Lis Shoshi (born June 29, 1994) is a Kosovan professional basketball player who last played for

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in the

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. He played college basketball for Howard College 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 Howard College, 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 Little Rock, 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 of the

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. However, on January 5, 2018, Shoshi parted ways with Sigal Prishtina to join the Lithuanian team Pieno žvaigždės 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 Maccabi Ashdod 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

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in a 94–104 loss to Hapoel Jerusalem. In 30 games played for Ashdod, he finished the season as the league 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

. Shoshi averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

2020–21 season

On September 16, 2021, Shoshi signed with

in the

National team career

Shoshi is a member of the

Kosovo national basketball team The Kosovo men's national basketball team ( sq, Kombëtarja e basketbollit të meshkujve të Kosovës, sr, Кошаркашкa репрезентација Косова, translit=Košarkaška reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in internat ...

, 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 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 Sportspeople from Peja