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Jersey Number 1
Jamal Shead
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manor, Texas
- High School:
- Manor HS
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 29 | vs. #25/25 Texas Tech (1/17/24) | ||
| FG | 12 | vs. #25/25 Texas Tech (1/17/24) | ||
| FGA | 25 | at Cincinnati (2/10/24) | ||
| 3FG | 4 4 |
vs. Wichita State (3/2/23) vs. Norfolk State (11/29/22) |
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| 3FGA | 9 9 9 |
vs. #7/8 (2) Iowa State (3/16/24) at rv/rv Texas (1/9/24) vs. #2/2 Arizona (3/24/22) |
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| FT | 12 | vs. #6/6 Iowa State (2/19/24) | ||
| FTA | 13 | vs. Iowa State (2/19/24) | ||
| Rebounds | 11 | vs. rv/– Texas (2/17/24) | ||
| Assists | 13 | vs. Temple (3/3/22) | ||
| Steals | 8 | vs. Our Lady of the Lake (2/6/21) | ||
| Blocks | 4 4 |
vs. West Virginia (1/6/24) vs. Lamar (11/25/20) |
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| Minutes | 49:31 | at Wichita State (2/20/22) | ||
• 2023-24 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year
• 2023-24 National Defensive Player of the Year (NABC)
• 2023-24 National Defensive Player of the Year (Field of 68)
• 2023-24 National Defensive Player of the Year (Andy Katz)
• 2023-24 Nolan Richardson Award
• 2023-24 Unanimous Consensus First-Team All-American
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (Associated Press)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (Wooden Award)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (Associated Press)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (NABC)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (USBWA)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (The Sporting News)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (CBS Sports)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (Field of 68)
• 2023-24 All-America First Team (College Hoops Today)
• 2023-24 Big 12 Conference Male Athlete of the Year
• 2023-24 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
• 2023-24 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (Associated Press)
• 2023-24 Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Conference First Team
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Conference Defensive Team
• 2022-23 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference Third Team
• 2023-24 NABC All-District 8 First Team
• 2022-23 NABC All-District 24 Second Team
• 2023-24 Big 12 Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year Finalist
• Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist
• 2021-22 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2021-22 All-Texas Honorable Mention (Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball)
• Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024)
• Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024)
• Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024)
• Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 22, 2024)
• American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (March 6, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 30, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 20, 2021)
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2023-24)
Finished career as second-winningest player in Houston history with 120-18 record... First player in Big 12 history to be named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in same season... Ninth Cougar to be named Conference Player of the Year... Joined Bo Outlaw as only Cougars to be named Conference Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive years and is the only player to do it in two different leagues... Fourth Cougar to be named Conference Defensive Player of the Year... Finished career third in Houston history with 693 assists... Only player in Houston history with 100+ wins, 1,300+ points, 600+ assists and 200+ steals in his career... One of only three Cougars to start all 37 games... Only student-athlete in NCAA Division I to rank among Top-26 leaders in assists per game (6.3, 15th), steals per game (2.2, 26th) and assist-turnover ratio (3.11, 18th)... Finished second in Big 12 (first among guards) with 3.11 assist-turnover ratio... Led Cougars and ranked third in league with 6.3 assists per contest... Led Houston with five double-doubles and was only Cougar to record points-rebounds AND points-assists double-doubles during the season... Made his season debut in season-opening win against ULM... Finished with five points, eight assists, three rebounds and four steals in less than 18 minutes against the Warhawks (11/6)... Tied for game-high lead with four assists and grabbed six rebounds in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Led all players with eight assists and five steals in home win over Stetson (11/13)... Dished out a game-high eight assists with only one turnover and scored nine points with four rebounds in win over Towson during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (11/16)... Scored 14 points with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in win over Utah during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (11/17)... Finished with 16 points and grabbed six rebounds with four assists and two steals in win over Dayton during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Title Game (11/19)... Scored 13 points with three rebounds and game highs of seven assists and four steals with only one turnover in home win over Montana... Moved past the 500-assist milestone with dime to LJ Cryer at 3-pointer to end first half against the