| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 17, 1979 St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Jacksonville (1998–2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Cocoteros de Paria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Toros de Aragua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Gallitos de Isabela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Guacharos de Maturin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | La Union Colon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Guaynabo Conquistadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Minot SkyRockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Marinos de Anzoategui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Maratonistas de Coamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Azad University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Guaynabo Conquistadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | a.s Shiraz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Quebradillas Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Azad University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Jacksonville University | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008 | |||
Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.
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.
Basketball
Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, 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 [1]
- ^ KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story, CNN, December 23, 2011
- An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans, The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011
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| National | |
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands
- People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Piratas de Quebradillas players
- United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players
- United States Virgin Islands expatriate basketball people
- United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Maratonistas de Coamo players
- American men's basketball players
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer players
- Point guards
- United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players
- Mets de Guaynabo basketball players
- Iranian Basketball Super League players
- United States Virgin Islands soccer biography stubs
- Central American and Caribbean basketball biography stubs
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1979 St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Jacksonville (1998–2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Cocoteros de Paria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Toros de Aragua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Gallitos de Isabela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Guacharos de Maturin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | La Union Colon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Guaynabo Conquistadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Minot SkyRockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Marinos de Anzoategui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Maratonistas de Coamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Azad University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Guaynabo Conquistadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | a.s Shiraz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Quebradillas Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Azad University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Jacksonville University | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008 | |||
Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.
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.
Basketball
Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, 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 [1]
- ^ KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story, CNN, December 23, 2011
- An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans, The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
|
| This biographical article related to US Virgin Islander soccer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This biographical article relating to a Caribbean basketball player, coach, or other figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands
- People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Piratas de Quebradillas players
- United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players
- United States Virgin Islands expatriate basketball people
- United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Maratonistas de Coamo players
- American men's basketball players
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer players
- Point guards
- United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players
- Mets de Guaynabo basketball players
- Iranian Basketball Super League players
- United States Virgin Islands soccer biography stubs
- Central American and Caribbean basketball biography stubs