Terrence Shannon Jr., born on July 30, 2000, is an emerging basketball player. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a college-level basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini team.
Terrence was admitted to Lincoln Park High School in Chicago. He averaged 15 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Terrence also played football as a receiver. He expected to get NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offers by the end of his senior season, but he didn’t receive it.
Terrence was reclassified to the 2019 class and transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. After this, he was selected to play college basketball in the DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball program. Shortly after, he switched to playing for the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team.
As a freshman, Terrence had a season-high 24 points and eight rebounds against DePaul. During his second year of college, he averaged 12.9 points, 4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. Terrence declared for the 2021 NBA draft on April 8, 2021. He continued to play at Texas Tech after entering the NBA draft.
On November 7, the team temporarily sidelined Terrence due to an eligibility review. He continued playing basketball on November 17 after missing three games of the regular season. During his junior year, Terrence averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 steals per game. On April 29, 2022, Terrence became Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team member after entering the transfer portal.
Terrence Shannon Jr.’s NIL Deal
Terrence Shannon signed a NIL deal with NextName in 2022. This deal was worth $243K. The company has partnered with various players from different sectors, including Fighting Illini football, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s golf teams.
NextName is a company in Chicago producing digital collectables. This company was founded in 2022 by Illinois alumni Ryan Thayer. It provides custom digital collectables to sports fans. It offers tokens of specific players to their fans to support their favourite players or teams. NextName has deals with many basketball players, including Luke Goode, Ty Rodgers, Terrence Shannon, Coleman Hawkins, Brandon Lieb, Skyy Clark and Dain Dainja.
FAQs
A. Terrence Shannon was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
A. Terrence plays as a guard for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference.
A. According to some online sources, Terrence scored a career-high 30 points in an NCAA game.
A. Terrence Shannon was born to his mother, Treanette Redding.
