Terrence Shannon Jr.
 Shannon with Texas Tech in 2020 | |
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| Born | July 30, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Terrence Edward Shannon Jr. (born July 30, 2000) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life
Shannon was born to Treanette Redding and Terrence Shannon Sr. His father attended training camp with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.[1] His mother and father separated when he was two years old.[2] Shannon has four siblings through his mom and three through his dad.[2]
High school career
Shannon was interested in basketball from a young age, especially after experiencing a growth spurt early in high school.[3] He attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, averaging 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior.[4] Shannon was also a receiver on the school's football team.[5] After having no NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offers by the end of his senior season, he reclassified to the 2019 class and moved to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[6]
Recruiting
His success with Mac Irvin Fire on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit drew attention from many college programs.[7] A four-star recruit, he originally committed to DePaul before switching his commitment to Texas Tech.[8] He chose the Red Raiders over offers from DePaul, Florida State, Georgetown and Illinois.[9]
College career
Texas Tech (2019–2022)
2019–20: Freshman season
Shannon entered his freshman season as one of Texas Tech's starting guards. On December 4, 2019, Shannon recorded a freshman season-high 24 points and eight rebounds in a 65–60 overtime loss to DePaul.[10] As a freshman, he averaged 9.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[11]
2020–21: Sophomore season
Entering his sophomore season, Shannon was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list.[12] On January 30, 2021, Shannon registered his first career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against LSU. Going into the Big 12 tournament, the Red Raiders were 9–8 in the Big 12, good enough to earn the 6-seed. During their quarterfinal matchup against Texas, Shannon played 34 minutes making four three-point field goals in way of an 18-point outing. Despite his performance, Texas Tech was eliminated by a score of 67–66. The Red Raiders were then granted the 6-seed in the South Region of the NCAA tournament. In their Round of 32 matchup against Arkansas, Shannon scored 20 points despite the Red Raiders being eliminated.
As a sophomore, Shannon averaged 12.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. For his efforts, he earned Third-team All-Big 12 honors. On April 8, 2021, Shannon declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[13] He ultimately returned to Texas Tech for a third season.
2021–22: Junior season
On November 7, Shannon was suspended indefinitely due to an eligibility review.[14] He was reinstated on November 17, after missing three games.[15] As a junior, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 steals per game. On March 25, 2022, Shannon entered the NCAA transfer portal.[16]
Illinois (2022–2024)
2022–23: Senior season
On April 29, 2022, he committed to Illinois.[17] After his first season at Illinois, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft and played in the NBA draft combine. He later withdrew from the draft and returned to Illinois for a second season and his fifth season overall.
2023–24: Graduate season
Shannon played 11 games for the Illini before being suspended for six games , Shannon was considered a front-runner for the National Player of the Year award before his suspension . [18] After a preliminary injunction was granted, his suspension was ended and he resumed playing the rest of the season.
Awards and honors
NCAA
- Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024)
- Second-team All-American – 247Sports (2024)
- Third-team All-American – Associated Press (2024)
- First-team All-Big Ten – Associated Press (2024)
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2023, 2024)
- First-team All-Big Ten – Media (2024)
- Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2023)
- Third-team All-Big 12 (2021)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2020)
- NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2024)
- Big 12 All-Tournament Team (2022)
Records
Big Ten Conference
- Big Ten men's basketball tournament single-game record for most points scored: 40 (March 16, 2024)
Illinois Fighting Illini
- Fighting Illini single-season record for most points scored: 699 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-season record for most free throws made: 212 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-season record for most free throws attempted: 260 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-season record for most offensive win shares: 4.9 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-season record for highest box plus-minus score: 11.6 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-season record for highest offensive box plus-minus score: 9.1 (2023–24)
- Fighting Illini single-game record for most three-point field goals made: 8 (November 18, 2022)
- Tied with Dee Brown (2005), Trenton Meacham (2006), Brandon Paul (2012), and Alfonso Plummer (2022)
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2019–20 | Texas Tech | 29 | 21 | 23.5 | .470 | .257 | .829 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .9 | .4 | 9.8 |
| 2020–21 | Texas Tech | 28 | 13 | 26.7 | .448 | .357 | .756 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.9 |
| 2021–22 | Texas Tech | 26 | 20 | 25.0 | .455 | .384 | .784 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .8 | .2 | 10.4 |
| 2022–23 | Illinois | 31 | 30 | 32.1 | .442 | .321 | .790 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .5 | 17.2 |
| 2023–24 | Illinois | 30 | 29 | 34.0 | .481 | .361 | .815 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .9 | 23.3 |
| Career | 144 | 113 | 28.4 | .460 | .346 | .798 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .4 | 14.9 | |
Personal life
Rape allegations
In the early morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023 (following the prior day's Kansas-Illinois football game), Shannon allegedly penetrated a woman with his fingers at the Jayhawk Cafe.[19] Months later, on December 27, Shannon was arrested on a warrant issued by the Douglas County (Kansas) District Attorney for the charge of rape; sexual intercourse without consent, and use of force against a victim.[20][21] Shannon posted bail the following day and was suspended by the team.[22]
No bar employees, security staff, friends or roommates other than the accuser's best friend were interviewed. The police took surveillance footage from the Jayhawk Cafe, however the spot where the alleged crime took place occurred off-camera. The accuser's drinking the night of the incident also varied between what she told the police and what was filed in her sexual assault exam report, but the police did not seek receipts to verify.[23] After completing the sexual assault exam the following day, the victim and her friend returned to the Jayhawk Cafe, one night after the incident took place.[24]
Kansas players Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, as well as Graduate Assistant Dyshawn Hobson and Illini player Justin Harmon testified that they did not witness Shannon interact with any women the night of the incident.[25]
Following a series of back-and-forth legal actions between Shannon and the University,[26] on January 19, Shannon was granted a preliminary injunction against the University of Illinois, thus making Shannon eligible to play.[27] The University ultimately dropped its investigation with Shannon dropping his lawsuit as a result.[28]
On May 2, the DNA results were released through a hearing by Shannon's defense. Most of the DNA samples were unusable and one sample contained a mixture of at least three males while ruling Shannon out.[29]
On June 7, Shannon's defense successfully motioned to include evidence of a third-party incident committed by Arterio Morris, who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at the Jayhawk Cafe less than two weeks prior to the alleged incident involving Shannon. On June 10, jury selection took place with a jury of eight men and seven women selected to serve as the 12 jurors and three alternates.[30] During the trial, the victim testified that Shannon grabbed her wrist when previously she had said no such grabbing occurred as her hands were occupied by her phone and drink.[23] The victim's friend corroborated the grabbing, despite not mentioning it in previous testimony.[25] The alleged victim in a group chat with her friends after ESPN released the story of Shannon’s charges on December 28, 2023.
