25 Facts About Shavon Shields

Shavon O'Day Shields was born on June 5,1994 and is an American-Danish professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.

Shavon Shields played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.

Shavon Shields transferred into Olathe Northwest for his sophomore year, earning Sunflower League Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades.

Shavon Shields starred playing AAU ball for the MoKan Elite and Coach Rodney Perry.

An outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA, Shavon Shields was on the honor roll throughout high school and a National Honor Society member.

Shavon Shields helped Olathe Northwest to an unblemished record in league play, earning Sunflower Conference MVP honors.

Shavon Shields came to Nebraska after being one of the top players in the Kansas City area throughout his prep career.

Shavon Shields joined Willie Cauley-Stein as Olathe Northwest's first-ever Division I signees in November 2011.

Shavon Shields totaled 1,068 points in his three-year career at the school and finished as the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, free throws, field goals, steals and rebounds.

Shavon Shields selected Nebraska over Texas Tech, Oregon State, Weber State, Long Beach State and Wyoming.

On February 26,2016, Shavon 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.

Shavon Shields finished his career at Nebraska tied for fifth on the school's all-time scoring list.

Shavon Shields led the Huskers in scoring his senior season with 16.8 points per game.

Shavon Shields carried a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences and was a six-time member of Nebraska's scholar-athlete honor roll.

Shavon 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.

On July 18,2018, Shavon Shields signed a two-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

On June 30,2020, Shavon Shields won the Liga ACB with Kirolbet Baskonia.

On July 9,2020, Shavon Shields signed with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.

Shavon Shields averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range.

Shavon Shields extended his contract for two seasons on September 8,2021.

Shavon Shields was most recently the LBA Most Valuable Player Finals.

On June 24,2023, Shavon Shields renewed his contract with the Italian powerhouse through 2026.

Shavon Shields is the son of National Football League Hall of Famer Will Shavon Shields.

Shavon Shields was a high school teammate of Willie Cauley-Stein at Olathe Northwest High School.

Shavon Shields represented the Denmark national basketball team in U20 competitions and joined the national team again in 2018 for the EuroBasket 2022 pre-qualifiers.