Casey Shaw

Joseph Casey Shaw (born July 20, 1975) is an American former basketball player who is the head coach of the boys varsity basketball team at Davidson Academy.[1] Prior to his appointment at Davidson, he was an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team. Shaw played the center position. After a collegiate career at the University of Toledo, he was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA draft.

Casey Shaw
Grand Canyon Antelopes
PositionAssistant
LeagueWestern Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1975-07-20) July 20, 1975
Lebanon, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10.1 in (2.09 m)
Listed weight267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High schoolLebanon (Lebanon, Ohio)
CollegeToledo (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1998–2010
PositionCenter
Number30
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Philadelphia 76ers
1999–2000Canturina Cantù
2000–2001Telit Trieste
2001Würth Roma
2001–2002Adecco Milano
2003Anwil Włocławek
2003Ventspils
2003–2004Melilla Baloncesto
2004–2005Eurofiditalia Calabria
2005–2006CB Gran Canaria
2006–2007Tisettanta Cantù
2007–2008Armani Jeans Milano
2008–2010Scavolini Spar Pesaro
2010Bancatercas Teramo
As coach:
2016–2019Vanderbilt (assistant)
2019–2020Davidson Academy
2020–presentGrand Canyon (assistant)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

He is the brother-in-law of former Valparaiso University star and NBA player Bryce Drew.

College career

In college, Shaw starred for the Toledo Rockets, averaging 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for his career, including 14.2ppg and 10rpg his senior year.

Professional career

Shaw was drafted as a 37th pick in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He appeared in 9 games for the 76ers, scoring a total of two points.

He then moved to Italy in 2000, he would spend the majority of his career there, leading the league in rebounding in 2005. Shaw turned up for Olimpia Milano (two stints in 2002 and 2007),[2] Cantù, Trieste, Virtus Roma, Reggio Calabria, Pesaro and Teramo in the Serie A.

He also played for Anwil Wloclawek in Poland, Gran Canaria and Melilla in Spain and Ventspils in Latvia.

On April 19, 2016, it was reported that Shaw would join his brother-in-law as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University. After Bryce Drew was fired, Shaw was hired as the boys varsity basketball head coach at Davidson Academy.[3]

References

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