1. Shawn Michael Redhage was born on 21 January 1981 and is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball League.
36 Facts About Shawn Redhage
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Shawn Redhage played four years of college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils before moving to Australia in 2004 to play professionally.
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Shawn Redhage attended Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he played for the school's basketball team in each of his four years.
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Shawn Redhage ended his career as the school's career leader for rebounds, assists and blocks, while finishing second in points with 1,206.
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Shawn Redhage became the second Lincoln East player to make the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska first-team as a junior and senior.
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Shawn Redhage was an accomplished prep soccer player, as he led his team to the state championship and was a three-year letterwinner.
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Shawn Redhage appeared in 29 games for the Sun Devils while making 24 starts, and averaged 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
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Shawn Redhage finished the season with 13 double-figure scoring games and earned 2003 Verizon Academic All-District VIII honors.
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In 2004, Shawn Redhage moved to Australia to play for the NW Tasmania Thunder in the South East Australian Basketball League.
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Shawn Redhage won four player of the week awards on his way to claiming league MVP.
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Shawn Redhage made an impressive start to the season and was one of the Breakers' stand-out performers in the early clashes.
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Shawn Redhage returned to the SEABL for the 2005 season, this time playing for the Bendigo Braves.
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Shawn Redhage helped the Braves win the SEABL South title, where he was named MVP of the conference grand final for his 43 points and 13 rebounds.
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Shawn Redhage was named SEABL South most valuable player for the second straight year.
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Shawn Redhage scored 27 points on debut against the Adelaide 36ers on 2 September 2005.
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Shawn Redhage later earned Player of the Week for Round 9.
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Shawn Redhage averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game for the season and subsequently finished second in the league's MVP voting while earning All-NBL Second Team honours.
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Shawn Redhage was a four-time Gordon Ellis Medalist during this time for being the Wildcats Club MVP.
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Shawn Redhage was named Club MVP for a fifth straight year and was named to the All-NBL First Team.
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Shawn Redhage averaged 15.1 points per game in the new 40-minute era.
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The injury occurred after Shawn Redhage lunged for a contested ball in a way that punched the head of his femur through his pelvis, breaking the bone and dislocating the joint.
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The Wildcats lost four consecutive games following Shawn Redhage's injury, winning only two from the remaining eight matches.
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On 7 May 2013, Shawn Redhage re-signed with the Wildcats on a three-year deal.
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Shawn Redhage helped the Wildcats reach their third straight grand final series and fourth since 2010.
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Shawn Redhage played 34 minutes in game three and scored a team-high 16 points in claiming his second NBL title.
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Shawn Redhage became just the sixth player to play 300 games for the Wildcats, joining Ricky Grace, James Crawford, Andrew Vlahov, Eric Watterson and Mike Ellis.
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Shawn Redhage missed the Wildcats' 2015 finals campaign with a stress fracture in his right foot.
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Shawn Redhage appeared in all 28 regular-season games and averaged a career-low 11.4 points per game.
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Shawn Redhage embraced the role change and helped steady a first-class second unit.
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Shawn Redhage finished his career with 393 NBL games and 380 Wildcats games while finishing with 5,819 points and 2,153 rebounds.
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In February 2022, Shawn Redhage was named in the Wildcats' 40th Anniversary Team.
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Shawn Redhage played a second season with the Redbacks in 2018 and then played for the Perry Lakes Hawks in 2019.
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Shawn Redhage was set to play for the Hawks again in 2020 but was ruled out of the West Coast Classic due to a knee injury.
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Shawn Redhage was naturalised and became an Australian citizen on 12 January 2008.
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Shawn Redhage subsequently played for Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Shawn Redhage is tertiary qualified in construction engineering and spent time during the 2010s working for a financial planning firm called Savanna Pride in Subiaco, Perth.