Maurice Shaw

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Escovilla and the surname or paternal family name is Shaw.

Maurice James Escovilla Shaw (born January 8, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Manila City Stars of the Pilipinas Super League,^[1] and professional boxer since July 2024. 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

Free agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 40) Biñan, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington Union (Fresno, California) Lincoln (Tacoma, Washington) Bridgton Academy (Bridgton, Maine)
College	Hutchinson CC (2004–2005)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
PBA draft	2019: 1st round, 2nd overall[a]
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2006	Harlem Globetrotters
2006–2007	Associação Académica de Coimbra
2007–2008	Minot SkyRockets
2016	Dunkin' Raptors
2016–2017	Kabayan Pilipinas Basketball Club
2017	Power Electricity Authority
2020	Blackwater Elite
2022	Manila City Stars
2022	Mekong United
2022	Makabayan Warriors

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.^[2]

In 2002, Shaw attended the Nike All-American camp.^[3] He later transferred to Bridgton Academy prep school in North Bridgton, Maine where he averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds.^[4] 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.^[5] Shaw then played for Hutchinson college for a brief period before joining the Harlem Globetrotters.

Professional basktball 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8][9] Shaw was eventually picked second overall by the Blackwater Elite in the regular draft of the 2019 draft.^[10] After the 2020 season, Maurice Shaw was traded to the NLEX Road Warriors,^[11] but he never played a game for the team.

In 2021, after a buyout with the NLEX Road Warriors,^[12] Shaw signed a contract with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for the remainder of the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup.^[13] On March 15, 2022, he was placed in the unrestricted free agent list, without appearing a game for the team.^[14]

ASL and Filbasket career

Shortly after the 2021–22 PBA season, Shaw joined Mekong United, a Vietnam-based team playing in the ASEAN Super League (ASL).^[15]

Following his stint in the ASEAN Super League, Shaw played for the Makabayan Warriors, in the 2022 FilBasket International Championship held in Malaysia, averaging 9.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds.

Career statistics

High School statistics[16]
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 32 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.0 N/A N/A N/A 10.0 2000–01 Washington Union 2 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11.0 N/A N/A N/A 23.0 2002–03 Lincoln 25 25 N/A N/A N/A N/A 10.0 3.0 N/A 2.5 15.0 2003–04 Bridgton Academy 34 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11.0 2.3 N/A 3.3 20.2

College statistics[17]
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 12 N/A N/A 46.7 N/A 50.0 2.8 0.3 0.3 N/A 5.3

TBL statistics[7]
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 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.3 N/A N/A N/A 13.8 2016–2017[18] Kabayan Pilipinas 10 10 37.3 N/A N/A N/A 11.5 1.8 N/A N/A 17.8 2017[19] Power Electricity Authority (PEA) 20 20 37.2 N/A N/A N/A 15.3 1.8 N/A N/A 23

PBA statistics[20]
Legend   GP Games played  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 3 7.5 .200 .000 .000 .7 .0 .0 .0 .7

Professional boxing career

On July 21, 2024, Shaw turned into a professional boxer, where he represents the Philippines, making him the only active Filipino heavyweight boxer,^[21] the other Filipino professional heavyweight boxers in history mostly fought in the 1930s^[22] except for the most previous Filipino heavyweight boxer Denis De la Cruz who fought only once on May 9, 2009 in Germany.^[23] Shaw won his professional boxing debut, stopping 0–4 Mexican Adrian Diaz in Evolution Club, Tijuana in the first round. On February 2022, Shaw would lose his first bout against journeyman Jesús Othon via UD, he would rebound on June 21, 2025, stopping Luis Rodriguez Aguilar in the second round.^[24]

Professional boxing record

4 fights	3 wins	1 loss
By knockout	3	0
By decision	0	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
4	Win	3–1	Luis Rodríguez Aguilar	TKO	2 (4), 0:10	Jun 21, 2025	Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
3	Loss	2–1	Jesús Othon	UD	4	Feb 22, 2025	Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Victor Aceves	TKO	1 (4), 1:25	Sep 22, 2024	Evolution Club, Tijuana, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Adrián Díaz	TKO	1 (4), 2:03	Jul 21, 2024	Evolution Club, Tijuana, Mexico

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.