T. J. Shorts

T. J. Shorts
	Shorts with Paris in 2024
No. 0 – Paris Basketball
Position	Point guard
League	LNB Pro A; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	October 15, 1997 (age 27); Irvine, California, U.S.
Nationality	American / North Macedonian
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Tustin (Tustin, California)
College	Saddleback (2015–2017); UC Davis (2017–2019);
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Ventspils
2020–2021	Hamburg Towers
2021–2022	Crailsheim Merlins
2022–2023	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–present	Paris Basketball
Career highlights and awards
	EuroCup champion (2024); EuroCup MVP (2024); EuroCup Finals MVP (2024); All-EuroCup First Team (2024); EuroCup assists leader (2024); FIBA Champions League champion (2023); FIBA Champions League MVP (2023); FIBA Champions League Final Four MVP (2023); All-FIBA Champions League First Team (2023); FIBA Europe Cup Top Scorer (2022); LNB Élite MVP (2024); All-LNB Élite First Team (2024); LNB Élite Top Scorer (2024); French League Cup winner (2024); French League Cup MVP (2024); Bundesliga MVP (2023); Bundesliga Top Scorer (2022); All-Bundesliga First Team (2023); All-Bundesliga Second Team (2022); Big West Player of the Year (2018); First-team All-Big West (2018); Big West Newcomer of the Year (2018);

Timothy Neocartes "T. J." Shorts II^[1] (born October 15, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), Shorts plays as point guard.

Shorts played college basketball for UC Davis where he was named the Big West Player of the Year. He started his professional career in Europe in 2019 with Ventspils and went on to play several one-year stints for different clubs. Shorts gained praise at the continent, winning the MVP award for the Basketball Champions League in 2023, and for the EuroCup in 2024.

Born in Irvine, California, Shorts became a Macedonian citizen and made his debut for the North Macedonia national team in 2022.

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