Shawn Jamison

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Shawn Jamison

| image =

| caption =

| number = 6

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| height_cm = 203

| weight_kg = 109

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|10}}

| birth_place = Hollywood California

| nationality = American

| highschool = Richard Gahr
(Cerritos, California)

| college =

San Diego State (1989–1990)
UTSA (1991–1992)

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| career_start = 1992

| career_end =2008

| career_position = Power forward / center

| coach_start = 2008

| years1 = 1993 | team1 = Snæfell

| years2 = 1998–1999 | team2 = Cheongju SK Knights

| years3 = 1999–2000 | team3 = Birmingham Bullets

| years4 = 2000–2001 | team4 = Geneve Devils

| years5 = 2001–2002 | team5 = Thames Valley Tigers

| years6 = 2003–2008 | team6 = Milton Keynes Lions

| cyears1 = 2008–2009 | cteam1 = Loughborough University

| cyears2 = 2009–2010 | cteam2 = Walsall Wizards

| cyears3 = 2011–2016 | cteam3 = Newcastle-under-Lyme

| cyears4 = 2016–present | cteam4 = Stoke-on-Trent

| highlights =

BBL Cup (2008)
Icelandic All-Star (1993)

}}

Shawn Jamison (born October 10, 1969) is a basketball coach and former professional player, who last played in England for the Milton Keynes Lions.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/motorcycling-windless-and-jamison-spark-lions-surge-to-top-422227.html|title=Windless and Jamison spark Lions' surge to top – Motor Racing, Sport – The Independent|last=Taylor|first=Richard|date=30 October 2006|work=The Independent|accessdate=19 April 2011}}

The 6 foot, 8 inch centre's former teams include the world famous Harlem Globetrotters (1995–96), Geneve Devils (2000–01) and Thames Valley Tigers (2001–02).

College career

Jamison played college basketball for San Diego State{{cite news |author1=Curt Holbreich |title=SDSU Final Stop on Jamison's U.S. Tour |url=https://notices.californiatimes.com/gdpr/latimes.com/ |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 January 1990}} from 1989 to 1990 where he averaged 16.8 points in 31 games.{{cite web |title=Shawn Jamison College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/shawn-jamison-2.html |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=10 March 2019}} He finished his college career with University of Texas at San Antonio in 1991–1992, averaging 10.4 points in 28 games.{{cite web |title=Shawn Jamison College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/shawn-jamison-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=10 March 2019}}

Professional career

In January 1993, Jamison signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Damon Lopez.{{cite news |title=Lopez var rekinn |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2608212 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=25 January 1993 |page=21 |language=Icelandic}} On February 6, 1993, he scored 29 points in Snæfell's 76–115 loss to Keflavík in the Icelandic Cup finals.{{cite news |title=Aldrei spurning |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2608763 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=8 February 1993 |page=28 |language=Icelandic}} He was selected for the Icelandic All-Star game on February 13,{{cite news |title=Stjörnuleikur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4070951 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Tíminn |date=13 February 1993 |page=18 |language=Icelandic}} On February 21, Jamison scored 50 points in a 98–105 victory against Breiðablik.{{cite news |title=Jamison með flugeldasýningu |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4071051 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Tíminn |date=23 February 1993 |pages=8–9 |language=Icelandic}}

On February 24, Jamison along with Keflavík's Kristinn Friðriksson were ejected in the second quarter of Snæfell's 82–107 loss for fighting.{{cite news |author1=María Guðnadóttir |title=Heitt vestra |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1780841 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=25 February 1993 |page=47 |language=Icelandic}} On March 2, the Icelandic Basketball Federation disciplinary board suspended him for 2 games for his part in the fight.{{cite news |title=Áfall hjá Snæfelli |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2609632 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=3 March 1993 |page=17 |language=Icelandic}} On March 16, he scored 25 points in Snæfell's 66–77 loss to KR in the last game of the regular season. The loss meant that Snæfell missed out on the playoffs.{{cite news |author1=Stefán Eiríksson |title=KR slapp fyrir horn |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1782006 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=16 March 1993 |pages=B4, B10 |language=Icelandic}} For the season, Jamison averaged 26.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

In 1995, Jamison signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was waived on October 31.{{cite news |title=SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL;Chinese Player for Clippers? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/01/sports/sports-people-basketball-chinese-player-for-clippers.html |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=New York Times |date=1 November 1995}}

He spent the 1998–1999 season with the Cheongju SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League where he averaged 22.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in 42 games.{{cite web |title=등록선수 |url=https://www.kbl.or.kr/players/player_info.asp?pcode=255037 |website=kbl.or.kr |accessdate=10 March 2019 |language=Korean}}

Coaching career

Jamison began his first head coaching position with the Loughborough Cougars women's first team at Loughborough University in 2008, and after leading the Cougars to a 7th-place finish in the BUCS Championships Jamison went on to Coach the Walsall Wizards. In 2009 Jamison started a company called Hoopskills which brings professional and quality coaching in communities and schools.

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20130420165059/http://www.hoopskills.co.uk/ Hoopskills]
[http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=114083 Úrvalsdeild karla statistics]
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/shawn-jamison-1.html UTSA statistics]
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/shawn-jamison-2.html San Diego State statistics]
[http://www.daveowenbasketball.co.uk/player/?id=PLA2355 BBL statistics]
[https://www.kbl.or.kr/players/player_info.asp?pcode=255037 Korean league statistics]

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