John Shurna
No. 14 – Gran Canaria | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. | April 30, 1990||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
College | Northwestern (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
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2012–2013 | Strasbourg IG | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | FIATC Joventut | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Cedevita Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Andorra | ||||||||||||||
2019–present | Herbalife Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
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John William Shurna (born April 30, 1990) is an American–Lithuanian[1] professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is the 2012 Big Ten scoring champion. He played in the 2012 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks. He then signed with the New York Knicks, but was waived at the end of the preseason.
He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats. He has been a three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection (2010–2nd team; 2011–3rd team coaches/honorable mention media; 2012–1st team) and the Northwestern statistical leader in several categories. He was the 2010 Sporting News Most Improved Player. He holds several Northwestern all-time records, including single-season scoring. He was selected as an honorable mention Associated Press 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. He won the State Farm College 3-Point Championship three-point shooting contest at the 2012 Final Four.[2]
In high school, he was the 2008 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A Slam Dunk Champion. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning USA Basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
High school career
[edit]Shurna was a 2007 and 2008 Chicago Tribune All-State boys basketball team special mention selection.[3][4] As a junior, in March 2007, he led Glenbard West High School to the Class AA supersectional for the first time since 1938,[5] but they lost to Lockport Township High School 53–50 despite 27 points by Shurna, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, but only 21 according to the Daily Southtown and Chicago Tribune.[6][7][8] He committed to Northwestern University on May 13, 2007,[9][10] but he did not sign his National Letter of Intent until November 14.[11]
As a senior, he was selected to the IHSA 4A all-state second-team by Associated Press and the 3A/4A all-state first-team by Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. In addition, he won the 2008 IHSA 4A slam dunk championship at the state tournament,[12] but finished second to Marland Johnson by a point in a contest of the winners of the four classes.[13] As a senior, he finished 8th in the Illinois Mr. Basketball voting.[14] Following his senior season, he participated in local and regional All-Star contests such as the 34th annual Foundation For Student Athletes city-suburban all-star event.[15] Although ESPN.com ranked Shurna as the 53rd best high school basketball power forward in the national class of 2008,[16] he was not among the ranked players by state or position according to either Rivals.com or Scout.com.[17][18]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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John Shurna PF |
Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Glenbard West (IL) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 13, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 53 (PF) | ||||||
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College career
[edit]Freshman
[edit]As a true freshman, he started all 31 games for the 2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats.[12] Shurna was a member of Team USA basketball during the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12. He played in all 9 games, starting 2. Despite averaging the fewest minutes (12.2), he was fifth on the team in rebounding with (3.9).[19] The USA team earned the gold medal.[20]
Sophomore
[edit]He played forward for the 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats and led the team in scoring and rebounding.[21] Following the 2009–10 All-Big Ten Conference regular season, he was named a second-team All-conference selection by both the coaches and the media.[22][23] He was twice named Big Ten men's basketball player of the week during the season.[24][25] He was recognized as an All-District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams.[26] He finished his sophomore season among the Big Ten leaders in many statistical categories: 3rd in scoring, 7th in rebounding, 10th in free throw percentage, 8th in blocked shots, and 6th in minutes played.[27] He was recognized by Sporting News as the Most Improved Player after raising his scoring average from 7.3 points as a freshman to 18.5 as a sophomore, while improving his rebounding average from 2.6 to 6.4.[28] During the season, he established new Northwestern Wildcats basketball single-season records in both total points (619), surpassing Evan Eschmeyer, and field goals made (217), surpassing Dale Kelly. In so doing, he helped Northwestern establish a new school record for single-season wins with 20.[29]
Junior
[edit]As a junior, he was a preseason top 50 candidate for both the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year.[30][31] In the first game of his junior season, Shurna tied his career-high with 31 points on his way to Big Ten Player of the Week honors.[32] On December 20, in week 6 of the season, Shurna repeated as conference player of the week.[33] Following the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, he was a third team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention by the media.[34][35] Sports Illustrated named him as one of the ten best players in the Big Ten Conference.[36]
