Maurice Shaw

Maurice James Shaw (born January 8, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In Shaw's early years, he attended Washington Union High School in Fresno County, California. After high school, he began his professional career playing for the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, while attending Hutchinson Community College simultaneously.

Maurice Shaw
No. 19 Blackwater Elite
PositionCenter
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985
Biñan, Laguna, Philippines
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeHutchinson CC (2004–2005)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
PBA draft2019 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall[lower-alpha 1]
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2006Harlem Globetrotters
2006–2007Associação Académica de Coimbra
2007–2008Minot SkyRockets
2016Dunkin' Raptors
2016–2017Kabayan Pilipinas Basketball Club
2017Power Electricity Authority (PEA)
2020–presentBlackwater Elite

High school

Shaw began his high school career at Washington Union High School in Fresno County, California playing alongside Deshawn Stevenson. During his freshman year, he was ranked as one of the top 5 centers on the West Coast, and by the end of the year, was ranked among the best freshman basketball players in the country. During his sophomore year, the Sporting News magazine honored Shaw as one of top 20 players in the country, alongside LeBron James.[1]

In 2002, Shaw attended the Nike All-American camp.[2] He later transferred to Bridgton Academy prep school in North Bridgton, Maine where he averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds.[3] During his time at Bridgton, Shaw participated in the Pittsburgh World Classic and played on the USA team. After prep school, he entered the 2004 draft where he worked out with the Seattle SuperSonics, and later withdrew.[4] Shaw then played for Hutchinson college for a brief period before joining the Harlem Globetrotters.

Professional career

Harlem Globetrotters and early career

Shaw's professional career began in 2005 with the Harlem Globetrotters. During his season with the Globetrotters, he appeared in the Harlem Globetrotters World Tour Nintendo DS game. Following his 2005-2006 season with the Globetrotters, Shaw went on to play for Associação Académica de Coimbra in Portugal where he led his team to the playoffs after a losing season. After playing internationally, Shaw returned to the United States and played for the Minot SkyRockets in the CBA during the 2008-2009 season. The following year, Shaw played for the Tacoma Tide in the IBL and also played for the Seattle Mountaineers in 2010.

Hiatus from basketball and NFL career

After a three-year absence, Shaw resurfaced and made national headlines for participating in the 2013 NFL regional combine at the Seattle Seahawks headquarters by running a 4.81 in 40 yard dash.[5] Shaw later worked with the Oakland Raiders during OTA's where he had a meeting with the staff and tight end coach Mark Hutson.

Return to basketball

In 2016, Shaw made his return to basketball as the starting forward for the Dunkin' Raptors in the Thailand Basketball League.[6] Shaw suffered a groin injury early in the season but managed to return and average a double-double for the remainder of the season.

Shaw stayed in Thailand, and played for Filipino club Kabayan, norming 17.2 points, 11.3 rebounds, and a 44.7 FG% rate per game. Shaw finished the second half of the season with PEA, where he tallied 22.6 points, 14.6 rebounds, and 48.2 FG% per game.

PBA career

Shaw, who has Filipino heritage through his mother, declared for the 2019 PBA draft, where he was the tallest and one of the oldest members of the draft class.[7][8] Shaw was eventually picked second overall by the Blackwater Elite in the regular draft of the 2019 draft.[9]

Career statistics

High School statistics[10]
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Washington Union 3219N/AN/AN/AN/A5.0N/AN/AN/A10.0
2000–01 Washington Union 22N/AN/AN/AN/A11.0N/AN/AN/A23.0
2002–03 Lincoln 2525N/AN/AN/AN/A10.03.0N/A2.515.0
2003–04 Bridgton Academy 3434N/AN/AN/AN/A11.02.3N/A3.320.2
College statistics[11]
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 Hutchinson 12N/AN/A46.7N/A50.02.80.30.3N/A5.3
TBL statistics[12]
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Dunkin' Raptors 11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A9.3N/AN/AN/A13.8
2016–2017[13] Kabayan Pilipinas 101037.3N/AN/AN/A11.51.8N/AN/A17.8
2017[14] Power Electricity Authority (PEA) 202037.2N/AN/AN/A15.31.8N/AN/A23
PBA statistics[15]
Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Blackwater 37.5.200.000.000.7.0.0.0.7

Notes

  1. The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of 5 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Go was selected as the first pick in the Gilas special draft. Shaw was selected as the first pick of the regular draft.

References

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