Shawn Vanzant
Springfield Armor | |
2013 | Tampa Bay Rebels |
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2013–2014 | Island Storm |
2014–2015 | Moncton Miracles |
2015–2016 | Belfast Star |
2015 | →Hibernia |
2016 | Moncton Miracles |
As coach: | |
2017-present | Lincoln Memorial (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Shawn Vincent Vanzant (born October 19, 1988)
High school career
Vanzant attended Wharton High School in New Tampa, Florida where he became the only player in school history to make the varsity team as a freshman. He scored 1,192 points for his high school career, becoming the first player in school history to score 1,000 career points. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 14.7 points and 4.9 assists per game. He earned numerous awards as a senior in 2007–08, leading his team to a 29–2 record, a district championship and the Class 5A regional final while averaging 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.4 steals per game. Over four seasons at Wharton, he helped the Wildcats encompass a 98–18 overall record.[3]
College career
As a freshman at Butler in 2007–08, Vanzant played sparingly for the Bulldogs, averaging just 8.0 minutes per game while appearing in 33 of the team's 34 games. He averaged one point and one rebound per game.[3]
As a sophomore in 2008–09, Vanzant appeared in 29 games, but missed three straight in February due to a knee injury. Prior to that knee injury, on January 24, he had a career-best game with 20 points and four assists against Milwaukee.[4] On the season, he averaged 3.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 13.3 minutes per game.[5]
As a junior in 2009–10, Vanzant started at point guard in the Bulldogs' first four games before returning to a bench role for the rest of the season.
As a senior in 2010–11, Vanzant played in all 38 games, including 26 as a starter. In the Bulldogs' second last game of the regular season on March 5 against
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Butler | 33 | 0 | 8.0 | .333 | .267 | .818 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
2008–09 | Butler | 29 | 0 | 13.3 | .356 | .289 | .634 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 3.5 |
2009–10 | Butler | 38 | 4 | 14.6 | .329 | .304 | .725 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
2010–11 | Butler | 38 | 26 | 28.6 | .441 | .404 | .736 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
Career | 138 | 30 | 16.6 | .397 | .344 | .714 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 4.0 |
Professional career
During the 2011–12 season, Vanzant played in Finland for Korihait (15 games) and Ura Basket (one game).
On November 2, 2012, Vanzant was selected by the
In October 2013, Vanzant signed with the Island Storm for the 2013–14 NBL Canada season.[11] He helped the Storm reach the Finals, where they lost the series 4–3 to the Windsor Express. In 52 games for the Storm, he averaged 6.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
In August 2014, Vanzant re-signed with the Island Storm for the 2014–15 season.[12] He later left the Storm prior to the start of the regular season and signed with the Moncton Miracles on November 4.[13] In 35 games for Moncton, he averaged 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Vanzant moved to Ireland for the
In March 2016, following the conclusion of the Irish Premier League season, Vanzant returned to Canada and signed with the Moncton Miracles for the rest of the 2015–16 NBL season.[17] In 17 games for Moncton, he averaged 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
References
- ^ "Shawn Vincent VANZANT". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "2 – Shawn Vanzant". ButlerSports.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant Game-by-Game Stats – 2008–09". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c "#2 Shawn Vanzant". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant Game-by-Game Stats – 2009–10". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant Game-by-Game Stats – 2010–11". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "2012 NBA Development League Draft Board". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "2012-13 Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ Warrener, Andy (July 31, 2013). "Tampa Bay Rebels extend the dream for basketball players". TampaBay.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Island Storm signs first-round pick". TheGuardian.pe.ca. October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Vanzant re-signs with Island Storm". TheGuardian.pe.ca. August 11, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "November 4, 2014: Moncton Miracles signed..." Twitter. November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ Kelly, David (October 19, 2015). "American Shawn Vanzant helps Belfast Star clip UL Eagles' wings". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant – FIBA Europe Cup". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Vanzant – Basketball Ireland". BasketballIreland.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ "News and Information". MKSportsLLC.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
External links
- Shawn Vanzant at butlersports.com
- Shawn Vanzant at basketballireland.ie
- Shawn Vanzant at nbadleague.com
- Shawn Vanzant at shamsports.com