Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker.
Azad University | |
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Position | Point Guard |
League | Iranian Basketball Super League |
Personal information | |
Born | St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | September 17, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2003–present |
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Alphonso Sheppard | ||
Date of birth | September 17, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Jacksonville University | |||
International career‡ | |||
2002 |
| 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008 |
Soccer career
Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic[1] and also played in the return game. He scored a goal in both games to become his country's all-time leading goalscorer.
Basketball
Medal record | ||
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Men’s basketball | ||
Representing | ||
Centrobasket | ||
2006 Panama | Team competition | |
2008 Mexico | Team competition | |
FIBA CBC Championship | ||
2006 Jamaica | Team competition | |
2011 Bahamas | Team competition |
Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Argentina, the USA, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.[2] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job, which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.
See Also
References and notes
- ^ Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
- ^ KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket
External links
- Dolphins stats - Statsheet