Jevohn Shepherd

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jevohn Shepherd

| image = Jevohn Shepherd.jpg

| caption = Shepherd playing for Chalon in 2017

| height_cm = 198

| weight_kg = 98

| league = CEBL

| team = Ottawa Blackjacks

| position = General manager

| number =

| career_position = Small forward

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|8}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario

| high_school = West Hill Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)

| college = Michigan (2005–2009)

| nationality = Canadian

| career_number = 4, 11, 13, 15, 22

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2009

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = 2009–2010

| team1 = Halifax Rainmen

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = GiroLive-Ballers Osnabrück

| years3 = 2011

| team3 = Skyliners Frankfurt

| years4 = 2011–2012

| team4 = ZZ Leiden

| years5 = 2012–2013

| team5 = Steaua București

| years6 = 2013–2014

| team6 = Fulgor Omegna

| years7 = 2014–2015

| team7 = Barcellona

| years8 = 2015

| team8 = Varese

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro

| years10 = 2016–2017

| team10 = Spirou Charleroi

| years11 = 2017–2018

| team11 = Elan Chalon

| years12 = 2018

| team12 = SLUC Nancy

| years13 = 2018–2019

| team13 = Paris

| years14=2019

| team14=Lille Métropole BC

| highlights =

Dutch Cup winner (2012)
DBL All-Star (2012)

}}

Jevohn Shepherd (born April 8, 1986) is a Canadian basketball executive who is the vice-president of basketball operations and general manager for the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He is a former professional basketball player, playing the majority of his career overseas. Shepherd played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, and was a longtime member of the Canadian men's national basketball team. He also serves as a color commentator for the Toronto Raptors on TSN 1050.

High school

Shepherd attended West Hill Collegiate Institute and Don Valley Junior High School in Toronto.{{cite web | title = Shepherd, Brown Remember Basketball Glory Days With West Hill | publisher = Scarborough Mirror | date = August 12, 2011 | url = http://www.insidetoronto.com/sports-story/67534-shepherd-brown-remember-basketball-glory-days-with-west-hill/}}

College career

Shepherd played for Michigan in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA Division I from 2005 to 2009. As a senior, he captained the team to a second-round appearance in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament,[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/27241 Player Profile] at ESPN.com the schools first appearance in the tournament in over a decade.

Professional career

After graduating in 2009, Shepherd signed with the Halifax Rainmen of the Premier Basketball League.[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GER&PlayerID=78901 Profile] at eurobasket.com He averaged 8.5 points per game in eleven games for the Rainmen.

Following the season, Shepherd signed with German second-tier team Giro-Live Ballers Osnabrück.[http://www.sportsvision-service.com/?p=1478 Jevohn Shepherd] at sportsvision-service.com In March 2011 he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt in Germany where he averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15 games.[http://www.deutsche-bank-skyliners.de/10441.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=554&cHash=121121a235 DEUTSCHE BANK SKYLINERS halten Trio und verpflichten Jevohn Shepherd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309063659/http://www.deutsche-bank-skyliners.de/10441.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=554&cHash=121121a235 |date=2011-03-09 }} {{in lang|de}}

On July 22, 2011, Shepherd signed for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[http://basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=5239 Jevohn Sheperd Signs With Dutch team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003040327/http://basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=5239 |date=2011-10-03 }} at basketball.ca

In August 2014, he signed with Basket Barcellona of the Italian second division.[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/a2-gold/132561/barcellona-lands-jevohn-shepherd.html Barcellona lands Jevohn Shepherd]

The next season, Shepherd signed with Italian first division side OpenjobMetis Varese for 2015–16.{{cite web |url=http://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/openjobmetis-ingaggiato-jevohn-shepherd/ |title=OpenjobMetis, Ingaggiato Jevohn Shepherd |author= |date=22 July 2015 |website=PallacanestroVarese.it |access-date=23 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=OpenjobMetis, Jevohn Shepherd is recruited}}

On August 11, 2016, Shepherd signed with Spirou Charleroi of the Belgian Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/209317/jevohn-shepherd-signs-with-spirou-charleroi.html|title=Jevohn Shepherd signs with Spirou Charleroi|publisher=Sportando.com|date=11 August 2016|access-date=11 August 2016}}

International career

Shepherd has represented Canada at various levels of competition. He first played with a Canadian squad at the 2005 and 2007 World University Games, helping the team to a surprise bronze medal in the latter competition.[http://www.sportsvision-service.com/?p=1478 Jevohn Shepherd] at sportsvision-service.com He was called to the senior national team for the first time at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820023503/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/53474/rid/sid/4728/tid/257/profile.html Profile] at FIBA.com Shepherd concluded his tenure with the Canadian men's national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

Post-playing career

On November 23, 2020, Shepherd signed as general manager of the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).{{cite news |title=Jevohn Shepherd to Return as Ottawa BlackJacks General Manager for the 2022 Season |url=https://www.theblackjacks.ca/jevohn-shepherd-to-return-as-ottawa-blackjacks-general-manager-for-the-2022-season |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=www.theblackjacks.ca |date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}