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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Joe Buvid
For Houston Athletics
Stephen Pinchback
Jamal Shead, 2023-24

1 Jamal Shead

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    6-1
  • Weight
    200
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Manor, Texas
  • High School
    Manor HS
  • Twitter
    Thejshead
  • Instagram
    j.uno1

Biography

Game Highs
Points 25 vs. Wichita State (3/2/23)
FG 10
10
vs. Wichita State (3/2/23)
vs. Our Lady of the Lake (2/6/21)
FGA 20 vs. #8/10 Alabama (12/10/22)
3FG 4
4
vs. Wichita State (3/2/23)
vs. Norfolk State (11/29/22)
3FGA 9 vs. #2/2 Arizona (3/24/22)
FT 9 vs. #2/2 Arizona (3/24/22)
FTA 10
10
vs. Memphis (3/12/23)
vs. #2/2 Arizona (3/24/22)
Rebounds 9 vs. Our Lady of the Lake (2/6/21)
Assists 13 vs. Temple (3/3/22)
Steals 8 vs. Our Lady of the Lake (2/6/21)
Blocks 4 vs. Lamar (11/25/20)
Minutes 49:31 at Wichita State (2/20/22)
HONORS
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2021-22 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team
• 2022-23 NABC All-District 24 Second Team
• 2022-23 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference Third Team
• 2021-22 All-Texas Honorable Mention (Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball)
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
• The American Player of the Week (March 6, 2023)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 30, 2023)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 20, 2021)
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

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.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 200 lbs
    1

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