Preston Shumpert

Preston Shumpert

Infobox NBA Player
name = Preston Shumpert
nickname =
league = Beko Basketbol Ligi
position = Guard / Forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lb = 198
team = Efes Pilsen
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|8|20
birth_place = Muncie, Indiana
highschool = Fort Walton Beach High School (Fl.)
college = Syracuse
draft = not drafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2002
career_end =
former_teams = BC Besançon (2002-2003)
Agricola Gloria (2003-2004)
Villaggio Solidago Livorno (2004-2005)
Armani Jeans Milano (2005-2006)
Climamio Bologna (2006)
Benetton Treviso (2006-2007)
Beşiktaş Cola Turka (2007-2008)
awards =

Preston Anthony Shumpert (born August 8 1979 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Turkish club Efes Pilsen.Shumpert is also a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange from Fort Walton Beach, Florida who was a two-time All Big East selection.

College

Shumpert appeared in 32 games in his freshman year with averages of 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Shumpert earned the spot of sixth man in his sophomore year, and led the team in 3-point percentage with a 42.9 percent clip. He also made four starts, and averaged 10.4 points per game.

In his junior season, Shumpert became a full-time starter and blossomed as one of the most prolific scorers in the Big East. He averaged 19.5 points that season, and was named the Big East's Most Improved Player, and was also a first-team All Big East selection.

In the early part of his senior season, Shumpert fulfilled expectations, as Syracuse jumped up to a 14-2 record and a No. 10 overall ranking. Shumpert led the way, scoring 30 or more points on seven occasions, including a career high 37 against Albany. Shumpert finished with career averages of 14.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Shumpert decided to go play overseas, first starting in France for the 2002-03 season, signed by BC Besancon, in the French Pro-B. Following his stint in France, Shumpert has bounced around in the Italian professional leagues, including stints with Agricola Gloria M.T. (Serie A2, 2003-04), Villaggio Solidago Livorno (04-05), where he played in 2005 the Italian All Star Game, and Armani Jeans Milano (05-06). [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=tre&pcode=KNH]

He started 2006-07 season with Climamio Bologna, before transferring in December to Benetton Treviso [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=ITA&Team=96] , starting 22 games and averaging 13.6 points, while helping them to the Italian National Cup. [http://195.56.77.208/team/tbd.phtml?club=TV&type=d2&from=2006&g1=2006-07-01_201&g2=2007-06-17_202&type2=m&type3=t] Shumpert came to Turkey to play for Beşiktaş Cola Turka in the 2007-08 season. [http://www.maksimum.com/spor/h/besiktas_cola_turkaya_iki_yabanci.php] After a very productive season in both Turkish league and ULEB Cup, he decided to follow coach Ergin Ataman and join Efes Pilsen. [ [http://www.ntvspor.net/pages/27150.asp Shumpert 2 yıl Efes'te] ]

External links

1. [http://orangehoops.org/PShumpert.htm Orangehoops.org Preston Shumpert Profile]

2. [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=tre&pcode=KNH Euroleague Profile]

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