Shurna submitted the paperwork to declare for the 2011 NBA draft following the season, though he did not hire an agent.[37] He withdrew his name prior to the May 8 deadline and chose to return for his senior year.[38][39] He was one of 20 players who tried out to represent USA Basketball at the 2011 Summer Universiade, but did not make the team.[40]
Senior
[edit]As a senior, he repeated as a preseason top 50 watchlist selection for the Wooden Award and the Naismith Award.[41] He was also a Sporting News Preseason All-American (2nd team).[42] When Shurna scored 37 points on November 17 against LSU it heralded a career-high and tied for the most points scored by a Northwestern player during the 12-year Bill Carmody era.[43][44][45] On December 18, he scored 32 points as Northwestern defeated Eastern Illinois.[46] Shurna earned Co-Big Ten Player of the week on February 6 after averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in wins over Nebraska and Illinois on February 2 and 5, respectively.[47][48][49] On February 12, he posted his third 30-point game of the season against Purdue.[50] With three 30-point games as a senior, he brought his career total to six.[51] On February 18 he became Northwestern's all-time leading scorer in a game against Minnesota, passing Billy McKinney's record of 1,900 points (a record since surpassed by Boo Buie in 2024).[52][53] He was selected as a first team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media.[54] He was selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to its 10-man 2011–12 Men's All-District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Team.[55] Shurna was a first team selection to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 7 team on March 14.[56] Shurna finished the season with a 20.0 point per game average, which led the Big Ten Conference.[57] He was named an honorable mention Associated Press All-American.[58] He competed in the 2012 State Farm 3-Point Contest, beating Juan Fernandez 21–20 in the final round by making his final seven shots.[2] Shurna was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament final four.[59] Shurna had 12 points in the game.[60]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Shurna signed a 2012 Las Vegas NBA Summer League contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[61] On September 10, 2012, Shurna signed a 1-year partially guaranteed contract with the New York Knicks.[62] He was waived at the end of the preseason.[63] By the beginning of December 2012, he had made his professional debut with Strasbourg IG of LNB Pro A.[64] Shurna was originally signed as an injury replacement for Nicolas de Jong until the end of 2012, but was signed longer term as it became apparent that de Jong would be out for an extended period.[65]
After he played on the Milwaukee Bucks' 2013 NBA Summer League team,[66] Shurna signed a 2-year contract with Joventut Badalona.[67] He signed with the Toronto Raptors for the 2014 NBA Summer League and posted 21 points on 6-for-9 field goal shooting including 5 three point shots in his July 11 debut.[68] In August 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Turkish Basketball League team Darüşşafaka.[69] He played in the 2015 NBA Summer League with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[70] On July 27, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Valencia Basket of Spain.[71] On November 13, 2016, Shurna signed with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb for the rest of the season.[72][73]
On July 27, 2017, Shurna signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[74][75] On August 18, 2018, Shurna re-signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[76] On July 27, 2019, he signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria.[77] Shurna was re-signed to a two-year contract with the team on June 11, 2021.[78]
Personal life
[edit]Shurna was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, to Tony and Suzy Shurna.[12] At Northwestern, he was a double major in sociology and learning and organizational change.[12] On July 11, 2014, Shurna acquired Lithuanian citizenship per Lithuanian nationality law.[1]
Notes
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- ^ McGavin, Patrick Z. (March 13, 2007). "Shurna doing it all for upstart Glenbard W.". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 82.
- ^ Akouris, Tina (March 14, 2007). "Porters packing for state: Lockport 53, Glenbard West 50". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 95.
- ^ Kuchta, Chris (March 14, 2007). "Lockport makes believers". Daily Southtown. p. B7.
- ^ Surico, Dave (March 14, 2007). "Durham delivers 2nd-half comeback: Porters overcome 7-point deficit: Lockport 53, Glenbard West 50". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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- ^ Ginnetti, Toni, Lacy J. Banks and Herb Gould (November 15, 2007). "Kelly takes long way home to DePaul – NU inks pair of area recruits Simeon's Simpson 'comfortable' with Illini". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 78.
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External links
[edit]- (in French) French League profile
- Northwestern basketball profile Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Shurna's profile at ESPN.com
- FIBA.com profile
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Andorra
- American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Lithuanian descent
- Basketball players from DuPage County, Illinois
- BC Andorra players
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Joventut Badalona players
- KK Cedevita players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players
- People from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- SIG Strasbourg players
- Valencia Basket players
- 21st-century American sportsmen