Malone University Athletics

2018-19: Sheppard started all 29 games during his final season at Malone, playing a team-high 998 minutes…Totaled 556 points (19.2 ppg), 150 rebounds (5.2 rpg), 40 assists, 14 steals, and two blocked shots…Led the G-MAC in scoring, finished second in minutes played per game 34.4), and ranked seventh with 80 made three-pointers…Shot 42.2% (202-479) from the field and 36.0% (80-222) from beyond the arc…Made at least two three-pointers in 24 of 29 games…Scored in double digits in 27 of 29 games, including 13 games of 20 or more…Shot 14-for-21 (66.7%) from the field and scored a career-high 32 points in a 78-76 win over West Virginia State (11/24/18)…Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in a road win at Walsh (1/12/19)…Dished out a season-high four assists and surpassed 1,500 career points at Davis & Elkins (2/9/19)…Finished his career with 1,717 points – 12th most in school history and second-most since 2002…Named G-MAC First Team All-Conference

2017-18: Started all 29 games during his redshirt junior season with the Pioneers, averaging 29.7 points per game…Totaled 446 points (15.4 ppg), 143 rebounds (4.9 rpg), 37 assists, 12 steals, and five blocked shots…Finished second on the team in scoring and three-pointers (63)…Shot 44.5% (159-of-357) from the field and 34.1% (63-of-185) from three-point range…Scored in double digits 22 times and scored at least 20 in nine games…Reached his 1,000th career point in a road win at Ohio Valley (1/15/18) during which he scored a season-high 31 points and matched a career-high with 10 rebounds to finish with his second career double-double…Tied a career-high with five assists in a home win over Kentucky Wesleyan (2/8/18)…Ranked 9th in the G-MAC in scoring and 10th in three-pointers.

2016-17: Sheppard played in all 27 game for the Pioneers, making 23 starts…Averaged 30.8 minutes per game…Finished 2nd on the team in both points (401) and rebounds (155)…On a per game basis, he also finished 7th in the G-MAC in both scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.7 rpg)…Added 36 assists, eight steals, and six blocks…Scored in double figures in 26 of his 27 games played including four 20-point performances…Scored a season-high 28 points (7-13 FG, 5-6 3PT, 9-12 FT) to go along with a season-high 10 rebounds in a win over Bluefield State (1/28/17)…Made at least one three-pointer in 26 of 27 games…Handed out a season-high five assists in a win at Ohio Valley  (1/21/17)

2015-16: Sheppard played in just four games before going down with a season-ending injury...Scored 71 points (17.8 ppg)...Shot 12-for-30 (40.0%) from three-point range...Collected 16 rebounds and six steals...Registered a season-high 23 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a season-opening win over Davis & Elkins (11/13/15)...Scored 22 points vs. Northwood (12/12/15)

2014-15: Sheppard played in all 28 games for the Pioneers… Saw 463 minutes of action… Finished second on the team in made three-pointers (48), fourth in points (243) and free throw percentage (75%)…  Tallied five steals, 20 assists and grabbed 46 rebounds… Recorded a season-high 18 points in Malone’s victory over Michigan Tech University (12/4/14), where he shot 6-for-12 from the field and 4-for-9 at the three-point line.  

Prior To Malone: Sheppard was a two-year letter winner for the Broncos, winning the team MVP in both seasons. An Ohio McDonald's All-American nominee in 2014, Sheppard is ranked as the #8 shooting guard in Ohio by tripledoubleprospects.com. He was a Second Team All-Area Division IV selection in 2014 and was selected to the District 15 Underclassmen All-Star Team in 2013.
 
Sheppard made the Honor Roll in 15 of his 16 high school quarters, maintaining a GPA of 4.0 in both semesters of his senior year. He will study Computer Science at Malone and minor in Sports Management.