James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. Shaw currently plays for WWK Volleys Herrsching. He is part of the

United States men's national volleyball team The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold. History As the birth ...

. On club level he played for

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

. Shaw started his professional career in the 2016/2017 season where he played for Italian Club,

Pallavolo Padova Former Antonveneta Padova is a professional volleyball team of Pallavolo Padova (until 1999 Petrarca Volley, until 2009 Sempre Volley), based in Padua, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League. Since 2009 it is named Pallavolo Padova and it pl ...

. In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at

Sir Safety Perugia Sir Safety Umbria Volley is a professional Italian volleyball club based in Perugia. It plays in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In the Italian Volleyball League, the team is known as Sir Safety Susa Perugia, while in the inter ...

. He spent his 2022 summer training with team USA and traveled to Brazil for the first round of VNL.

Personal life

James Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in

Woodside, California Woodside is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. Woodside is among the wealthiest communities in the United States, home to many technology billionaires and investment manager ...

. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are

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and Carolyn Shaw. His father acted as head coach of men's and women's volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College.

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at ''FIVB.org'' 1994 births Living people American men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players People from Woodside, California Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players {{US-volleyball-bio-stub