Friend: (ESPN article link shared) OMG
Best friend: You got him
Alleged Victim: YUPPP YESSSIRR
Friend: Got his ass (two money-face emojis)
On June 13, Shannon was acquitted on both charges.[31] The accuser Madi Neill and her friend Rachel Butts were largely criticized for a false claim on Shannon dropping his draft stock and his then suspension from the Illinois team where he was seen as a lock for an All-American selection . [32]
References
- ^ "Terrence Shannon Jr". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Shannon TRO Motion" (PDF).
- ^ Langston, Michael (June 25, 2018). "Four-star forward T.J. Shannon and family rave about FSU visit". Rivals. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Steeno, Paul (August 16, 2018). "From pariah to hot commodity, Shannon's recruiting story has happy ending after slow start". The DePaulia. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ O'Brien, Michael (September 14, 2017). "Terrence Shannon's love of football pays off for Lincoln Park". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Henricksen, Joe (August 12, 2018). "Lincoln Park's Terrence Shannon commits to DePaul". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Snow, Brian (May 11, 2018). "Shannon sees recruitment explode this spring". 247Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Rose, Aaron (March 11, 2019). "Four-star prospect Shannon endures long road, commits to Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Golan, Ben (March 11, 2019). "Top 60 Wing Terrence Shannon Jr. commits to Texas Tech". Rivals. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Silva Jr., Carlos (December 7, 2019). "Tech's Shannon shows out in return to hometown". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Mainville, Ryan (November 4, 2020). "Terrence Shannon Jr. placed on Julius Erving Award Watch List". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Silva Jr., Carlos (November 4, 2020). "Sophomore guard Shannon, Jr. garners award, Texas Tech releases nonconference schedule". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Nash, Branson (April 8, 2021). "Texas Tech wing Terrence Shannon declares for NBA draft, doesn't sign agent". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 7, 2021). "Texas Tech's Terrence Shannon Jr. out indefinitely during eligibility review". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Tech clears Terrence Shannon Jr. to resume playing in basketball games after eligibility review". ESPN. Associated Press. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Geoghegan, Zack (March 25, 2022). "Texas Tech's Terrence Shannon Jr. in transfer portal, hears from Kentucky". On3.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Terrence Shannon Jr. is transferring to Illinois". KCBD.com. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Hochman, Benjamin (December 24, 2023). "Hochman: Is Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. one of nation's best players? MU's Gates says so". STLtoday.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Sworn affidavit filed in the State of Kansas vs Terrence Shannon Jr. Case". January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois basketball player arrested on suspicion of rape in Lawrence". Lawrence Journal-World. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Metcalf, Myron (December 28, 2023). "Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. charged with rape, suspended". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Cramer, Collin (December 28, 2023). "Illinois basketball's Terrance Shannon Jr. suspended, faces rape charges in Kansas".
- ^ a b "Defense questions depth of police investigation during rape trial for Illinois basketball player".
- ^ "Who has testified in Terrence Shannon Jr.'s trial?".
- ^ a b "At rape trial of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon, jury hears from accuser's friend, other players". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (January 9, 2024). "Terrence Shannon files for restraining order against Illinois".
- ^ "Judge Ends Suspension of Illinois Basketball Star Terrence Shannon Jr., Who Faces Rape Charge".
- ^ "U of I drops investigation of Terrence Shannon Jr., takes no disciplinary action". April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Terrence Shannon Jr.'s attorneys file motion to exclude state's DNA testing in criminal case". May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Jury trial of Illinois basketball player accused of raping woman at Lawrence bar set to begin Tuesday".
- ^ "Illinois star Terrence Shannon acquitted on rape charges in Kansas case".
- ^ Terra (June 15, 2024). "Madi Neill and Rachel Butts Faces Social Media Backlash After Terrence Shannon Jr. Acquittal". Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More. Retrieved June 16, 2024.