Lis Shoshi (born June 29, 1994) is a Kosovan professional

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player for Golden Eagle Ylli in the Kosovo Superleague. He played

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for

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and

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before playing professionally in Kosovo, Lithuania, and Israel.

College career

Shoshi played two seasons under head coach Scott Raines at

, where he was named the Western Junior College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-WJCAC in 2015. In his senior year at

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, Shoshi averaged 8.9 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He led the

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in blocks per game and his rebounding average ranked ninth in the Sun Belt.

Professional career

2017–18 season

On August 28, 2017, Shoshi signed with

Sigal Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...

of the Kosovo Basketball League. However, on January 5, 2018, Shoshi parted ways with Sigal Prishtina to join the Lithuanian team

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for the rest of the season. On April 21, 2018, Shoshi recorded a season-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds in an 85–94 loss to

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. Shoshi went on to win the 2018 Baltic League Championship with Pieno žvaigždės.

2018–19 season

On July 17, 2018, Shoshi signed with the Israeli team

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for the 2018–19 season, joining his national team coach

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. On February 2, 2019, Shoshi recorded a double-double with a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 10-of-16 from the field for 33 PIR in a 94–104 loss to

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. In 30 games played for Ashdod, he finished the season as the

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fourth-leading rebounder with 7.7 per game, to go with 12.8 points and 1.1 blocks per game.

2019–20 season

On June 14, 2019, Shoshi signed a one-year deal with the German team

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. On August 12, 2019, he parted ways with Würzburg after he suffered a shoulder injury.

2020–21 season

On March 16, 2021, he has signed with

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in the Kosovo Basketball League. Shoshi averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

2020–21 season

On September 16, 2021, Shoshi signed with

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in the

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National team career

Shoshi is a member of the

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. He participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification games.

References

External links

Trojans bio

RealGM profile

FIBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shoshi, Lis 1994 births Living people Basketball players from Peja KB Besa players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Centers (basketball) Howard Hawks men's basketball players KB Prishtina players Kosovan men's basketball players Little Rock Trojans men's basketball players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players KB Peja players KB Ylli players Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Germany Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Israel Kosovan expatriate basketball people in the United States