Lis Shoshi
| No. 12 – Maccabi Ashdod | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Israeli Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 29, 1994 Pejë, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Kosovan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Sigal Prishtina |
| 2018 | Pieno žvaigždės |
| 2018–present | Maccabi Ashdod |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lis Shoshi (born June 29, 1994) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Howard College and University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
College career
Shoshi played college basketball for Howard College's Hawks and University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Trojans
In his senior year at Little Rock, Shoshi averaged 8.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 blocks in 24.7 minutes per game.
Professional career
2017–18 season
On August 28, 2017, Shoshi signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League.[1] However, on January 5, 2018, Shoshi parted ways with Sigal Prishtina and joined the Lithuanian team Pieno žvaigždės for the rest of the season.[2] On April 21, 2018, Shoshi recorded a career-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds in a 85–94 loss to Lietkabelis.[3] Shoshi helped Pieno žvaigždės to win the 2018 Baltic League Championship.
2018–19 season
On July 17, 2018, Shoshi signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod for the 2018–19 season, joining his national team coach Brad Greenberg.[4][5]
Kosovo national team
Shoshi is a member of the Kosovo national team, he participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.
References
- ^ "Lis Shoshi signs for Sigal Prishtina". Eurobasket.com. August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Pieno Zvaigzdes signs Lis Shoshi, Osvaldas Olisevicius, parts ways with Ryan Anderson, Kazakauskas". Sportando.com. July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Lietkabelis 94 at Pieno Zvaigzdes 85 - Box Score". RealGM.com. April 21, 2018.
- ^ "נאמן למאמנו: ליס שושי חתם באשדוד". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Lis Shoshi signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.com. July 17, 2018.