Shavon O'Day Shields (born June 5, 1994) is an American-Danish professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the

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team.

High school career

As a junior, Shields was a second-team all-Class 6A honoree and a first-team All-Sunflower Conference selection, as he averaged 17 points and six rebounds a game. Shields transferred into Olathe Northwest for his sophomore year, earning Sunflower League Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades. He also starred playing AAU ball for the MoKan Elite and Coach Rodney Perry. An outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA, Shields was on the honor roll throughout high school and a National Honor Society member. As a senior, Shields was a consensus first-team Class 6A selection in Kansas after averaging 21.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for Coach Michael Grove at Olathe Northwest High School. He helped the Ravens to a 20-2 record and an appearance in the sub-state finals. Shields helped Olathe Northwest to an unblemished record in league play, earning Sunflower Conference MVP honors. In addition, he earned second-team all-class honors from the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle, a first-team all-metro selection by the Kansas City Star and was a finalist for the DiRenna Award, signifying the top player in the Kansas City area. Shields came to Nebraska after being one of the top players in the Kansas City area throughout his prep career. Shields joined

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as Olathe Northwest's first-ever Division I signees in November 2011. Shields totaled 1,068 points in his three-year career at the school and finished as the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, free throws, field goals, steals and rebounds.

Recruitment

Shavon selected Nebraska over Texas Tech, Oregon State, Weber State, Long Beach State and Wyoming.

College career

Freshman year

Shields was twice named

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Freshman of the week during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Sophomore year

Shields was the November 11, 2013 and March 10, 2014 men's basketball player of the week during the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season. On January 31, 2014, he was named an Academic All-District by CoSIDA, placing him among the 40 finalists for fifteen 2013–14 Academic All-American basketball selections.

Junior year

On February 26, 2016, Shields became the first Nebraska men's basketball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Senior year

Shields finished his career at Nebraska tied for fifth on the school's all-time scoring list (1,630 points). He led the Huskers in scoring his senior season with 16.8 points per game. The conference coaches named him 2nd Team, All-Big Ten, and the conference media panel selected him to its 3rd Team.

Academic Achievements

Shields also excelled as a student. During the 2015-2016 year, Shields was selected as the Male Student-Athlete of the Year, narrowly being selected over friend and fellow classmat
Levi Gipson
Shields carried a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences and was a six-time member of Nebraska's scholar-athlete honor roll. Although participating in different sports, Shields and Gipson pushed each other in the classroom and both achieved First-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Shields is the sixth Husker to be a CoSIDA Academic All-American in basketball, but the only one to be named to the first team.

College statistics

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Professional career

Fraport Skyliners (2016–2017)

On August 24, 2016, Shields signed with the German team

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Dolomiti Energia Trento (2017–2018)

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt loaned Shavon Shields to Aquila Basket Trento in the tail end of 2016-17.

Kirolbet Baskonia (2018–2020)

On July 18, 2018, Shields signed a two-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. On June 30, 2020, Shields won the Liga ACB with Kirolbet Baskonia.

Olimpia Milano (2020–present)

On July 9, 2020, Shields signed with

of the

and the EuroLeague. He averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range. Shields was named to the All-EuroLeague second team. He extended his contract for two seasons on September 8, 2021. On December 6, he suffered a fracture of the right radius with capsuloligamentous involvement during the fourth quarter of a game against Real Madrid. He was most recently The LBA Most Valuable Player Finals (2022)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Personal

Shields is the son of

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(NFL) Hall of Famer Will Shields. His mother, Senia, is

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. He was a high school teammate of

Olathe Northwest High School Olathe Northwest High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. The school colors are blue, black, and ...

. Shields represented the Denmark national basketball team in U20 competitions and joined the national team again in 2018 for the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. In 2020 he wed his long-time girlfriend Taylor Shields

References

External links

EuroLeague profileESPN profileNebraska Cornhuskers bio
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