Shawn Huff
 Huff with Finland during EuroBasket 2017 | |
| No. 7 – Fraport Skyliners | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | BBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 1984 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| 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–present | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Shawn Christopher Huff (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). 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 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
- 1984 births
- Living people
- ESSM Le Portel players
- Expatriate basketball people in France
- Expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Finnish expatriates in France
- Finnish expatriates in Germany
- Finnish expatriates in Greece
- Finnish men's basketball players
- Finnish people of American descent
- Fulgor Libertas Forlì players
- Kavala B.C. players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- Orlandina Basket players
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Torpan Pojat players
- Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball players
- Vanoli Cremona players