Grizzlies (11/24)... Overcame foul trouble to score 13 points with three rebounds, four assists and two steals in win at Xavier (12/1)... Led all players with eight assists and only one turnover and added two steals in home win over Rice (12/6)... Dished out a game-high six assists and added nine points with two rebounds and a steal in home win over Jackson State (12/9)... Led all players with eight assists and only two turnovers in win over rv/rv Texas A&M in The Halal Guys Showcase inside Toyota Center... Added 12 points with three rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal against the Aggies (12/16)... Totaled 14 points with four rebounds, four assists and three steals in home win over Penn (12/30)... Did a little of everything well with eight points, five rebounds, four blocked shots and a game-high 11 assists and only one turnover in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia (1/6)... Posted 14 points with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals at rv/rv Iowa State (1/9)... Totaled 11 points with five assists at rv/rv TCU (1/13)... Scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting with four rebounds, game-high 10 assists, two steals and only two turnovers in nearly 33 minutes against #25/25 Texas Tech... Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in home win over UCF (1/20)... Honored as Big 12 Player of the Week for Jan. 22 and an Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for Jan. 23... Scored 16 points and led Cougars with four assists in road win at #21/19 BYU (1/23)... Recorded 17 points with three assists and two steals in home win over rv/rv Kansas State (1/27)... Led all players with 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds with four assists in road win at rv/rv Texas (1/29)... Led all players with nine assists and no turnovers in more than 38 minutes at #8/9 Kansas (2/3)... Posted a game-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out four assists in win over Oklahoma State (2/6)... Scored 16 points with four rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in more than 38 minutes in road win at Cincinnati (2/10)... Flirted with a quadruple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and six steals in home win over rv/– Texas (2/17)... Led all players with 26 points, thanks to 12-of-13 shooting from free throw line, and six assists and four rebounds with three steals in home win over #6/6 Iowa State (2/19)... Scored 12 points with a game-high 10 assists and added four rebounds with a steal and only one turnover in more than 42 minutes at #11/11 Baylor (2/24)... Led all players with 11 assists and added nine points with two rebounds and a game-high four steals in home win over Cincinnati (2/27)... Grabbed rebound from his own miss and drained game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left in road win at Oklahoma... Added four rebounds, six assists and a pair of steals against the Sooners (3/2)... Posted 16 points, three rebounds and game highs of eight assists and three steals in road win at UCF (3/6). Big 12 Championship: Scored 12 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists for his fourth double-double of season in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech... Added four rebounds against the Red Raiders (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Scored 11 points and dished out a game-high nine assists with three rebounds and a steal in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/24)... Led all players with 10 assists and added 21 points with five rebounds while playing all but 18 seconds in overtime win vs. (9) Texas A&M during Round of 32... Was his team-leading fifth double-double of the season (3/24)... Suffered an ankle injury late in the first half and was forced to miss rest of the game in Sweet 16 loss to #13/14 (4) Duke... Posted three assists with a pair of steals against the Blue Devils (3/29).
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Joined Reid Gettys as only players in school history with multiple 200-assist seasons in their careers... Was one of only two Cougars to start all 37 games... Was one of 10 student-athletes to rank among the Top-30 leaders in both assists per game... Averaged 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game... Recorded two double-doubles and was the only Cougar with points-assists double-doubles... Finished season ranked seventh in Houston career history with 460 assists... Led Houston and ranked second in The American with 5.4 assists per game... Topped Cougars and stood third in the league with 2.63 assist-turnover ratio... Led Houston and ranked sixth in The American with 1.70 steals per game... Became 20th player in Houston history with multiple 100+ assist seasons during his career... Made his season debut in season-opening win over Northern Colorado inside the Fertitta Center... Finished with nine points and a game-high nine assists and only one turnover to go with three assists and three steals against the Bears (11/7)... Led all players with eight assists and three steals and had only one turnover in win over Saint Joseph’s in Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. (11/11)... Tied for game-high honors with six assists and scored eight points with two rebounds and a steal in home win over Texas Southern in finale of Cougar Classic (11/16)... Scored 13 points and grabbed two rebounds with four assists, a game-high four steals and no turnovers in more than 35 minutes at rv/rv Oregon (11/20)... Did a little of everything in home win over Kent State, finishing with six points, five rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists (11/26)... Led all players with 11 assists and added 12 points with three rebounds and a steal in home win over Norfolk State (11/29)... Dished out a game-high 10 assists with four rebounds, four steals, a blocked shot and no turnovers in more than 25 minutes in home win over North Florida (12/6).. Led all players with 19 points and added seven rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in home loss to #8/10 Alabama (12/10)... Posted 11 points with three rebounds and four assists in win at #2/2 Virginia (12/17)... Led all players with nine assists and added two rebounds with a pair of steals in home win over McNeese (12/21)... Finished with 11 points and added four rebounds with four assists and two steals in home win over UCF (12/31)... Scored 20 points with six rebounds and three steals in home win over South Florida (1/11)... Posted 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and dished out a game-high seven assists with a steal in road win at Tulane (1/17)... Led Cougars with 13 points and grabbed five rebounds with an assist and steal in home loss to Temple (1/22)... Totaled 14 points with a game-high six assists and six rebounds to lead the Cougars in a road win at UCF (1/25)... Drilled a step-back jumper with 47 seconds remaining to break a tie and give the Cougars the lead for good in home win over Cincinnati... Finished with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a team-high five assists and only one turnover against the Bearcats (1/28)... Led all players with seven assists and added 13 points with three rebounds, a pair of steals and only one turnover in nearly 38 minutes in road win at Wichita State (2/2)... Scored 12 points with a game-high seven assists and added a rebound and three steals with only one turnover in road win at Temple (2/5)... Led all players with 12 assists and scored three points with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in home win over Tulsa (2/8)... Led all players with eight assists (with only one turnover) and scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a pair of steals in road win at SMU (2/16)... Finished with 10 points and tied for game-high honors with six assists in home win over Tulane (2/22)... Led all players with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with three steals and an assist in Senior Night win over Wichita State in Fertitta Center (3/2)... Drained 18-foot jumper as time expired to lift Cougars to win in regular-season finale at Memphis... Tied for team-high honors with 16 points and dished out seven assists with three steals and only one turnover while playing all but 100 seconds against the Tigers (3/5). The American Championship: Scored 12 points with four assists and a pair of steals in Quarterfinal win over East Carolina (3/10)... Totaled a team-high 16 points with four assists and two steals in Title Game vs. Memphis (3/12). NCAA Tournament: Posted 10 points with a game-high five assists and two rebounds in Round of 32 win over (9) Auburn (3/18)... Scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with a game-high five assists in Sweet 16 loss to #16/15 (5) Miami (Fla.) (3/24).
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Became third sophomore in school history to be named to NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team, joining Hakeem Olajuwon (1984) and Elvin Hayes (1968)... One of four Cougars to compete in all 38 games, setting a school single-season record... Dished out 221 assists for the second-highest total in Houston single-season history... Led Houston and the American Athletic Conference with 5.8 assists per game and a 2.91 assist-turnover ratio... Ranked among the nation’s Top-10 leaders in both assists per game (10th) and assist-turnover ratio (9th) and was the only NCAA Division I student-athlete to rank among the Top 10 national leaders in both categories... Led the Cougars and ranked fourth in The American with 1.6 steals per game... Tied for fourth in the league with four double-doubles... Made his season debut in Houston’s overtime win over Hofstra inside the Fertitta Center... Finished with eight points, three assists, a rebound and steal against the Pride (11/9)... Scored seven points with four rebounds, four assists, three steals and only one turnover in big home win over Rice (11/12)... Totaled eight points with two rebounds, three assists, three steals and only one turnover in Maui Jim Maui Invitational First-Round win over Butler (11/22)... Finished with eight points, five assists and two rebounds against Wisconsin in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Semifinals (11/23)... Made his first start of season in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Third-Place Game win over rv/#23 Oregon... Posted four points with two rebounds and a game-high six assists against the Ducks (11/24/)... Totaled 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field with a game-high nine assists, three rebounds and four steals against Northwestern State (11/30)... Dished out four assists with no turnover and scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting in home win over Bryant (12/3)... Recorded 11 assists without a turnover and added five points with two steals in win over Alcorn State (12/6)... Totaled 12 points with three assists and two steals at #9/9 Alabama (12/11)... Posted 16 points with a game-high five assists and added five rebounds and a steal in win over Louisiana (12/14)... Led all player with 18 points and eight assists and added two steals and an offensive rebound in