Shawn King (basketball)
King with BCM Gravelines in 2016 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1982-06-06) June 6, 1982 (age 42) Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago |
Nationality | Vincentian |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–2021 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2008–2010 | Hopsi Polzela |
2010–2011 | Minsk-2006 |
2011–2012 | Odesa |
2012–2013 | SLUC Nancy |
2013–2014 | Virtus Bologna |
2014–2015 | STB Le Havre |
2015–2016 | Kalev |
2016 | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
2016–2017 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
2017–2018 | Primorska |
2018–2019 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
2019–2020 | Denain Voltaire |
2020–2021 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Shawn Ethelbert King (born June 6, 1982) is a Vincentian professional basketball player, who lastly played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). King is one of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' most prominent basketball figures.
Professional career
On May 9, 2016, King set the record for most rebounds in a game for the VTB United League, with 25 rebounds in an 81–73 win over Tsmoki-Minsk.[1]
On November 10, 2016, King signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League.[2] King was named the PLK Most Valuable Player of the 2016–17 season.[3]
On September 6, 2017, King signed with Slovenian club Sixt Primorska for the 2017–18 season.[4]
For the 2019–20 season, King signed with Denain in France, a team which played in the LNB Pro B, and averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds per game. On August 12, 2020, he rejoined Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.[5]
International career
King represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national basketball team internationally. He grabbed most rebounds and blocked most shots for his national team at the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.[6]
References
- ^ "VTB United League rebounding record". Avaleht - Kalev Cramo (in Estonian). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Shawn King inks with Stal Ostrow". Sportando.com. 2016-11-10.
- ^ "NAJLEPSI ODEBRALI NAGRODY" (in Polish). plk.pl. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Pod (in nad) obročem bo kraljeval King". kkprimorska.si (in Slovenian). September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 12, 2020). "Shawn King returns to BM Slam Stal Ostrow". Sportando. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accumulated statistics - 2015 CBC Championship for men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 28 October 2015.
External links
- FIBA Profile
- Latinbasket.com Profile
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- 1961 Olszewski
- 1962 N/A
- 1963 N/A
- 1964 N/A
- 1965 Łopatka
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- 1968 Langiewicz
- 1969 Łopatka
- 1970 Kwiatkowski
- 1971 Jurkiewicz
- 1972 N/A
- 1973 Seweryn
- 1974 Seweryn
- 1975 Myrda
- 1976 Jurkiewicz
- 1977 Jurkiewicz
- 1978 Fiedorczuk
- 1979 Kijewski
- 1980 Washington
- 1981 Młynarski
- 1982 Kijewski
- 1983 Szczubiał
- 1984 Fikiel
- 1985 Zelig
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- 1987 Zelig
- 1988 N/A
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- 1990 Jechorek
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- 1992 Zieliński
- 1993 Griszczuk
- 1994 Williams
- 1995 Walker
- 1996 Tomczyk
- 1997 McNaull
- 1998 Wójcik
- 1999 Zieliński
- 2000 N/A
- 2001 Wójcik
- 2002 Tomczyk
- 2003 McNaull
- 2004 Pačėsas
- 2005 Wójcik
- 2006 Jagodnik
- 2007 Kelati
- 2008 Logan
- 2009 N/A
- 2010 Woods
- 2011 Thomas
- 2012 Hodge
- 2013 Hodge
- 2014 Prince
- 2015 Kulig
- 2016 Ponitka
- 2017 King
- 2018 Almeida
- 2019 Florence
- 2020 N/A
- 2021 Groselle
- 2022 Trice
- 2023 Mazurczak
- 2024 Sanders