Shawn Myers (born 26 May 1969) is a Trinidadian-American-British former professional

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player. After playing college basketball between 1987 and 1991, Myers had an extensive professional career playing in Europe while also having stints in Australia and New Zealand. Between 1997 and 2001, Myers played in Lithuania, Finland and Iceland before moving to Britain where he began a long-term career in the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

(BBL). Between 2001 and 2013, he appeared in every BBL season for various teams including the Chester Jets and the

Cheshire Jets The Cheshire Phoenix are an English professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Founded in 1984, they are members of the Super League Basketball and play their home games at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. From 1993 until 2015 the ...

. After beginning the 2013–14 season with the Cheshire Phoenix, he parted ways with the club by mutual consent on 31 October and subsequently retired from basketball at the age of 44. In addition to his lucrative European career, Myers played nine games in the New Zealand National Basketball League in 2002 for the Harbour Heat (one game) and the

Hawke's Bay Hawks The Hawke's Bay Hawks are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Napier. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Pettigrew Green Arena. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as th ...

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of the SEABL between 2006 and 2008, playing in 73 games and winning a national title in

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Eurobasket.com profileFace to Face: Shawn MyersBBL player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Shawn 1969 births Living people Cheshire Jets players Forwards (basketball) Leicester Riders players London Lions (basketball) players Newcastle Eagles players Tampereen Pyrintö players Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll men's basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players