Daniel Johnson
July 23, 2020
Eddie Shannon
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 29/01/77
- Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Florida (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 180
- Weight (KG): 79
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Florida (1995–1999)
- NBL DEBUT: 10/12/10
- AGE AT DEBUT: 33
- LAST NBL GAME: 30/03/11
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 34
- NBL History: Adelaide 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Eddie Shannon, a native of West Palm Beach in Florida, has played his entire career essentially with only one eye. At the age of 10 while playing with some of his seventh-grade friends, Eddie was unintentionally hit in the right eye with a rock, forever altering his vision. Following the accident, he underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his eye, and a year later, had a cataract removed. As a eighth-grader, his vision began to blur, and he could only see shadows. Even with limited vision, Eddie went on to star for Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach which led him to be recruited by the University of Florida (UF) where he became the Florida Gators starting Point Guard.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Eddie Shannon made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 33 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.
Eddie Shannon and Ron Howard both signed with Adelaide midway through the 2010/11 NBL season to replace outgoing imports Troy De Vries and Craig Winder.
Shannon started in 18 games for the 36ers and averaged 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.
Eddie Shannon played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in 19 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 34 | Adelaide | 9-19 (8) | 19 | 564.0 | 183 | 47 | 84 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 66 | 170 | 39% | 22 | 75 | 29% | 29 | 35 | 83% | 49% | 45% | 23 | Totals | 19 | 564 | 183 | 47 | 84 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 66 | 170 | 38.8% | 22 | 75 | 29.3% | 29 | 35 | 82.9% | 49% | 45% | 23 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 34 | Adelaide | 9-19 (8) | 19 | 29.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 39% | 1.2 | 3.9 | 29% | 1.5 | 1.8 | 83% | 49% | 45% | 23 | Total | 19 | 29.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 38.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.3% | 1.2 | 3.9 | 82.9% | 49% | 45% | 23 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 23 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Sweden - Plannja Basket (2001–2002) | Russia - PBC Ural Great (2002–2003) | Italy - Snaidero Cucine Udine (2003–2005), Dinamo Sassari (2005–2006), Fileni BPA Jesi (2010) | Latvia - Ventspils (2006–2007) | France - Strasbourg IG (2007–2008) | Croatia - Split (2008–2009) | Cyprus - Apollon Limassol (2009–2010) | Greece - AEK Athens (2010)
Shannon joined Plannja Basket for the 2001–02 Swedish Basketligan season, playing his first season in Sweden and helping the club win the 2001–02 Swedish national championship while earning All-Swedish League First Team recognition.
Shannon moved to Russia with PBC Ural Great for the 2002–03 season, where he played alongside Australian Boomers legend Chris Anstey and also appeared in the 2002–03 EuroCup, posting 56 points across six games for tournament averages of 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in 22.0 minutes per game.
He joined Snaidero Cucine Udine for the 2003–04 season in Italy’s top division and averaged 12.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game across 34 games, then returned to Udine for the 2004–05 season and averaged 10.0 points per game across 34 appearances.
Shannon signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2005–06 season in Italy’s Legadue, before moving to Latvia with Ventspils for the 2006–07 season, where he played in EuroCup competition and finished among the tournament’s assist leaders at 5.0 assists per game while also being named to Eurobasket’s Latvian League All-Imports Team alongside Ventspils teammate Justin Love.
He moved to France for the 2007–08 season with Strasbourg IG in LNB Pro A, leading the team in both scoring and assists with 13.0 points and 4.6 assists per game.
Shannon joined Split for the 2008–09 season and produced several notable Adriatic League performances, including 28 points in a 94–90 win over Vojvodina and 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in a 76–54 win over Zagreb.
He continued his European run with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus in 2009–10, then returned to Italy with Fileni BPA Jesi in 2010 before finishing that year in Greece with AEK Athens, where he appeared in two games in the Greek top division and totaled 2 points in 29 minutes of action.
COLLEGE
Shannon played college basketball at the University of Florida from 1995–96 through 1998–99, becoming a four-year starter and graduating from UF in 1999 while finishing as one of the program’s all-time leaders in assists and steals.
As a freshman in 1995–96, Shannon started all 28 games and averaged 8.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.7 steals in 31.1 minutes per game while shooting 37.2% from the field, 28.4% on three-pointers, and 71.4% at the line, totaling 241 points, 104 assists, and 47 steals as Florida went 12–16 overall (6–10 SEC) under head coach Lon Kruger and scored 66.8 points per game while allowing 70.5.
In 1996–97, Shannon played for Billy Donovan’s first Florida team and appeared in 30 games with 26 starts, producing 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.7 steals per game in 32.8 minutes while shooting 42.8% from the field, 30.8% from three, and 77.9% from the foul line, with season totals of 397 points, 127 assists, and 52 steals as the Gators finished 13–17 overall (5–11 SEC) and averaged 74.0 points while allowing 72.7.
As a junior in 1997–98, Shannon started all 29 games and averaged 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.8 steals in 34.8 minutes per game, shooting 41.3% from the field, 32.3% from three, and 67.6% at the stripe, and he finished the season with 335 points, 123 assists, and 53 steals on a Florida team that went 14–15 overall (6–10 SEC) in Donovan’s second season in Gainesville.
In his senior season of 1998–99, Shannon played 29 games with 24 starts and shifted into a lower-usage role, averaging 6.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 28.1 minutes per game while shooting 50.0% from the field, 34.5% on three-pointers, and 75.0% at the line, totaling 195 points, 139 assists, and 52 steals as Florida went 22–9 overall (10–6 SEC), won the Orange Bowl Classic, and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen under Donovan.
Across 116 career games at Florida (107 starts), Shannon averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 41.8% from the field, 31.3% from three, and 73.6% at the free-throw line, finishing with 1,168 points, 333 rebounds, 493 assists, 204 steals, and 3,676 minutes played.
Shannon’s 204 career steals remain the top total in Florida men’s basketball history, and his 493 career assists place him among the program’s career assist leaders (listed as fifth all-time in Florida’s statistical leader records), reflecting the two-way point-guard role he held while serving as Florida’s starting floor general during the Donovan-era build toward national relevance.
In 1999, Shannon received the NCAA Frontier Most Courageous Player Award, and his Florida career was later recognized when he was named a 2015 SEC Basketball Legend, with Florida noting him as a four-year starter who scored 1,168 points and finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in steals and second in assists at the time he completed his eligibility.
COACHING HISTORY
Eddie Shannon is now an assistant coach at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.
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