Shavon O'Day Shields (born June 5, 1994) is an American-Danish professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.

High school career

As a junior, Shields was a second-team all-Class 6A honoree and a first-team All-Sunflower Conference selection, as he averaged 17 points and six rebounds a game. Shields transferred into Olathe Northwest for his sophomore year, earning Sunflower League Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades. He also starred playing AAU ball for the MoKan Elite and Coach Rodney Perry. An outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA, Shields was on the honor roll throughout high school and a National Honor Society member. As a senior, Shields was a consensus first-team Class 6A selection in Kansas after averaging 21.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for Coach Michael Grove at Olathe Northwest High School. He helped the Ravens to a 20-2 record and an appearance in the sub-state finals. Shields helped Olathe Northwest to an unblemished record in league play, earning Sunflower Conference MVP honors. In addition, he earned second-team all-class honors from the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle, a first-team all-metro selection by the Kansas City Star and was a finalist for the DiRenna Award, signifying the top player in the Kansas City area. Shields came to Nebraska after being one of the top players in the Kansas City area throughout his prep career. Shields joined Willie Cauley-Stein as Olathe Northwest's first-ever Division I signees in November 2011. Shields totaled 1,068 points in his three-year career at the school and finished as the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, free throws, field goals, steals and rebounds.

Recruitment

Shavon selected Nebraska over Texas Tech, Oregon State, Weber State, Long Beach State and Wyoming.

College career

Freshman year

Shields was twice named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week during the

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Sophomore year

Shields was the November 11, 2013 and March 10, 2014 men's basketball player of the week during the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season. On January 31, 2014, he was named an Academic All-District by CoSIDA, placing him among the 40 finalists for fifteen 2013–14 Academic All-American basketball selections.

Junior year

On February 26, 2016, Shields became the first Nebraska men's basketball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Senior year

Shields finished his career at Nebraska tied for fifth on the school's all-time scoring list (1,630 points). He led the Huskers in scoring his senior season with 16.8 points per game. The conference coaches named him 2nd Team, All-Big Ten, and the conference media panel selected him to its 3rd Team.

Academic Achievements

Shields also excelled as a student. During the 2015-2016 year, Shields was selected as the Male Student-Athlete of the Year, narrowly being selected over friend and fellow classmat
Levi Gipson
Shields carried a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences and was a six-time member of Nebraska's scholar-athlete honor roll. Although participating in different sports, Shields and Gipson pushed each other in the classroom and both achieved First-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Shields is the sixth Husker to be a CoSIDA Academic All-American in basketball, but the only one to be named to the first team.

College statistics

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Professional career

Fraport Skyliners (2016–2017)

On August 24, 2016, Shields signed with the German team

Fraport Skyliners The Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany. Their home arena is Ballsporthalle. The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga sinc ...

Dolomiti Energia Trento (2017–2018)

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt loaned Shavon Shields to

Aquila Basket Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trento, Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur ...

in the tail end of 2016-17.

Kirolbet Baskonia (2018–2020)

On July 18, 2018, Shields signed a two-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

and the EuroLeague. On June 30, 2020, Shields won the

with Kirolbet Baskonia.

Olimpia Milano (2020–present)

On July 9, 2020, Shields signed with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague. He averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range. Shields was named to the All-EuroLeague second team. He extended his contract for two seasons on September 8, 2021. On December 6, he suffered a fracture of the right radius with capsuloligamentous involvement during the fourth quarter of a game against Real Madrid. He was most recently The LBA Most Valuable Player Finals (2022)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...

, 33 , , 30 , , 24.2 , , .502 , , .356 , , .883 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.8 , , 9.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 33 , , 30 , , 24.2 , , .502 , , .356 , , .883 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.8 , , 9.2 2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2021, 2022) Italian League champion (2022) Italian Cup winner (2021) Italian Super Cup winner (2020)

Personal

Shields is the son of National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer

Will Shields Will Herthie Shields (born September 15, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earnin ...

. His mother, Senia, is Danish. He was a high school teammate of Willie Cauley-Stein at

Olathe Northwest High School Olathe Northwest High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. The school colors are blue, black, and ...

. Shields represented the

Denmark national basketball team The Denmark men's national basketball team ( da, Danmarks landsbasketballhold) represents Denmark in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association. The Denmark national team competed ...

in U20 competitions and joined the national team again in 2018 for the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. In 2020 he wed his long-time girlfriend Taylor Shields

References

External links

EuroLeague profileESPN profileNebraska Cornhuskers bio
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