Shannon Bogues

Shannon Bogues (born February 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Apollon Limassol B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He played college basketball for the McLennan Highlanders and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.

Shannon Bogues
No. 5 – Apollon Limassol
PositionShooting guard
LeagueCyprus Basketball Division A
Personal information
Born (1997-02-20) February 20, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Wisconsin Herd
2020–2021GTK Gliwice
2021–2022Capital City Go-Go
2022–2022Apollon Limassol B.C.
SAM Massagno
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Bogues began focusing only on basketball in eighth grade. He attended Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas. As a senior, Bogues was named District 12-6A Offensive Player of the Year. He committed to McLennan Community College.[1]

College career

Bogues averaged 16.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a freshman at McLennan.[2] He led the Highlanders to the school's first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament since 1998 and earned the NTJCAC Freshman of the Year award as well as being a first-team all-conference pick.[3] As a sophomore, Bogues averaged 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He was named Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year.[4] Bogues was a NJCAA Region V All-Region selection and an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American, and earned MVP honors of the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game after scoring 16 points. He committed to transfer to Stephen F. Austin.[5]

On February 10, 2018, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 97–50 win against Northwestern State.[6] Bogues averaged 15.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior and was named to the Second Team All-Southland Conference.[7] He helped Stephen F. Austin reach the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Texas Tech 70–60 despite 14 points from Bogues.[8] As a senior, Bogues averaged 17.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, earning Second Team All-Southland honors. He finished his career at Stephen F. Austin with 1,075 points.[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Bogues joined the Phoenix Suns for the NBA Summer League but was cut before the first game. He began his professional career in with the Wisconsin Herd, after they selected him in the second round of the 2019 NBA G League draft.[10] He averaged 10 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.

On July 11, 2020, Bogues signed with Niners Chemnitz of the German ProA.[11] However, he parted ways with the team in the preseason and signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League on November 20, 2020.[12] Bogues averaged 10.6 points per game.

On October 21, 2021, he was acquired by the Capital City Go-Go.[13] Bogues was waived on February 1, 2022.[14] He averaged 3.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

On February 17, 2022, Bogues signed with Apollon Limassol B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A.[15]

Personal life

Bogues is the son of Shannon Bogues Sr. His brother Shamir plays basketball at Tarleton State.[16]

References
  1. Cardenas, Felisa (December 20, 2018). "BALLIN' BROTHERS: Bogues name heard often this college and prep basketball season". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. "SHANNON BOGUES(NINERS CHEMNITZ) JOHN LITTLE WAS A GREAT ASSISTANT COACH WHO TAUGHT AGGRESSIVENESS ON DEFENSE WITHOUT FOULING". German Hoops. September 30, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. "Eight McLennan athletes sign Letters of Intent". KWTX. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  4. Cherry, Brice (March 7, 2017). "MCC sweeps basketball player of the year honors; Gill wins coach of the year". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. "Bogues shines at All-Star Game, named MVP". KXXV. May 1, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. "Bogues scores 35 as SF Austin romps past NW State 97–50". ESPN. Associated Press. February 10, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. McKay, Will (March 13, 2018). "Opening round preview: SFA's disruptive defense, shooting could prove tough". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  8. Cardenas, Felisa (March 25, 2018). "Ellison ex Bogues savors taste of March Madness with SFA". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  9. Beames, Caleb (July 2, 2019). "SFA's Shannon Bogues earns spot on Suns Summer League squad". KLTV. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  10. Rushin, Jerell (November 15, 2019). "Cut before Summer League, Bogues is making his path on the Herd in the G League". Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  11. Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles; Poerschke, Daniel (July 11, 2020). "Chemnitz lands Shannon Bogues". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  12. "Shannon Bogues signs with GTK Gliwice". Sportando. November 20, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  13. "Go-Go Acquire Shannon Bogues". NBA.com. October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  14. "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  15. Katsaros, Antonis (February 17, 2022). "Shannon Bogues agreed terms with Apollon". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  16. Ratcliff, Nicholas (July 10, 2020). "Tarleton State University lands star basketball player Shamir Bogues". Texan News. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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