Anthony Shavies (born September 9, 1983) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
In his first two seasons Shavies played in Austria for
Güssing Knights and
Wörthersee Piraten
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. In 2007, he left for
Panthers Fürstenfeld
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, he played with the Panthers for four straight seasons.
In the 2012–13 season he played for
MBC Mykolaiv
Municipal Basketball Club Mykolaiv (in Ukrainian: Муніципальний Баскетбольний Клуб Миколаїв), commonly known as simply Mykolaiv, is a professional basketball team (club) of Mykolaiv, Ukraine. They currently p ...
in Ukraine and averaged around 9 points per game.
In 2013 Shavies returned to Güssing, when he signed a one-year contract. He won the title with the Knights, after they beat
Kapfenberg 3–2 in the Finals. Shavies was named Finals MVP for the second time in his career.
References
External links
Agency profileDraftexpress profileEurobasket profile
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1983 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Austria
American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
Basketball players from Oakland, California
BSC Fürstenfeld Panthers players
Chabot Gladiators men's basketball players
MBC Mykolaiv players
Missouri State Bears basketball players
Point guards
American men's basketball players