| Shannon Shorter | |
| Position: | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| League: | Adriatic League Croatian League |
| Team: | KK Split |
| Number: | 2 |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Westside (Houston, Texas) |
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| Draft Year: | 2011 |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Team1: | Houston Blaze |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Team2: | Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Team3: | Gansos Salvajes de la UIC |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Team4: | Club La Unión |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Team5: | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Team6: | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Team7: | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| Years8: | 2014–2015 |
| Team8: | Hapoel Afula |
| Years9: | 2015–2016 |
| Team9: | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Team10: | Hebei Xianglan |
| Years11: | 2016–2017 |
| Team11: | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| Years12: | 2017 |
| Team12: | Le Mans Sarthe |
| Years13: | 2017 |
| Team13: | Hebei Xianglan |
| Years14: | 2017–2018 |
| Team14: | Adelaide 36ers |
| Years15: | 2018 |
| Team15: | Al Riyadi |
| Years16: | 2018–2019 |
| Team16: | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus |
| Years17: | 2019 |
| Team17: | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
| Years18: | 2019–2020 |
| Team18: | PAOK |
| Years19: | 2020 |
| Team19: | Hapoel Eilat |
| Years20: | 2020–2021 |
| Team20: | Chiba Jets |
| Years21: | 2021 |
| Team21: | Afyon Belediye |
| Years22: | 2021–present |
| Team22: | Split |
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Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texan has played for teams in eleven countries including China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France.[1] [2]
Shorter played four years of college basketball between 2007 and 2011. After spending his freshman season with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Shorter joined Paris Junior College for his sophomore year. He returned to a Division 1 school in 2009, joining North Texas. In 66 games for North Texas over two seasons, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[3]
Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016.[4]
On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[5] In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.[6]
On May 12, 2017, Shorter signed with Chinese team Hebei Xianglan, returning to the team for a second stint.[7]
On July 28, 2017, Shorter signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2017–18 NBL season.[8]
On March 31, 2018, he signed with Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League.[9]
On July 30, 2021, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10] Shorther averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. On December 18, he signed with Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League.[11]