Jeff Sheppard

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Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard (born September 29, 1974 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American professional and former collegiate basketball player.

Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City.

The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of Kentucky guard (1993–1998), was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament in San Antonio, Texas in 1998. He played on two national championship teams at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino in 1996 and under Tubby Smith in 1998.

The success of his college basketball career did not carry over into the professional leagues in which he entered. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association with the Atlanta Hawks during the 1998-99 season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in only 18 games. He has since played professionally in Italy with Benetton Treviso (1999-00) (won the Italian Cup), Cordivari Roseto (2000-01) and Würth Roma (2001). He has played in the preseason games (but not in any regular season games) for the Toronto Raptors in 2000. He cites the September 11 terrorist attacks as being a factor in his decision to retire from basketball.^[1]

Sheppard married University of Kentucky women's basketball player Stacey Reed in 1998. They now live in London, Kentucky and have a daughter, Madison, and a son, Reed. Sheppard owns an apparel company called 15 inc. (a reference to his jersey number at the University of Kentucky.)^[1]

[edit] References

• Story, Mark. "Basketball not included", Lexington Herald-Leader, 2008-01-27. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 

[edit] External links

• About Jeff Sheppard @ mpcpromotions.com
• University of Kentucky stats @ ibiblio.org
• NBA stats @ NBA.com