13 Facts About Brian Shorter

Brian William Shorter was born on November 28,1968 and is an American-Italian former professional basketball player.

Brian Shorter attended Simon Gratz High School along with his older brother Rodney and was consistently ranked among the top recruits of his class.

Brian Shorter was named in the All-Public League First Team and All-City third team.

At the beginning of 1987 Brian Shorter committed to play for Pitt and had to work both in the classroom and on the basketball court.

Brian Shorter had committed to play for Pitt, but his SAT score was below 700, too low for a college scholarship, and he therefore failed to qualify academically: this, according to NCAA Proposition 48, meant that he had to sit out his freshman year, being ineligible to play.

Brian Shorter immediately had an impact at Pitt, starting all 30 games and leading the team in scoring and rebounding; he was third in scoring and second in rebounds in his conference with a 9.6 average.

Brian Shorter was named Big East Freshman of the Year and was part of the Big East First Team.

Brian Shorter finished his season with 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds.

Brian Shorter was automatically eligible for the 1991 NBA draft, but he was not drafted by an NBA franchise and he decided to play overseas: his first team was Oostende in Belgium, where he played for 2 seasons.

Brian Shorter ended the 1993 season at Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippines.

Brian Shorter then played once more in Argentina, again for Andino, and in the IBA team Black Hills Posse.

Brian Shorter then played for several teams in Italy.

Brian Shorter ended his career in 2010, aged 42, playing for Gorizia.