James Shaw (volleyball)

James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American volleyball player. Shaw currently plays for WWK Volleys Herrsching. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Stanford University.[1] Shaw started his professional career in the 2016/2017 season where he played for Italian Club, Pallavolo Padova.[2] In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at Sir Safety Perugia.[3] He spent his 2022 summer training with Team USA and traveled to Brazil for the first round of VNL.[4]

James Shaw
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994
Stanford, California, U.S.
HometownWoodside, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 8 in (204 cm)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
Spike141 in (358 cm)
Block133 in (338 cm)
College / UniversityStanford University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubWWK Volleys Herrsching
Number10 (national team), 8 (Stanford), 3 (Pro club)
Career
YearsTeams
2012-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2022-		United StatesStanford University
ItalyPallavolo Padova
ItalySir Safety Perugia
PolandZaksa
FranceNarbonne Volley
ItalyGas Sales Piacenza
GermanyWWK Volleys Herrsching
National team
2014-United States United States
Medal record
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 Japan
Pan-American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 Gatineau

Personal life

James Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in Woodside, California. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are Don and Carolyn Shaw. His father acted as head coach of men's and women's volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College.[5]

References
  1. "Team Roster – United States". fivb.org. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. "All pallegio arriva James Shaw" (in Italian). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "È "block devils Shaw! Il regista Americano sbarca a Perugia!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. "New Team, Same Goal for U.S. Men at VNL".
  5. "James Shaw - Team USA". Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2017.


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