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Eddie Shannon

Start Date: June 2019
 
Prior Experience
Canisius, Asst. Coach, 2017-19 (Head Coach was former UTC asst. Reggie Witherspoon)
Chattanooga, Asst. Coach, 2016-17
Chattanooga, Dir. of Basketball Ops, 2015-16
Palm Beach Atlantic, Asst. Coach, 2012-15
 
Collegiate Coaching Highlights
  • 2016 Southern Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2016 NCAA Tournament
  • Helped Mocs to school record 29 wins in 2015-16
  • 2018 MAAC Regular Season co-Champs
  • 122 wins (20.3 per year) as a DI assistant with 70 (11.7/yr) in conference play
  • All-Conference players during his tenures: Justin Tuoyo (2016, 2017), Tre McLean (2016, 2017), Jermaine Crumpton (2018), Isaiah Reese (2019), Takal Molson (2019), Malik Johnson (2019), Matt Ryan (2020), Ramon Vila (2020), David Jean-Baptiste (2021) & Malachi Smith (2021)
  • SoCon Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Tuoyo (2016 & 2017)
  • Co-MAAC Season MVP: Jermaine Crumpton (2018)
 
Collegiate Career
Alma Mater: Florida ‘00 (Sociology) | Palm Beach Atlantic ‘16 (Master’s-Leadership)
Sports Played: Basketball
  • 2015 class of SEC Basketball Legends
  • 4-year starter scoring 1,168 points helping usher in the Billy Donovan era in Gainesville
  • 1999 NCAA Frontier Most Courageous Player Award after a childhood injury led to him playing his entire career with only one eye
  • Averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game over his four years
  • 1999 NCAA Sweet 16 appearance
  • Left Florida as career leader in steals (204) and second in assists (493)
 
Professional Career Highlights
  • 10-year professional run
  • Stops in Australia, Croatia, Cypress, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Russia and Sweden
  • Earned Swedish League Guard of the Year and finals MVP leading the league in scoring in 2002
  • Another scoring title came a year later in the Russian Superleague nabbing all-league first team honors
 
Personal
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Wife: Nicole
Sons: Jaden & Justin
  • Cardinal Newman High School
  • 3-time Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year
  • 2-time Palm Beach Post Player of the Year
  • Earned Class 3A State Player of the Year in 1994 & 1995