Jamal Shead
No. 1 – Houston Cougars
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-07-24) July 24, 2002 (age 21)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeHouston (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2023)
  • Third-team All-AAC (2022)
  • AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)

Jamal Daniel Shead (born July 24, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Houston Cougars of the Big 12 Conference.

Early life and high school

Shead began his high school career at John B. Connally High School before transferring to Manor High School.[1] He averaged 18.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game as a junior. Shead led Manor High School to the state tournament for the first time in school history and scored 44 points in a win over Rudder High School, earning District 18-5A Most Valuable Player honors.[2] As a senior, he averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game, helping Manor achieve a 28–10 record and the District 18-5A title.[3] Considered a three-star prospect by the 247Sports Composite, Shead committed to play college basketball for Houston over Texas A&M, SMU and Colorado State.[4]

College career

As a freshman, Shead averaged 3.3 points and 1.7 assists per game. Shead logged minor minutes as a backup PG on Houston's 2021 final 4 team.[5] He averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 assists per game as a sophomore. Bumped to the starting lineup after injuries to staring guards Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark. Shead paced the Houston offense as the Cougars would win both the AAC regular season and tournament championships. And would elevate to another level in the NCAA tournament. Averaging 15 points in route to an Elite 8 that included an upset of 1 seed Arizona in the Sweet 16. Where Shead lead the team with 21 points.[6] Shead was named to the Third Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC).[7] As a junior, he averaged 10.5 points, 5.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. Shead was named to the Second Team All-AAC as well as AAC Defensive Player of the Year. Following the season, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft, but ultimately returned to Houston for his senior season. Returning for his senior year and UH's first year in the BIG 12. Shead Leads the cougars with a stat line of 13 points, 6 assists, and 2.3 steals. All career highs. Shead is a finalist for the 2024 Bob Cousy award for the best PG in the NCAA. [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Houston 26 2 9.9 .455 .125 .750 1.1 1.5 .8 .2 3.3
2021–22 Houston 38 32 31.0 .405 .298 .802 3.0 5.8 1.6 .2 10.0
2022–23 Houston 37 37 32.6 .415 .310 .732 3.0 5.4 1.7 .2 10.5
Career 101 71 26.1 .414 .290 .768 2.5 4.6 1.4 .2 8.5

References

  1. ^ Baldwin, Chris (February 8, 2023). "Manor Mal — Houston's Jamal Shead Is An Athletic Marvel Hiding In Plain Sight, But His Peyton Manning Level Leadership Leaps Out". Paper City Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Houston Welcomes Three on Signing Day". Houston Cougars. November 13, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Jones, Thomas (March 6, 2019). "History already made, Manor seeks elusive state title". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Quinn, Brendan (March 23, 2023). "Jamal Shead was always a Houston player. Now the Coogs are his team". The Athletic. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Duarte, Joseph (March 23, 2022). "Houston's Jamal Shead is on point when it comes to pressure and Sweet 16". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Freeman, Tristan (July 18, 2022). "NCAA Basketball: Ranking the top 25 team backcourts for 2022-23 season". Busting Brackets. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. March 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Harris, Terrance (June 3, 2023). "UH guard Jamal Shead withdraws NBA Draft". The Houston Defender. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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