 Shurna with Morabanc Andorra | |||||||||||||||
| No. 14 – Gran Canaria | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | April 30, 1990 Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Northwestern (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Strasbourg IG | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | FIATC Joventut | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cedevita Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Andorra | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Herbalife Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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John William Shurna (born April 30, 1990) is an American–Lithuanian[1] professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is the 2012 Big Ten scoring champion. He played in the 2012 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks. He then signed with the New York Knicks, but was waived at the end of the preseason.
He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats. He has been a three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection (2010–2nd team; 2011–3rd team coaches/honorable mention media; 2012–1st team) and the Northwestern statistical leader in several categories. He was the 2010 Sporting News Most Improved Player. He holds several Northwestern all-time records, including single-season scoring. He was selected as an honorable mention Associated Press 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. He won the State Farm College 3-Point Championship three-point shooting contest at the 2012 Final Four.[2]
In high school, he was the 2008 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A Slam Dunk Champion. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning USA Basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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