Shawn Huff

Shawn Huff
	Huff with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 7 – Helsinki Seagulls
Position	Small forward
League	Korisliiga
Personal information
Born	May 5, 1984 (age 40); Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish / American
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school	Makelanrinne (Vantaa, Finland)
College	Valparaiso (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2000–present
Career history
2000–2001	Torpan Pojat
2001–2004	Espoon Honka
2008–2009	Maroussi
2009–2011	Kavala
2011–2012	Fulgor Libertas Forlì
2012–2013	Vanoli Cremona
2013	Orlandina
2013–2016	Riesen Ludwigsburg
2016–2017	ESSM Le Portel
2017–2019	Skyliners Frankfurt
2019–present	Helsinki Seagulls
Career highlights and awards
	2× Finnish League champion (2002, 2003);

Shawn Christopher Huff (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga. Huff played college basketball at Valparaiso from 2004–2008. Shawn Huff plays for Finland national basketball team.

College career

Huff played college basketball at Valparaiso University from the 2004 to 2008. Huff played as a true freshman, but did not become a full-time starter until his junior season where he started all 31 games, and then as a senior where he started all 36 games.

Professional career

Huff went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft and went on to play internationally. Signed with the MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg team on September 20, 2013 and recently played for them since till the end of the 2015–16 season.

On January 5, 2017, Huff signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.^[1]

Personal life

Huff is the son of professional basketball player Leon Huff [fi] who played college basketball at Drake University and professionally in Finland. His father, Leon Huff, was named to Drake's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Once Leon Huff was done playing basketball he managed some professional basketball teams in Finland. Leon Huff had three children including Dawn Huff (born 1972), Shawn Huff (born 1984), and Michael Huff (born 1987). His mother is named Kristina. Through his sister, Dawn, who married Stacy Elliott, he is the uncle of Ezekiel Elliott, who is a running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).^[2]

References

^ "Fraport Skyliner Sign Shawn Huff". January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ "Ezekiel Elliott's Iowa mom: OSU star played sick, hurt". The Des Mois Register. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

External links

[1] "Fraport Skyliner Sign Shawn Huff". January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[2] "Ezekiel Elliott's Iowa mom: OSU star played sick, hurt". The Des Mois Register. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

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