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Terrence Shannon Jr.
Shannon with Texas Tech in 2020
No. 0 – Illinois Fighting Illini
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-07-30) July 30, 2000 (age 23)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Terrence Edward Shannon Jr. (born July 30, 2000) is an American former college basketball player. Shannon last played for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Early life[edit]

Shannon was born to Treanette Redding and Terrence Shannon Sr. His father attended training camp with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.[1] His mother and father separated when he was two years old.[2] Shannon has four siblings through his mom and three through his dad.[2]

High school career[edit]

Shannon was interested in basketball from a young age, especially after experiencing a growth spurt early in high school.[3] He attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, averaging 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior.[4] Shannon was also a receiver on the school's football team.[5] After having no NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offers by the end of his senior season, he reclassified to the 2019 class and moved to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[6]

Recruiting[edit]

His success with Mac Irvin Fire on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit drew attention from many college programs.[7] A four-star recruit, he originally committed to DePaul before switching his commitment to Texas Tech.[8] He chose the Red Raiders over offers from DePaul, Florida State, Georgetown and Illinois.[9]

College career[edit]

Texas Tech (2019–2022)[edit]

2019–20: Freshman season[edit]

Shannon entered his freshman season as one of Texas Tech's starting guards. On December 4, 2019, Shannon recorded a freshman season-high 24 points and eight rebounds in a 65–60 overtime loss to DePaul.[10] As a freshman, he averaged 9.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[11]

2020–21: Sophomore season[edit]

Entering his sophomore season, Shannon was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list.[12] On January 30, 2021, Shannon registered his first career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against LSU. Going into the Big 12 tournament, the Red Raiders were 9–8 in the Big 12, good enough to earn the 6-seed. During their quarterfinal matchup against Texas, Shannon played 34 minutes making four three-point field goals in way of an 18-point outing. Despite his performance, Texas Tech was eliminated by a score of 67–66. The Red Raiders were then granted the 6-seed in the South Region of the NCAA tournament. In their Round of 32 matchup against Arkansas, Shannon scored 20 points despite the Red Raiders being eliminated.

As a sophomore, Shannon averaged 12.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. For his efforts, he earned Third-team All-Big 12 honors. On April 8, 2021, Shannon declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[13] He ultimately returned to Texas Tech for a third season.

2021–22: Junior season[edit]

On November 7, Shannon was suspended indefinitely due to an eligibility review.[14] He was reinstated on November 17, after missing three games.[15] As a junior, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 steals per game. On March 25, 2022, Shannon entered the NCAA transfer portal.[16]

Illinois (2022–2024)[edit]

2022–23: Senior season[edit]

On April 29, 2022, he committed to Illinois.[17] After his first season at Illinois, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft and played in the NBA draft combine. He later withdrew from the draft and returned to Illinois for a second season and his fifth season overall.

2023–24: Graduate season[edit]

Shannon played 11 games for the Illini before being suspended for six games. After a preliminary injunction was granted, his suspension was ended and he resumed playing the rest of the season.

Awards and honors[edit]

NCAA

  • Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024)
  • Second-team All-American – 247Sports (2024)
  • Third-team All-American – Associated Press (2024)
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Associated Press (2024)
  • 2× First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2023, 2024)
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Media (2024)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2023)
  • Third-team All-Big 12 (2021)
  • Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2020)
  • NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2024)
  • Big 12 All-Tournament Team (2022)

Records[edit]

Big Ten Conference

  • Big Ten men's basketball tournament single-game record for most points scored: 40 (March 16, 2024)

Illinois Fighting Illini

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Texas Tech 29 21 23.5 .470 .257 .829 4.1 1.0 .9 .4 9.8
2020–21 Texas Tech 28 13 26.7 .448 .357 .756 4.0 1.4 1.1 .1 12.9
2021–22 Texas Tech 26 20 25.0 .455 .384 .784 2.6 2.0 .8 .2 10.4
2022–23 Illinois 31 30 32.1 .442 .321 .790 4.6 2.8 1.3 .5 17.2
2023–24 Illinois 30 29 34.0 .481 .361 .815 4.0 2.3 1.0 .9 23.3
Career 144 113 28.4 .460 .346 .798 3.9 1.9 1.0 .4 14.9

Personal life[edit]

Rape allegations[edit]

In the early morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023 (following the prior day's Kansas-Illinois football game), Shannon allegedly penetrated a woman with his fingers at the Jayhawk Cafe.[18] Shannon's DNA was collected as part of the investigation on September 29.[19]

On December 27, Shannon was arrested on a warrant issued by the Douglas County (Kansas) District Attorney for the charge of rape; sexual intercourse without consent, and use of force against a victim.[20][21] Shannon posted bail the following day and was suspended by the team.[22]

