Joseph Casey Shaw (born July 20, 1975) is an American former

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player who is the head coach of the boys varsity basketball team at Davidson Academy. Prior to his appointment at Davidson, he was an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team. Shaw played the

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position. After a collegiate career at the

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, which includes the University of ...

, he was drafted 37th overall by the

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in the

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Early life

He is the brother-in-law of former

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star and NBA player

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College career

In college, Shaw starred for the Toledo Rockets, averaging 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for his career, including 14.2ppg and 10rpg his senior year.

Professional career

Shaw was drafted as a 37th pick in the second round of the

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by the

. He appeared in 9 games for the 76ers, scoring a total of two points. He then moved to Italy in 2000, he would spend the majority of his career there, leading the league in rebounding in 2005. Shaw turned up for

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(two stints in 2002 and 2007),

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and

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in the

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. He also played for

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in Poland,

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and

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in Spain and

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in Latvia. On April 19, 2016, it was reported that Shaw would join his brother-in-law as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University. After

was fired, Shaw was hired as the boys varsity basketball head coach at

Davidson Academy Davidson Academy is a private Christian school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It has students ranging from K-3 to 12th grade. History Davidson Academy, originally called Madison Christian School, enrolled students from grades one through fou ...

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores coaching bioLega Basket Serie A profile
Retrieved on 9 June 2015
Liga ACB profile
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