Nevil Shed (born April 26, 1943) is an American former basketball player. He attended Morris High school in 1962.http://alumniweb.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=739 He was a member of the Texas Western Miners (now named

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) team that won the

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national championship. The team was coached by

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. The Miners made history for being the first team to start an all-

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lineup in the championship game. His basketball nickname was "The Shadow". ''

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'', a 2006 Disney film, chronicles the team's journey; Shed is played by

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. After playing at Texas Western, Shed was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the fourth round of the 1967 NBA draft (his name is listed as Neville Shed). His career ended when he tore up his leg while attempting a lay-up at a game in training camp. Because of that, he never played in the NBA or in other leagues. He later became an assistant coach for Haskins at Texas Western. He now works as the director of summer training camp for the

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Personal life

Shed has lived in the

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, Texas, area for the last 25 years and served as a Coordinator for Student Activities at the

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University Center. When he is off from his job at UTSA, he is a

associate and a motivational speaker. Shed is also a coach at the San Antonio Spurs Basketball Camp. He does substitute teaching as a side job at Metzger Middle School in San Antonio/Converse Tx. area. For the last two years, Nevil Shed has worked at Judson High School as a greeter and an ISS teacher.

References

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