James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American volleyball player. Shaw currently plays for WWK Volleys Herrsching. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Stanford University.[1] Shaw started his professional career in the 2016/2017 season where he played for Italian Club, Pallavolo Padova.[2] In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at Sir Safety Perugia.[3] He spent his 2022 summer training with Team USA and traveled to Brazil for the first round of VNL.[4]
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| Born | March 5, 1994 Stanford, California, U.S. | ||||
| Hometown | Woodside, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (204 cm) | ||||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||
| Spike | 141 in (358 cm) | ||||
| Block | 133 in (338 cm) | ||||
| College / University | Stanford University | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | WWK Volleys Herrsching | ||||
| Number | 10 (national team), 8 (Stanford), 3 (Pro club) | ||||
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Personal life
editJames Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in Woodside, California. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are Don Shaw (volleyball)and Carolyn Walker. His father acted as head coach of men's and women's volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Team Roster – United States". fivb.org. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "All pallegio arriva James Shaw" (in Italian). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "È "block devils Shaw! Il regista Americano sbarca a Perugia!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "New Team, Same Goal for U.S. Men at VNL".
- ^ "James Shaw - Team USA". Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
External links
edit- profile at FIVB.org
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