| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1958 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Peru State (1977–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1979–1982 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1980–1982 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1979–1980 | Ármann |
| 1980–1982 | Njarðvík |
| As coach: | |
| 1980–1981 | Njarðvík (men's) |
| 1981–1982 | Njarðvík (women's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
| |
| Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics | |
| Points | 1,485 (37.1 ppg) |
| Games | 40 |
| Career coaching record | |
| Úrvalsdeild karla | 17–3 (.850) |
| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 2–14 (.125) |
Daniel "Danny" Shouse (born October 23, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who won two Icelandic championships with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík in 1981 and 1982.[1][2]
He set the Icelandic single game scoring record in 1979 when he scored 100 points in a Division I game.[3][4]
Shouse played for Peru State College from 1977 to 1979 and left as their all-time leading scorer with 1,867 points.[5] He was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1998.[6]
Shouse joined the Ármann of the Icelandic second-tier Division I in 1979. He first played during the Reykjavík basketball tournament, where he scored 64 and 70 points in his first two games.[7]
On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points for Ármann in a Division I game against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single game scoring record.[3][4] In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík[8] and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri.[9] In 10 games, he scored 648 points for an average of 64.8 points per game.[10] His scoring prowess helped Ármann win Division I and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.[4] Even though Shouse played in the nations tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country and finished third in the vote for Foreign Player of the Year.[11][12]
After the season, Shouse signed with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík and helped them win two Icelandic championships, in 1981 and 1982.[1][2] He led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring both years[13][14] and was named the 1981 Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[15]
Shouse was a player-coach for Njarðvík during the 1980-1981 season, leading them to a 17-3 record and the national championship.[1][16] He coached Njarðvík's women's team during the 1981-1982 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.[17]
Shouse was raised in a home with 13 siblings.[18] Two of his brothers also played in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Darrell Shouse played for Fram Reykjavík during the later half of the 1979-1980 season, averaging 21.3 points per game,[19][20] and Douglas Shouse played the first half of the 1990-1991 season, averaging 27.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.[21][22] His son, Derek Daniel Shouse, played for Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA in the Icelandic Division I from 2016 to 2017.[23][24][25]