Justin Shouse

Justin Shouse
No. 12 Stjarnan
Position Point guard
League Icelandic Premier League
Personal information
Born (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981
Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality American / Icelandic
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005 Bergheim Bandits
2005–2006 Drangur
20062008 Snæfell
2008–present Stjarnan
As coach:
2005–2006 Drangur
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Domestic Player of the year (Iceland) (2012, 2013)
  • 1x Foreign Player of the year (Iceland) (2010)
  • 2x Domestic All-First team (2012, 2013)
  • 4× Icelandic Cup champion (2008, 2009, 2013, 2015)
  • 1× Icelandic Company Cup champion (2008, 2016)
  • 1× Cup Winners' Cup (2009)
Justin Shouse
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 Luxembourg National Team

Justin Shouse (born 16 September 1981) is an American-Icelandic professional basketball player for Stjarnan [1] of the Icelandic Premier League.

Germany

Shouse started his professional carrier with the Bergheim Bandits of the German Regional league in 2004 where he averaged 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.[2]

Iceland

In 2005 Shouse joined Drangur in the Icelandic Division I as a player-coach. [3] For the season he averaged 37.7 points per game [4] while the team finished 6-12, good for 8th place finish.[5]

After one season in Division I, Shouse joined Premier League powerhouse Snæfell in 2006. He played there for two seasons, winning the Icelandic Cup and the Company Cup in 2008 [6] while losing in the National Finals the same year.[7]

In 2008 he signed with Premier League club Stjarnan. Since joining the club he has won the Icelandic Cub three times and the Cup Winners' Cup and Company Cup once each. He was twice selected domestic player of the year (2012, 2013) [8] and once the foreign player of the year (2010) [9]

Icelandic National Team

Shouse received an Icelandic citizenship in 2011.[10] He was selected for the national team that won bronze in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe.[11]

References

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