2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2024-25 (Senior)
- Appeared in 34 games, making 29 starts
- Averaged 9.9 points and 4.2 rebounds
- Reached double-figures 19 times
- Began the season with three straight games in double-figures
- Set a career-high 24 points in win over Fairleigh Dickinson, caught an alley-oop from Eric Acker that was ranked #10 on SC Top 10 (12/18)
- Recorded 18 points and 8 rebounds at Dayton (12/31)
- Scored 19 points vs. Davidson (1/15)
- Reached 11 points and 10 rebounds for double-double against Rhode Island, also season-high in rebounds
2023-24 (Junior)
- Played in all 33 games, starting 32 in a breakout season for the Explorers
- Team leader in rebounds (5.6)
- Third on the team in both points (10.6) and minutes (32.5)
- Starred vs Bucknell (11/14), with 22 points and nine rebounds
- Scored 17 point with eight rebounds in win over Southern Indiana (11/18)
- Career-high 12 rebounds at Temple (11/30)
- 19 points and eight rebounds in Big 5 Classic victory over Penn (12/2)
- Four straight games in double-figures cumulating in 12 point, 13 rebound double-double vs Howard (12/30)
- Seven straight games in double-figures from 2/10 vs Richmond to 3/2 vs George Washington
- Earned Big 5 Player of the Week on 2/29 after averaging 18 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Played in 25 games for the Explorers
- Averaged 6.1 points per game. 4.6 rebounds per game and 18.2 minutes per game...scored in double figures in seven games...led the team in rebounds in nine games
- Only Explorer to record two double-doubles on the season...posted a 15-point, 11-rebound performance against Rhode Island in the first round of the A-10 Championship Tournament (3/7)...netted 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Saint Louis (1/18)
- Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against George Mason (2/18)
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Made 19 appearances off the bench in his rookie season
- Averaged 2.1 points per game in 8.0 minutes per game
- Scored seven points in his collegiate debut on .750 shooting against Holy Cross
- Grabbed a season-best four rebounds against FDU
- Averaged 81.8% from the field in his first five games
- Played a season-high 19 minutes against VCU
Background
- Played high school basketball at Archbishop Wood
- Named Class 6A All-Pennsylvania Second Team as a senior
- Eclipsed 1,000-point mark in scoring during his high school career
- Won third straight district championship in 2021
- Reached PIAA State Championship game, marking the second time in three years the team had accomplished the feat
- As a junior, averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game for the Vikings
- In a legendary seven-overtime game against Paul VI (Va.) at the Diane Mosco Shootout, was the last starter standing for either school and finished with 35 points
- Team went on to win the Philadelphia Catholic League regular season, the District 12 Class 5A title and was still alive in the PIAA state quarterfinals when the season was cut short due to COVID-19
- As a sophomore, Shepherd was a starter on the Archbishop Wood team that advanced to the PIAA 5A State Championship game
- In that contest against Moon (Pittsburgh area), registered a team-high 22 points and added eight rebounds
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2021-22Freshman
Guard
6'5"
200 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
Guard
6'5"
200 lbs
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2023-24Junior
Guard
6'5"
200 lbs
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2024-25Senior
Guard
6'5"
200 lbs
