Shawn Long
| No. 21 – Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | ||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||
| League | Sun Belt Conference | |||||||||
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January 29, 1993 Morgan City, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school | Morgan City (Morgan City, Louisiana) | |||||||||
| College | Louisiana–Lafayette (2012–present) | |||||||||
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Shawn Long (born January 29, 1993) is an American college basketball player for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He also represented the United States in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
Long, a 6'11" power forward from Morgan City, Louisiana, battled weight problems as a youth to become a sought-after college recruit. He originally enrolled at Mississippi State University of the Southeastern Conference, but became immediately unhappy with his choice. After the first semester, and without playing in any games, Long transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette and received an NCAA waiver to allow him to play the following season without sitting out the customary full year.[1] Long first suited up for the Ragin' Cajuns in the 2012–13 season, averaging 15.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game to earn Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and second-team All-conference honors. Over his next two seasons, Long would again average a double-double and was named first-team All-Sun Belt both years.[1]
In the Summer of 2015, Long made the United States team for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[2] In Toronto, Long played in one game, scoring five points.[3]
For his senior season, Long was named the preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year.[4] On January 23, 2016 in a game against the Troy Trojans, Long scored his 2,000th point and became the first player in school and conference history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. He was also selected for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) college All-Star game to be held at the 2016 Final Four in Houston.[5]
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References
- 1 2 Vecenie, Sam (December 24, 2015). "Shawn Long overcomes hurdles to be Sun Belt's next NBA hopeful". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Luke (July 9, 2015). "Cajuns' Shawn Long survives cut at Pan Am Games". The Advocate. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Seventeenth Pan American Games – 2015". usab.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Luke (October 21, 2015). "Shawn Long selected Sun Belt Conference preseason player of the year; Cajuns picked to win league". The Advocate. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Buckley, Tim (January 27, 2016). "UL's Long reaches milestones Marlin deems 'amazing'". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
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