No. 12 – Adelaide 36ers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born |
Houston, Texas |
August 1, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Westside (Houston, Texas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012 | Houston Blaze |
2012 | Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple |
2012 | Gansos Salvajes de la UIC |
2013 | Club La Unión |
2013 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2013–2014 | Hapoel Kfar Saba/Kohav Yair |
2014 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2014–2015 | Hapoel Afula |
2015–2016 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
2016 | Hebei Xianglan |
2016–2017 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
2017 | Le Mans Sarthe |
2017 | Hebei Xianglan |
2017–present | Adelaide 36ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). The 193cm Texan joined the 36ers in 2017 following a seven-season professional career which took him to China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France.
Shorter played four years of college basketball between 2007 and 2011. After spending his freshman season with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Shorter joined Paris Junior College for his sophomore year. He returned to a Division 1 school in 2009, joining North Texas. In 66 games for North Texas over two seasons, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016.
On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League. In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.
On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint.
On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2017–18 NBL season.