Kevin Sheppard
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. He is the joint top scorer for his footballing national team
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | September 17, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Jacksonville (1998–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Jacksonville University | |||
National team‡ | |||
2002 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ 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 goal scorer.
Basketball
Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, 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 Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- 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