Shaun Andrew Stonerook (born August 19, 1977) is a retired Italian-American professional

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player. At a height of tall, he played mainly at the

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position, but he could also play as a

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, if needed.

High school

Stonerook played for

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, in Westerville, Ohio for Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Coach, Dave Hoover and was part of a talented tandem of forwards alongside Kevin Martin that led a dominant Warrior team to a 25–2 record and hard-fought OT win over Cincinnati Withrow in the 1994 Division I State championship game.

College career

Stonerook played

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, with the

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, from 1995 to 1997. He then played college basketball at

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with the

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, from 1997 to 2000. With the Ohio Bobcats, he was named to the 1998–99 All-

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Second Team, and to the 1999–00 All-

First Team.

Professional career

Stonerook began his pro career in Belgium, during the 2000–01 season, with the

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club Racing Basket Antwerpen. He then moved to the Italian League club

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the next season. In 2004, he joined the Italian club Mens Sana Basket Siena. He announced his retirement from his basketball playing career on August 14, 2012.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6", Mens Sana , 13 , , 7 , , 23.2 , , .383 , , .261 , , .895 , , 6.3 , , 1.8 , , 1.8 , , .1 , , 4.5 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 24 , , 24 , , 28.9 , , .421 , , .389 , , .600 , , 5.3 , , 1.9 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 2.6* , , .5 , , 6.6 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 20 , , 19 , , 26.2 , , .363 , , .276 , , .667 , , 5.5 , , 1.9 , , 2.4 , , .3 , , 6.4 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 16 , , 15 , , 23.9 , , .446 , , .368 , , .636 , , 4.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 4.9 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 20 , , 15 , , 23.9 , , .397 , , .368 , , .682 , , 4.4 , , 1.7 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 4.2 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 20 , , 15 , , 21.2 , , .419 , , .345 , , .800 , , 3.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 3.3 , , 5.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 113 , , 95 , , 24.8 , , .402 , , .340 , , .701 , , 4.9 , , 1.7 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 5.1 , , 7.6

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

All-Star: (2001) *6×

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Winner: (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) *6× Italian League Champion: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) *

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MVP: (2007) *4×

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Winner: (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) *2×

MVP: (2009, 2010)

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Italian League Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
* https://ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/ 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Antwerp Giants players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Basketball players with retired numbers Italian men's basketball players Italian people of American descent Mens Sana Basket players Ohio Bobcats men's basketball players Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players Pallacanestro Cantù players Power forwards Small forwards {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub