John Shurna

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John Shurna
Cedevita Zagreb
2017–2019Andorra
2019–presentHerbalife Gran Canaria
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA U-19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 New Zealand Team

John William Shurna (born April 30, 1990) is an American–Lithuanian[1] professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is the 2012 Big Ten scoring champion. He played in the 2012 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks. He then signed with the New York Knicks, but was waived at the end of the preseason.

He played

Sporting News Most Improved Player. He holds several Northwestern all-time records, including single-season scoring. He was selected as an honorable mention Associated Press 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. He won the State Farm College 3-Point Championship three-point shooting contest at the 2012 Final Four.[2]

In high school, he was the 2008 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A Slam Dunk Champion. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning USA Basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

High school career

Shurna was a 2007 and 2008

Daily Southtown and Chicago Tribune.[6][7][8] He committed to Northwestern University on May 13, 2007,[9][10] but he did not sign his National Letter of Intent until November 14.[11]

As a senior, he was selected to the IHSA 4A all-state second-team by

power forward in the national class of 2008,[16] he was not among the ranked players by state or position according to either Rivals.com or Scout.com.[17][18]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Shurna
PF
 		Glen Ellyn, Illinois Glenbard West (IL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 13, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   
PF
)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Northwestern Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  • "2008 Northwestern Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.

College career

Freshman

As a

true freshman, he started all 31 games for the 2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats.[12] Shurna was a member of Team USA basketball during the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12. He played in all 9 games, starting 2. Despite averaging the fewest minutes (12.2), he was fifth on the team in rebounding with (3.9).[19] The USA team earned the gold medal.[20]

Sophomore

Shurna defends against Brandon Paul of Illinois (1-23-2010)

He played

scoring and rebounding.[21] Following the 2009–10 All-Big Ten Conference regular season, he was named a second-team All-conference selection by both the coaches and the media.[22][23] He was twice named Big Ten men's basketball player of the week during the season.[24][25] He was recognized as an All-District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams.[26] He finished his sophomore season among the Big Ten leaders in many statistical categories: 3rd in scoring, 7th in rebounding, 10th in free throw percentage, 8th in blocked shots, and 6th in minutes played.[27] He was recognized by Sporting News as the Most Improved Player after raising his scoring average from 7.3 points as a freshman to 18.5 as a sophomore, while improving his rebounding average from 2.6 to 6.4.[28] During the season, he established new Northwestern Wildcats basketball single-season records in both total points (619), surpassing Evan Eschmeyer, and field goals made (217), surpassing Dale Kelly. In so doing, he helped Northwestern establish a new school record for single-season wins with 20.[29]

Junior

As a junior, he was a preseason top 50 candidate for both the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year.[30][31] In the first game of his junior season, Shurna tied his career-high with 31 points on his way to Big Ten Player of the Week honors.[32] On December 20, in week 6 of the season, Shurna repeated as conference player of the week.[33] Following the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, he was a third team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention by the media.[34][35] Sports Illustrated named him as one of the ten best players in the Big Ten Conference.[36]

Shurna submitted the paperwork to declare for the 2011 NBA draft following the season, though he did not hire an agent.[37] He withdrew his name prior to the May 8 deadline and chose to return for his senior year.[38][39] He was one of 20 players who tried out to represent USA Basketball at the 2011 Summer Universiade, but did not make the team.[40]

Senior

Shurna in 2012

As a senior, he repeated as a preseason top 50 watchlist selection for the Wooden Award and the Naismith Award.

LSU it heralded a career-high and tied for the most points scored by a Northwestern player during the 12-year Bill Carmody era.[43][44][45] On December 18, he scored 32 points as Northwestern defeated Eastern Illinois.[46] Shurna earned Co-Big Ten Player of the week on February 6 after averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in wins over Nebraska and Illinois on February 2 and 5, respectively.[47][48][49] On February 12, he posted his third 30-point game of the season against Purdue.[50] With three 30-point games as a senior, he brought his career total to six.[51] On February 18 he became Northwestern's all-time leading scorer in a game against Minnesota, passing Billy McKinney's record of 1,900 points (a record since surpassed by Boo Buie in 2024).[52][53] He was selected as a first team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media.[54] He was selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to its 10-man 2011–12 Men's All-District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Team.[55] Shurna was a first team selection to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 7 team on March 14.[56] Shurna finished the season with a 20.0 point per game average, which led the Big Ten Conference.[57] He was named an honorable mention Associated Press All-American.[58] He competed in the 2012 State Farm 3-Point Contest, beating Juan Fernandez 21–20 in the final round by making his final seven shots.[2] Shurna was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament final four.[59] Shurna had 12 points in the game.[60]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

LNB Pro A.[64] Shurna was originally signed as an injury replacement for Nicolas de Jong until the end of 2012, but was signed longer term as it became apparent that de Jong would be out for an extended period.[65]

After he played on the

Cedevita Zagreb for the rest of the season.[72][73]

On July 27, 2017, Shurna signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[74][75] On August 18, 2018, Shurna re-signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[76] On July 27, 2019, he signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria.[77] Shurna was re-signed to a two-year contract with the team on June 11, 2021.[78]

Personal life

Shurna was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, to Tony and Suzy Shurna.[12] At Northwestern, he was a double major in sociology and learning and organizational change.[12] On July 11, 2014, Shurna acquired Lithuanian citizenship per Lithuanian nationality law.[1]

Notes

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