2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades
- All-Pac-12 Team Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- Preseason All-Conference USA (2020-21)
- All-Conference USA Third Team (2019-20)
At Cal
2021-22 (Gr.)
- Earned a graduate certificate from Cal in May 2022
- Was one of the Pac-12's most consistent scorers in his lone season with the Golden Bears after transferring in for his fifth & final year of eligibility
- Garnered an All-Pac-12 Team honorable mention after starting all 32 games
- Finished his collegiate career with 1,334 points scored; surpassed 1,000 career points during an 11-point effort vs. Idaho State (Dec. 8)
- Averaged 32.7 minutes per game, the fifth-most in the Pac-12
- Led Cal and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.6 points per game)
- Cal's leader in steals (38, 1.2 SPG), minutes played (1,047), field-goals made (160), free throws made (113)
- Was second on the team in assists (75, 2.3 APG)
- Averaged 15.1 points, 3.0 rebounds & 2.2 assists in Pac-12 play
- His 468 total points are the second most by a Golden Bear in a single season since 2015-16
- Scored double figures in 25 games, including five 20-point performances
- Four of his five 20-point games came against Pac-12 opponents (Oregon State, #3 Arizona, Oregon & Stanford); Cal was 3-1 in such games
- Poured on 33 points at Oregon (Feb. 12)
- Scored 28 points to lead Cal to a Senior Day victory over rival Stanford (Feb. 26)
- Went for 27 points in his Cal debut vs. UC San Diego (Nov. 9)
- Tallied 25 points in his Pac-12 debut vs. Oregon State (Dec. 2)
- His 33 points scored at Oregon (Feb. 12)Â were the most by a Pac-12 player in the 2021-22 season
- The most points scored by a Bear in a single game since Don Coleman had 35 on Nov. 20, 2017
- Shot 9-for-15 from the field & posted career highs in makes & attempts at the free-throw line (13-for-15)
- Added seven rebounds, four steals & three assists in the stat-stuffing effort
- Recorded four steals in three games, including during a 19-point performance vs. Washington State (March 9) in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament
- Dished out a season-high seven assists to one turnover vs. Idaho State (Dec. 8) & followed it up with a six-assist effort vs. Santa Clara three days later (Dec. 11)
Before Cal
2020-21 (R-Sr.) (Charlotte)
- One of three 49ers to start all 25 games as a redshirt senior
- Averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists across 35.0 minutes per game
- Shot 45.5 percent from the field (100-for-220)
- Tallied 17 double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 20 points twice in the final two games of the season vs. Marshall (March 6) & UTSA (March 10)
- Led Charlotte in scoring four times & in assists 12 times
- Stuffed the box score with 19 points, five assists, five boards & five steals in an overtime loss vs. Belmont Abbey (Jan. 9)
- Strong performance with 16 points, three assists and zero turnovers in 37 minutes of action in the 49ers win at George Washington (Dec. 22); scored the 49ers' final four points including the game-winning free throws as well as making the game-winning steal with one second on the clock
- Scored 12 points including connecting on the game-winning three point field goal with 1:22 on the clock in the win over FIU (Jan. 30)
2019-20 (R-Jr.) (Charlotte)
- Earned All-Conference USA Third Team & team MVP honors
- Led Charlotte & ranked 12th among Conference USA players in scoring (14.0 PPG)
- Also led 49ers in assists per game (4.1) & finished fourth in Conference USA with 112 total dimes
- Started all 27 games he played in & averaged a team-high 33.8 minutes per game
- Totaled 22 double-figure scoring performances, including four with 20 points or more
- Became the 26th player in Charlotte history to record 100 assists in a season with his 10-assist effort at WKU (Feb. 22)
- Scored the game-winner on a driving layup in the closing seconds at WKU (Feb. 22) & tallied his first career double-double (13 points, 10 assists)
- Poured in a career-high 27 points (8-for-8 at the free throw line) in a win vs. Valparaiso (Dec. 16)
- Scored 26 points, hit five 3-pointers & hauled in seven boards in a win vs. UTSA (Feb. 8)
- Nearly recorded a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds to go along with three assists and two steals in the win over Wake Forest (Nov. 17)
- Recorded a season-high four steals and added 13 points & five rebounds at Marshall (Jan. 16)
- Scored 13 points including the game-winning basket with 44 seconds on the clock in the win over Florida Atlantic (Jan. 23)
- Scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed five rebounds on his birthday in the win over North Texas (March 4)
- Did not play against UAB (Jan. 2) & Middle Tennessee (Jan. 4) due to injury
2018-19 (Jr.) (Charlotte)
- Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring from Oklahoma
- Practiced with the team for the entire season
2017-18 (So.) (Oklahoma)
- Played in 31 games, averaging 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds & 1.2 assists as a sophomore
- Shot 39.3 percent from the field (22-for-56)
- In his final game at Oklahoma, he connected on both of his field goal attempts in 10 minutes of action against Rhode Island in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament
2016-17 (Fr.) (Oklahoma)
- Played in 28 games & made four starts as a freshman in Norman
- Averaged 4.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 17.0 minutes per game
- Saw his minutes increase in Big 12 play (18.7 MPG) & averaged 3.6 points, 1.5 boards & 1.6 assists against conference foes
- Four games of at least 10 points
- 12 points, five rebounds & four assists against Kansas State (Feb. 25)
- Dished out five assists against Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
- Led the Sooners bench with 11 points and three dimes against West Virginia on Feb. 8
- Earned his first career start on Dec. 17 against Memphis; entered the game averaging just 2.7 points in 8.8 minutes & posted a then-career-high 18 points in his starting debut, adding two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 37 minutes
- Opened his collegiate career with eight points, two assists, two steals, one rebound and one block vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 13)
High School/Club
- Attended Asheville Christian Academy (Asheville, N.C.), playing for coach Andy Ray
- Honored as the 2015-16 Carolinas Athletic Association’s Player of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a senior
- Named to the NCISAA 2-A all-state team
- Originally committed to James Madison but chose to reopen his recruitment after the program announced a coaching change
Personal
- Born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Son of Kimberly Green and Charles Shepherd
- Has one younger sister (Londyn)
Statistics
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