Shawn Christopher Huff (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish professional
basketball player for the
Helsinki Seagulls
Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club is playing in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland.
The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, aft ...
of the Finnish
Korisliiga. Huff played college basketball at
Valparaiso from 2004–2008. Shawn Huff plays for
Finland national basketball team
The Finland men's national basketball team ( fi, Suomen koripallomaajoukkue, sv, Finlands herrlandslag i basket) represents Finland in international basketball competition. The national team is governed by Basketball Finland.
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.
College career
Huff played college basketball at
Valparaiso University from the 2004 to 2008. Huff played as a true freshman, but did not become a full-time starter until his junior season where he started all 31 games, and then as a senior where he started all 36 games.
Professional career
Huff went undrafted in the
2008 NBA draft and went on to play internationally. Signed with the MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg team on September 20, 2013 and recently played for them since till the end of the 2015–16 season.
On January 5, 2017, Huff signed with the German team
Fraport Skyliners.
Personal life
Huff is the son of professional basketball player who played college basketball at
Drake University and professionally in Finland. Leon Huff, was named to Drake's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Once Leon Huff was done playing basketball he managed some professional basketball teams in Finland. Leon Huff had three children including Dawn Huff (born 1972), Shawn Huff (born 1984), and Michael Huff (born 1987). His mother is named Kristina. Through his sister, Dawn, who married
Stacy Elliott
Stacy or Stacey may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Stacy, California, an unincorporated community
* Stacy, Kentucky
* Stacy, Minnesota, a city
* Stacy, Virginia, a village
People
* Stacy (given name)
* Stacy (singer) (born 1990 ...
, he is the uncle of
Ezekiel Elliott, who is a
running back for the
Dallas Cowboys of the
National Football League (NFL).
References
External links
Eurobasket.com profileLegabasket.it profileValparaiso Crusaders bioRealGM profileESPN profile
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1984 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Espoon Honka players
ESSM Le Portel players
Finnish expatriate basketball people in France
Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany
Finnish expatriate basketball people in Greece
Finnish expatriate basketball people in Italy
Finnish men's basketball players
Finnish people of African-American descent
Fulgor Libertas Forlì players
Helsinki Seagulls players
Kavala B.C. players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Maroussi B.C. players
Riesen Ludwigsburg players
Orlandina Basket players
Skyliners Frankfurt players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Helsinki
Torpan Pojat players
Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball players
Vanoli Cremona players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players