T. J. Shorts

Timothy Neocartes "T. J." Shorts II[1] (born October 15, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for UC Davis.

T. J. Shorts
Shorts with Bonn in 2023
No. 0 – Paris Basketball
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997
Irvine, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolTustin (Tustin, California)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Ventspils
2020–2021Hamburg Towers
2021–2022Crailsheim Merlins
2022–2023Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–presentParis Basketball
Career highlights and awards

High school and college career

Shorts starred for Tustin High School but received no Division I scholarship offers, so he opted to go the junior college route. He played two seasons at Saddleback College and averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore before transferring to UC Davis.[2] On February 6, 2018, Shorts had 31 points, seven assists and four steals in a double overtime victory against Long Beach State after leading scorer Chima Moneke was suspended.[3] In a game against victory at Cal Poly on February 15, he recorded a triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. As a junior, Shorts averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He shot .538 field goal percentage, ranking fifth in the Big West. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named Big West Player of the year and Newcomer of the year, the first player in conference history to receive both honors in the same season.[4]

Professional career

Latvia (2019–2020)

Following the close of his college career, Shorts signed with Ventspils of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[5]

Germany (2020–2023)

On July 30, 2020, he has signed with Hamburg Towers of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On July 9, 2021, he left the German team Hamburg Towers.[7] On July 28, Shorts signed with the Crailsheim Merlins.[8]

On June 11, 2022, the Crailsheim Merlins announced, that Shorts is looking for a new challenge for the 2022/2023 season.[9]

On June 22, 2022, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10] On May 4, 2023, Shorts was given the Basketball Bundesliga Most Valuable Player award after leading Bonn to a first seed in the regular season.[11] On May 13, Shorts was also named the Basketball Champions League MVP of the 2022–23 season after he had led the team to its first-ever Final Four.[12] Bonn won their first-ever trophy as they defeated Hapoel Jerusalem in the final, behind Shorts' game-high 29 points. After the game, he was named Final Four MVP, his third MVP award of the season.[13]

France (2023–present)

On July 8, 2023, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A (BBL) on a two-year contract.[14]

National team

On October 31, 2022, Shorts was added to the roster of North Macedonia's men's national basketball team.[15]

References
  1. Transition? Smmooooth as silk for Aggies’ T.J. Shorts II
  2. Fader, Mirin (January 3, 2017). "Saddleback College's T.J. Shorts lights up the scoreboard". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. Voisin, Ailene (February 6, 2018). "A suspension, a big shot and a viral dance: How UC Davis basketball stole the spotlight". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. "Big West men's basketball All-Conference revealed" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. "TJ Shorts signs at Ventspils". eurobasket.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "TJ Shorts (ex Ventspils) is a newcomer at Hamburg". Eurobasket. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. "TJ SHORTS VERLÄSST DIE HAMBURG TOWERS". hamburgtowers.de (in German). July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. Maggi, Alessandro (July 28, 2021). "TJ Shorts II signs with HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. "HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim - Bester BBL-Offensivspieler geht – TJ Shorts II kehrt nicht nach Crailsheim zurück". hakro-merlins.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  10. "TJ Shorts II ist der neue Bonner Point Guard". www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  11. "TJ Shorts named the MVP of the German BBL". Eurohoops. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  12. "MVP Shorts headlines BCL season seven award winners". FIBA.basketball. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  13. "On another level: Record-breaking TJ Shorts wins Final Four MVP award". Basketball Champions League. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  14. "Mvp De La Champions League, T. J. Shorts Rejoint Le Paris Basketball". parisbasketball.paris (in French). August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  15. "Ти Џеј Шортс, најдобриот стрелец во Бундеслигата, ќе биде нов репрезентативец на Македонија! - КФСМ". Кошаркарска Федерација на Република Северна Македонија (in Macedonian). October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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