015.3.442.396.8441.21.20.70.15.6
1997–98 Toronto 47414.8.450.373.8151.60.90.60.05.5
1997–98 Dallas 10021.5.429.231.5712.71.70.50.08.2
1998–99 Phoenix 1218.3.361.308.7001.10.70.40.03.1
Career172513.7.414.340.8161.31.00.50.04.9

Coaching career

Respert became a volunteer coach at Prairie View A&M in Texas in 2004. In early 2005, he was hired to be director of basketball operations at Rice University for 21⁄2 years. He then spent two years as the director of player development of the NBA's minor league, the NBA Development League. In September 2008, he was hired by the Houston Rockets as the director of player programs. [3] On December 6, 2011, Respert was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach. [4] He was named an assistant coach by the Memphis Grizzlies in September 2013. [5] Respert then moved to the Chicago Bulls as a director of player development in 2018. [6] His tenure with the Bulls lasted until the end of the 2019–20 season when his contract expired. [7]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ DeFabo, Mike. "'I remember being extremely thankful:' Respert's tradition of kissing the court lives on". Lansing State Journal.
  2. ↑ "Shawn Respert's NBA career was stunted by cancer". ESPN . Associated Press. January 8, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Respert hired as Director of Player Programs for the Houston Rockets
  4. ↑ "Wolves Announce Basketball and Coaching Staffs". Minnesota Timberwolves. December 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies announce coaching staff". Memphis Grizzlies.
  6. ↑ Johnson, K. C. (April 11, 2018). "Shawn Respert views coaching as selfless way to repay game he loves — and almost lost". chicagotribune.com.
  7. ↑ "Shawn Respert will not return as Bulls' director of player development". nbcsports.com. May 14, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.