No video surveillance explicitly showed the incident, nor have any witnesses of the incident come forward at this time. At the Jayhawk Cafe, multiple KU basketball players were allegedly present, but none had been interviewed until January 3, 2024. It was also revealed that the KU basketball player M.N. recognized as accompanying Shannon both at the bar and in a now-deleted Instagram post (and Tweet) was actually Illini basketball player Justin Harmon.[23][24] No grand jury nor indictment was sought to bring about the charges which is common practice in Douglas County Kansas.[25][26]

Assistant Coach Geoff Alexander testified that he and the other coaches did not want Shannon to make the trip to Kansas as he had an NIL related appointment at 8:00 AM that Saturday and he had fallen asleep while driving in Florida. When Shannon was insistent on going, he agreed to DyShawn Hobson driving. Hobson was not officially assigned to monitor Shannon. Because Hobson was not reimbursed for the trip, it did not constitute official University business.[27]

On January 12, 2024, Shannon had his first hearing, with some of the basketball team attending in support.[28] The hearing ended inconclusively, with the judge deferring to make a ruling.[29]

After a series of back-and-forth legal actions between Shannon and the University,[30][31] on January 19, Shannon was granted a preliminary injunction against the University of Illinois, thus making Shannon eligible to play.[32] While Judge Lawless rejected most of his legal team's claims, Shannon succeeded with his claim for procedural due process.[33] The University ultimately dropped its investigation after the basketball season concluded and Shannon dropped his lawsuit as a result..[34]

Shannon's preliminary hearing, originally scheduled for February 23, was rescheduled to May 10.[35] The defense has subpoenaed three KU basketball players to cooperate.[36]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Terrence Shannon Jr". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Shannon TRO Motion" (PDF).
  3. ^ Langston, Michael (June 25, 2018). "Four-star forward T.J. Shannon and family rave about FSU visit". Rivals. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Steeno, Paul (August 16, 2018). "From pariah to hot commodity, Shannon's recruiting story has happy ending after slow start". The DePaulia. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Michael (September 14, 2017). "Terrence Shannon's love of football pays off for Lincoln Park". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Henricksen, Joe (August 12, 2018). "Lincoln Park's Terrence Shannon commits to DePaul". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Snow, Brian (May 11, 2018). "Shannon sees recruitment explode this spring". 247Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Rose, Aaron (March 11, 2019). "Four-star prospect Shannon endures long road, commits to Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Golan, Ben (March 11, 2019). "Top 60 Wing Terrence Shannon Jr. commits to Texas Tech". Rivals. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Silva Jr., Carlos (December 7, 2019). "Tech's Shannon shows out in return to hometown". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Mainville, Ryan (November 4, 2020). "Terrence Shannon Jr. placed on Julius Erving Award Watch List". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Silva Jr., Carlos (November 4, 2020). "Sophomore guard Shannon, Jr. garners award, Texas Tech releases nonconference schedule". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Nash, Branson (April 8, 2021). "Texas Tech wing Terrence Shannon declares for NBA draft, doesn't sign agent". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  14. ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 7, 2021). "Texas Tech's Terrence Shannon Jr. out indefinitely during eligibility review". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Texas Tech clears Terrence Shannon Jr. to resume playing in basketball games after eligibility review". ESPN. Associated Press. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Geoghegan, Zack (March 25, 2022). "Texas Tech's Terrence Shannon Jr. in transfer portal, hears from Kentucky". On3.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Terrence Shannon Jr. is transferring to Illinois". KCBD.com. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Sworn Affidavit".
  19. ^ Hettinger, Johnathan (January 18, 2024). "FOIA Requests Illuminate Details in Shannon Investigation".
  20. ^ "Illinois basketball player arrested on suspicion of rape in Lawrence". Lawrence Journal-World. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  21. ^ Metcalf, Myron (December 28, 2023). "Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. charged with rape, suspended". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  22. ^ Cramer, Collin (December 28, 2023). "Illinois basketball's Terrance Shannon Jr. suspended, faces rape charges in Kansas".
  23. ^ Richey, Scott (September 9, 2023). "Good Morning, Illini Nation: Road trippin".
  24. ^ "Illini Men's Basketball Deleted Twitter post".
  25. ^ https://twitter.com/mitchgilfillan/status/1752771777611133031
  26. ^ "TSJ Notice of Removal Doc".
  27. ^ "U of I Response to TRO".
  28. ^ Sturdy, Brad. "Tweet confirming attending players Jan 12".
  29. ^ Olson, Andy. "Andy Olson Jan 12 Hearing Tweet".
  30. ^ Olson, Andy. "Suspension Upheld".
  31. ^ Medcalf, Myron (January 9, 2024). "Terrence Shannon files for restraining order against Illinois".
  32. ^ Gilfillan, Mitch. "Mitch Gilfillan Tweet regarding TRO status".
  33. ^ "Lawless TRO Decision" (PDF).
  34. ^ "U of I drops investigation of Terrence Shannon Jr., takes no disciplinary action". April 10, 2024.
  35. ^ Beherns, Bret. "Bret Beherns Twitter post".
  36. ^ Guskey, Jordan (March 9, 2024). "Three KU basketball players, including McCullar, Dickinson, to cooperate in Shannon case".

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