Shawn Jamison (born October 10, 1969) is a

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coach and former professional player, who last played in England for the

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. The 6 foot, 8 inch centre's former teams include the world famous

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(1995–96),

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(2000–01) and

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(2001–02).

College career

Jamison played college basketball for

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from 1989 to 1990 where he averaged 16.8 points in 31 games. He finished his college career with

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in 1991–1992, averaging 10.4 points in 28 games.

Professional career

In January 1993, Jamison signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Damon Lopez. On February 6, 1993, he scored 29 points in Snæfell's 76–115 loss to

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in the Icelandic Cup finals. He was selected for the Icelandic All-Star game on February 13, On February 21, Jamison scored 50 points in a 98–105 victory against Breiðablik. On February 24, Jamison along with Keflavík's Kristinn Friðriksson were ejected in the second quarter of Snæfell's 82–107 loss for fighting. On March 2, the

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disciplinary board suspended him for 2 games for his part in the fight. On March 16, he scored 25 points in Snæfell's 66–77 loss to KR in the last game of the regular season. The loss meant that Snæfell missed out on the playoffs. For the season, Jamison averaged 26.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. In 1995, Jamison signed with the

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. He was waived on October 31. He spent the 1998–1999 season with the Cheongju SK Knights of the

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where he averaged 22.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in 42 games.

Coaching career

Jamison began his first head coaching position with the Loughborough Cougars women's first team at

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in 2008, and after leading the Cougars to a 7th-place finish in the BUCS Championships Jamison went on to Coach the Walsall Wizards. In 2009 Jamison started a company called Hoopskills which brings professional and quality coaching in communities and schools.

References

External links

Hoopskills

Úrvalsdeild karla statistics

BBL statistics

Korean league statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamison, Shawn 1969 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from California Birmingham Bullets players Centers (basketball) Harlem Globetrotters players Lions de Genève players London Lions (basketball) players People associated with Loughborough University Power forwards (basketball) Seoul SK Knights players Snæfell men's basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball players