Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the Croatian League. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texan has played for teams in eleven countries including China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France.

College career

Shorter played four years of college basketball between 2007 and 2011. After spending his freshman season with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Shorter joined

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for his sophomore year. He returned to a Division 1 school in 2009, joining

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. In 66 games for North Texas over two seasons, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Professional career

Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016. On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with

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of the

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. In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team

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for the rest of the season. On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint. On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the

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for the

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. On March 31, 2018, he signed with Al Riyadi of the

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. On July 30, 2021, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish

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(BSL). Shorther averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. On December 18, he signed with

of the

and the Croatian League.

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