Kevin Sheppard

Kevin Sheppard

Azad University
Position	Point Guard
League	Iranian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1979 St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
Cocoteros de Paria (2003) Toros de Aragua (2004) Gallitos de Isabela (2004) Guacharos de Maturin (2004) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2004-2005) La Union Colon (2005-2006) Guaynabo Conquistadores (2006; 2008) Minot SkyRockets (2006-2007) Marinos de Anzoategui (2007) Maratonistas de Coamo (2007) Azad University (2007-2008) (2009-present) a.s Shiraz (2008-2009) Quebradillas Pirates (2009)

Kevin Sheppard

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Alphonso Sheppard
Date of birth	September 17, 1979
Place of birth	St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current team	retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Jacksonville University
National team^‡
2002	United States Virgin Islands	2	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2008

Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic^[1] and also played in the return game. He scored a goal in both games to become his country's all-time leading goalscorer.

Basketball

Kevin Sheppard

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States Virgin Islands
Centrobasket
	2006 Panama	Team competition
	2008 Mexico	Team competition
FIBA CBC Championship
	2006 Jamaica	Team competition
	2011 Bahamas	Team competition

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Argentina, the USA, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.^[2] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job, which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

See also

• The Iran Job

References and notes

1. Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
2. KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story, CNN, December 23, 2011
• An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans, The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011