Shawn Jamison

Shawn Jamison (born October 10, 1969) is a basketball coach and former professional player, who last played in England for the Milton Keynes Lions.^[1]

Shawn Jamison

Personal information
Born	(1969-10-10) October 10, 1969 (age 55) Hollywood California
Nationality	American
Listed height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
High school	Richard Gahr (Cerritos, California)
College	San Diego State (1989–1990) UTSA (1991–1992)
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Power forward / center
Number	6
Coaching career	2008–present
Career history
As a player:
1993	Snæfell
1998–1999	Cheongju SK Knights
1999–2000	Birmingham Bullets
2000–2001	Geneve Devils
2001–2002	Thames Valley Tigers
2003–2008	Milton Keynes Lions
As a coach:
2008–2009	Loughborough University
2009–2010	Walsall Wizards
2011–2016	Newcastle-under-Lyme
2016–present	Stoke-on-Trent
Career highlights
BBL Cup (2008) Icelandic All-Star (1993)

The 6 foot, 8 inch centre's former teams include the world famous Harlem Globetrotters (1995–96), Geneve Devils (2000–01) and Thames Valley Tigers (2001–02).

College career

Jamison played college basketball for San Diego State^[2] from 1989 to 1990 where he averaged 16.8 points in 31 games.^[3] He finished his college career with the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1991–1992, averaging 10.4 points in 28 games.^[4]

Professional career

In January 1993, Jamison signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Damon Lopez.^[5] On February 6, 1993, he scored 29 points in Snæfell's 76–115 loss to Keflavík in the Icelandic Cup finals.^[6] He was selected for the Icelandic All-Star game on February 13,^[7] On February 21, Jamison scored 50 points in a 98–105 victory against Breiðablik.^[8]

On February 24, Jamison along with Keflavík's Kristinn Friðriksson were ejected in the second quarter of Snæfell's 82–107 loss for fighting.^[9] On March 2, the Icelandic Basketball Federation disciplinary board suspended him for 2 games for his part in the fight.^[10] On March 16, he scored 25 points in Snæfell's 66–77 loss to KR in the last game of the regular season. The loss meant that Snæfell missed out on the playoffs.^[11] For the season, Jamison averaged 26.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

In 1995, Jamison signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was waived on October 31.^[12]

He spent the 1998–1999 season with the Cheongju SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League where he averaged 22.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in 42 games.^[13]

Coaching career

Jamison began his first head coaching position with the Loughborough Cougars women's first team at Loughborough University in 2008, and after leading the Cougars to a 7th-place finish in the BUCS Championships Jamison went on to Coach the Walsall Wizards. In 2009 Jamison started a company called Hoopskills which brings professional and quality coaching in communities and schools.