T. J. Shorts

T. J. Shorts II (born October 15, 1997) is a Macedonian-American basketball player who currently plays for the Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for UC Davis.

T. J. Shorts
No. 0 – Telekom Baskets Bonn
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997
Irvine, California
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolTustin (Tustin, California)
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Ventspils
2020–2021Hamburg Towers
2021–2022Crailsheim Merlins
2022–presentTelekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards

High school/College career

Shorts starred for Tustin High School but received no Division I scholarship offers, so he opted to go the junior college route. He played two seasons at Saddleback College and averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore before transferring to UC Davis.[1] On February 6, 2018, Shorts had 31 points, seven assists and four steals in a double overtime victory against Long Beach State after leading scorer Chima Moneke was suspended.[2] In a game against victory at Cal Poly on February 15, he recorded a triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. As a junior, Shorts averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He shot .538 field goal percentage, ranking fifth in the Big West. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named Big West Player of the year and Newcomer of the year, the first player in conference history to receive both honors in the same season.[3]

Professional career

Latvia (2019-2020)

Following the close of his college career, Shorts signed with Ventspils of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[4]

Germany (2020-present)

On July 30, 2020, he has signed with Hamburg Towers of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.[5]

On July 9, 2021, he left the German team Hamburg Towers.[6] On July 28, Shorts signed with the Crailsheim Merlins.[7]

On June 11, 2022, the Crailsheim Merlins announced, that Shorts is looking for a new challenge for the 2022/2023 season.[8]

On June 22, 2022, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[9]

National team

On October 31st, 2022, Shorts was added to the roster of North Macedonia's men's national basketball team.[10]

References
  1. Fader, Mirin (January 3, 2017). "Saddleback College's T.J. Shorts lights up the scoreboard". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. Voisin, Ailene (February 6, 2018). "A suspension, a big shot and a viral dance: How UC Davis basketball stole the spotlight". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. "Big West men's basketball All-Conference revealed" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. "TJ Shorts signs at Ventspils". eurobasket.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "TJ Shorts (ex Ventspils) is a newcomer at Hamburg". Eurobasket. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. "TJ SHORTS VERLÄSST DIE HAMBURG TOWERS". hamburgtowers.de (in German). July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  7. Maggi, Alessandro (July 28, 2021). "TJ Shorts II signs with HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. "HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim - Bester BBL-Offensivspieler geht – TJ Shorts II kehrt nicht nach Crailsheim zurück". hakro-merlins.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  9. "TJ Shorts II ist der neue Bonner Point Guard". www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  10. "Ти Џеј Шортс, најдобриот стрелец во Бундеслигата, ќе биде нов репрезентативец на Македонија! - КФСМ". Кошаркарска Федерација на Република Северна Македонија (in Macedonian). October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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