Shawn Long (born January 29, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Japanese

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. He played college basketball for the

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and represented the United States at the

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High school career

Long attended

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under Jeremy Whittington. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 15.2 rebounds and 9.1 blocks, helping team to a 26–5 record. He was named district MVP, earned first team all-district honors for two straight year and was the district defensive player of the year as a senior.

College career

Long originally enrolled at

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of the

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, but became immediately unhappy with his choice. After the first semester, and without playing in any games, Long transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette and received an

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waiver to allow him to play the following season without sitting out the customary full year. Long first suited up for the Ragin' Cajuns in the 2012–13 season, averaging 15.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game to earn

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Freshman of the Year and second-team All-conference honors. Over his next two seasons, Long would again average a

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and was named first-team All-Sun Belt both years. For his senior season, Long was named the preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year. On January 23, 2016, in a game against the

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, Long scored his 2,000th point and became the first player in school and conference history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. He was also selected for the

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(NABC) college All-Star game to be held at the 2016 Final Four in

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Professional career

Delaware and Philadelphia (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Long signed with the

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on July 8, 2016. He was waived by the 76ers on October 24 after appearing in seven preseason games. Five days later, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the 76ers. On January 6, 2017, Long had 45 points and 14 rebounds in a 129–105 win over the Erie BayHawks. He was selected to play in the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On March 6, 2017, he was called up by the 76ers, who signed him to a 10-day contract to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Philadelphia had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15. He made his NBA debut that night, recording 13 points and seven rebounds in a 112–98 loss to the

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. On March 16, 2017, he signed a partially guaranteed, multiyear deal with the 76ers. Seven days later, in a 117–107 win over the

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, Long had 18 points in just his ninth career game. On June 28, 2017, Long was traded to the

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in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick and cash considerations. He was waived by the Rockets on September 26, 2017.

China and G League (2017–2018)

On October 10, 2017, Long signed a two-month contract with the

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of the

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. He left the team in mid-November after averaging 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in seven games. On December 18, 2017, Long was acquired by the

of the

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New Zealand Breakers and Guizhou Guwutang Tea (2018–2019)

On September 5, 2018, Long signed with the

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for the

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. He averaged 18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game and was named to the All-NBL Second Team. In May 2019, Long had a one-game stint with Guizhou Guwutang Tea of the Chinese NBL.

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On May 30, 2019, Long signed with

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for the

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Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2020–2021)

On June 16, 2020, Long signed with

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of the

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(KBL). He averaged 21.3 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, ranking No. 1 in both scoring and rebounding. He was subsequently named the KBL's Foreign MVP for the 2020–21 season.

Levanga Hokkaido (2021–present)

On June 18, 2021, Long signed with

of the

National team career

Long represented the

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at the

, where he won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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B.League

Regular season

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Personal life

Long's sister, Shelly, died in 2018 after suffering from an

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External links

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns bioBasketball-Stats Shawn Longs Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Shawn 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players from Louisiana Centers (basketball) Delaware 87ers players Levanga Hokkaido players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball players Melbourne United players New Zealand Breakers players Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball People from Morgan City, Louisiana Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball) Undrafted National Basketball Association players Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games United States men's national basketball team players

High school career

College career

Professional career

Delaware and Philadelphia (2016–2017)

China and G League (2017–2018)

New Zealand Breakers and Guizhou Guwutang Tea (2018–2019)

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2020–2021)

Levanga Hokkaido (2021–present)

National team career

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

B.League

Regular season

Personal life

See also

External links

References