Shavon Shields

Shields was twice named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[1][2]

Shields was the November 11, 2013 and March 10, 2014 men's basketball player of the week during the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season.[3][4] On January 31, 2014, he was named an Academic All-District by CoSIDA, placing him among the 40 finalists for fifteen 2013–14 Academic All-American basketball selections.[5]

On February 26, 2016, Shields became the first Nebraska men's basketball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).[6]

Shields finished his career at Nebraska tied for fifth on the school's all-time scoring list (1,630 points). He led the Huskers in scoring his senior season with 16.8 points per game. The conference coaches named him Second Team All-Big Ten, and the conference media panel selected him to its Third Team.

Shields also excelled as a student. During the 2015–16 year, Shields was selected as the Male Student-Athlete of the Year, narrowly being selected over friend and fellow classmate Levi Gipson.[7] Shields carried a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences and was a six-time member of Nebraska's scholar-athlete honor roll. Although participating in different sports, Shields and Gipson pushed each other in the classroom and both achieved First-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Shields is the sixth Husker to be a CoSIDA Academic All-American in basketball, but the only one to be named to the first team.[8]

Correct as of 11 March 2016

On August 24, 2016, Shields signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.[9]

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt loaned Shavon Shields to Aquila Basket Trento during the tail end of 2016–17.[10]

On July 18, 2018, Shields signed a two-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[11] On June 30, 2020, Shields won the Liga ACB with Kirolbet Baskonia.[12]

On July 9, 2020, Shields signed with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.[13] He averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range. Shields was named to the All-EuroLeague second team. He extended his contract for two seasons on September 8, 2021.[14] On December 6, he suffered a fracture of the right radius with capsuloligamentous involvement during the fourth quarter of a game against Real Madrid. He was most recently the LBA Most Valuable Player Finals (2022).[15] On June 24, 2023, Shields renewed his contract with the Italian powerhouse through 2026.