University of Missouri Athletics

2023-24 • JUNIOR
Made 23 appearances with two starting assignments in his one season as a Tiger • Averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in 9.5 minutes of action • Tallied a season-best eight points versus No. 13/11 Illinois (Dec. 22) • Scored four points and was a +16 in seven minutes of action as Mizzou rallied from 20 points down to defeat Minnesota (Nov. 16) • Tallied season-best totals of six rebounds at Texas A&M (Jan. 23), three assists at Vanderbilt (Feb. 3) and two steals versus South Carolina State (Nov. 22).

2022-23 • JOHN A. LOGAN
Named 2022-23 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Year • Led John A. Logan to the national championship – the program’s first in its history • Scored a season-best 27 points in the semifinals before recording a game-high 18 points in the title game • Led the Volunteers with 14.3 points – shooting 51.8 percent from the field and ranking fifth nationally with a 48.3 percent clip from 3-point range • Added 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game • Also earned first-team NJCAA All-America and National Championship All-Tournament Team accolades.

2020-22 • EASTERN KENTUCKY
Played two seasons at Eastern Kentucky, appearing in 56 games with the Colonels • Averaged 10.4 points – shooting 44.5 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from 3-point range • Also added 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game • Scored in double figures 33 times at EKU, tallying a career-best 21 points against Liberty during his sophomore campaign (Feb. 5, 2022).

HIGH SCHOOL
Spent the 2018-19 season at Aspire Academy, averaging 32 points and 17 rebounds • Named a Kentucky Mr. Basketball finalist during the 2017-18 campaign at Valley High School • Voted 6th Region Player of the Year after averaging 25 points per game during his senior season with the Vikings.

PERSONAL
Born May 19, 1999 • Son of Lisa Shepherd • Majoring in general studies.