win over Oklahoma State at Hoop Hype XL in Fort Worth, Texas (12/18)... Recorded first double-double of season and second of his career with 12 points and 10 assists in home win over Texas State... Added four rebounds with a pair of steals against Bobcats (12/22)... Scored 14 points with six assists while playing all 40 minutes in American Athletic Conference-opening win at Temple (1/2)... Posted 13 points with four assists in win at South Florida (1/5)... Totaled 10 points with four rebounds and seven assists in home win vs. Wichita State (1/8)... Led all players with five assists in home win over South Florida (1/18)... Finished with seven points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds in home win over East Carolina (1/22)... Posted 17 points with five rebounds, six assists and three steals in road win at Cincinnati (2/6)... Totaled 14 points with a game-high 12 assists and added four rebounds at –/rv SMU (2/9)... Finished with 12 points and three assists against Memphis (2/12)... Recorded 12 points with a game-high eight assists and added two steals in home win over UCF (2/17)... Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and nine assists while playing all but 29 seconds in double-overtime road win at Wichita State... Fed J’Wan Roberts on the game-winning dunk with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime... Added four steals against the Shockers (2/20)... Led all players with seven assists and added nine points and four rebounds in road win at Tulane (2/23)... Scored 10 points and added a game-high 11 assists with two rebounds and three steals in win over rv/rv SMU (2/27)... Set a career and Fertitta Center record with 13 assists and added three steals in home win over Temple (3/3)... Led all players with eight assists and added nine points with three rebounds at Memphis (3/6). The American Championship: Led all players with seven assists and added 15 points with five rebounds and a blocked shot in Quarterfinal win over Cincinnati (3/11)... Dished out six assists and added five points with three rebounds in Semifinal win over Tulane (3/12)... Scored 10 points with four rebounds, six assists and a steal in Title Game win over Memphis (3/13). NCAA Tournament: Led all players with seven assists and only one turnover and scored 12 points with three rebounds in First-Round win over UAB... Scored 18 points with a rebound, three assists and three steals in Second-Round win over #19/16 Illinois (3/20)... Led all players with 21 points, thanks to 9-of-10 shooting from the free throw line, and added a game-high six assists with four rebounds and two steals in Sweet 16 win over #2/2 Arizona (3/24).
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Led Cougars with four blocked shots and dished out three assists in season-opening win over Lamar inside Fertitta Center (11/25)... Totaled nine points with a rebound, assist, steal and blocked shot in win over South Carolina (12/5)... Made first start of his career in home win over Alcorn State... Finished with 10 points with a rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals against the Braves (12/20)... Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting with four assists and a rebound in win at Tulane (1/28)... Nearly completed a quadruple double with 20 points, nine rebounds and game highs of 11 assists and eight steals in win over Our Lady of the Lake (2/6)... Scored five points with four assists and a steal in win over USF (2/28). The American Championship: Totaled two points with two rebounds and three assists in Title Game win over Cincinnati (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Grabbed two rebounds and dished out an assist in First-Round win over Cleveland State (3/19).
MANOR HIGH SCHOOL
4-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN... 3-star recruit by 247Sports... Chose Houston over Texas A&M, SMU and Colorado State... Competed for Head Coach Anthony Swain. Senior (2019-20): Averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game... Named to Texas All-State Third Team presented by Suddenlink... Named to Class 5A All-Region III Team... Closed prep career with six 3-pointers on way to 32 points in Class 5A Regional Final loss to Shadow Creek High School... Finished with 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks in win over Round Rock High in Class 5A bi-district playoff game... Scored game-high 31 points win win over Huntsville High in Class 5A Regional Quarterfinals. Junior (2018-19): Recognized as District 18-5A Most Valuable Player... Earned place on TABC Class 5A All-Region III... Was a finalist for American-Statesman Player of the Year... Helped lead Manor High to state tournament for first time in school history... Averaged 18.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.7 assists per game... Scored 28 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to lead Mustangs to win over Cedar Park High School in Class 5A Regional III Quarterfinals... Led all players with 44 points and dished out the game-winning assist with four seconds remaining in win over Rudder High School in Class 5A area playoff game. Sophomore (2017-18): Competed at Connally High School... Named District 19-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player. Freshman (2016-17): Competed at Connally High School.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jamal Daniel Shead... Name is pronounced Juh-Mall Shed... Born in Austin, Texas... Son of Lysa and Elvin Shead.. Has a sister, Autumn, and a brother, Jaylen... Majoring in health promotions.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
