Shawn Huff

Shawn Huff
No. 24 – ESSM Le Portel
Position Small forward
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish / American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Makelanrinne (Vantaa, Finland)
College Valparaiso (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2001 Torpan Pojat
2001–2004 Espoon Honka
2008–2009 Maroussi
2009–2011 Kavala
2011–2012 Fulgor Libertas Forlì
2012–2013 Vanoli Cremona
2013 Orlandina
2013–2016 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2016–present ESSM Le Portel

Shawn Christopher Huff (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish professional basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. Huff played college basketball at Valparaiso from 2004-2008. His father is American former basketball player Leon Huff who played 14 seasons in Finland between 1975 and 1991. Shawn Huff plays for Finland national basketball team. He is also the uncle of Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott.

College career

Huff played college basketball at Valparaiso University from the 2004 to 2008. Huff played as true freshman, but did not become a full-time starter until his junior season where he started all 31 games, and then as a senior where he started all 36 games.

College Stats

Year Team GP GS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3PT% FT% TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
2004-2005 Valparaiso 25 0 1.32 3.00 .440 0.68 1.60 .425 .806 2.08 1.00 0.12 0.08 1.44 0.64 4.48
2005-2006 Valparaiso 12 2 2.53 5.07 .500 1.00 2.13 .469 .778 4.07 1.07 0.20 0.13 1.47 0.67 7.47
2006-2007 Valparaiso 31 31 3.87 8.87 .436 1.52 4.16 .364 .870 3.71 1.68 0.52 0.52 2.45 2.35 11.42
2007-2008 Valparaiso 36 36 4.25 8.72 .487 2.53 5.28 .479 .838 4.47 1.56 0.28 0.50 2.08 2.14 12.61

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Professional career

Huff went undrafted in the 2008 NBA Draft and went on to play internationally. Signed with the MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg team on September 20, 2013 and recently played for them since then through the most recent 2015-2016 season.

Personal

Huff is the son of professional basketball player Leon Huff who played college basketball at Drake University and professionally in Finland. His father, Leon Huff, was named to Drake's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Once Leon Huff was done playing basketball he managed some professional basketball teams in Finland too. Leon Huff had three children including Dawn Huff (born 1972), Shawn Huff (born 1984), and Michael Huff (born 1987). His mother is named Kristina. Through his sister, Dawn, who married Stacy Elliott, he is the uncle of Ezekiel Elliott who is a RB in the NFL.[2]

References

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  2. ↑ "Ezekiel Elliott's Iowa mom: OSU star played sick, hurt". The Des Mois Register. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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