T. J. Shorts

T. J. Shorts
No. 0 – Ventspils
Position	Point guard
League	Latvian-Estonian League
Personal information
Born	Irvine, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Tustin (Tustin, California)
College	Saddleback (2015–2017); UC Davis (2017–2019);
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	Ventspils
Career highlights and awards
	Big West Player of the Year (2018); First-team All-Big West (2018); Big West Newcomer of the Year (2018);

T. J. Shorts II is an American basketball player for the Ventspils in Latvia. He played college basketball for UC Davis.

Shorts starred for Tustin High School but received no Division I scholarship offers, so he opted to go the junior college route. He played two seasons at Saddleback College and averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore before transferring to UC Davis.^[1] On February 6, 2018, Shorts had 31 points, seven assists and four steals in a double overtime victory against Long Beach State after leading scorer Chima Moneke was suspended.^[2] In a game against victory at Cal Poly on February 15, he recorded a triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. As a junior, Shorts averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He shot .538 field goal percentage, ranking fifth in the Big West. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named Big West Player of the year and Newcomer of the year, the first player in conference history to receive both honors in the same season.^[3]

Following the close of his college career, Shorts signed with Ventspils of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.^[4]

References

^ Fader, Mirin (January 3, 2017). "Saddleback College's T.J. Shorts lights up the scoreboard". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ Voisin, Ailene (February 6, 2018). "A suspension, a big shot and a viral dance: How UC Davis basketball stole the spotlight". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "Big West men's basketball All-Conference revealed" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "TJ Shorts signs at Ventspils". eurobasket.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

External links

UC Davis Aggies bio

[1] Fader, Mirin (January 3, 2017). "Saddleback College's T.J. Shorts lights up the scoreboard". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[2] Voisin, Ailene (February 6, 2018). "A suspension, a big shot and a viral dance: How UC Davis basketball stole the spotlight". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[BIG_WEST_POY-3] "Big West men's basketball All-Conference revealed" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[4] "TJ Shorts signs at Ventspils". eurobasket.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

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