Jaden Shackelford

Jaden Shackelford shoots a three pointer against Vanderbilt

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2/12/22 MBB vs ArkansasAlabama guard Jaden Shackelford (5)Photo by Chase Vanderford

Jaden Shackelford dribbles past an Ole Miss defender

2/1/22 MBB Alabama vs AuburnAlabama guard Jaden Shackelford (5)Photo by Robert Sutton

Alabama guard Jaden Shackelford shooting

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Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

Jaden Shackelford driving layup vs. South Alabama

Jaden Shackelford shoots a three-point shot vs. South Dakota State

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hesperia, Calif.
High School:
Hesperia HS

Career Accolades

SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020 and 2021)
SEC Second Team All-Conference (2021)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2020)
SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 28, 2020)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17, 2020)
USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 18, 2020)
His 466 points scored in 2019-20 ranked fourth by a freshman in program history
Has scored 927 career points across his two seasons at Alabama

2021-22

Named to All-SEC Second Team, marking the second consecutive year he earned the accolade
Played in all 33 contests, starting 32 games
Finished the year as the SEC leader in threes made per game (3.1), total threes made (101), total threes attempted (288) and minutes per game (34.1)
His 288 three-pointers attempted broke the single-season school record, while the 101 made treys stand as the second-most in UA history
Led Alabama in scoring (16.6 ppg), which also ranked seventh-best in the SEC
Also led the Tide in field goals made (178) and attempted (462), double-figure scoring games (28) and games with 20 or more points (11)
Finished second on the team in rebounds per game (5.4) and third in steals (28)
He had three or more three-pointers in a game 19 times on the year and failed to hit a single three in just four contests on the year
Surpassed 1,000 career points in a 20-point effort against. Oakland, becoming the 53^rd player in Alabama history to reach the milestone
Earned SEC Player of the Week honors the week of Dec. 6, after going for 28 points on the strength of six three-pointers, and nine rebounds in the Tide's win over then-No. 3 Gonzaga (12/4)
Knocked down 10-of-16 shots from the field and 6-of-8 from deep in the win over the Zags, which was played in front of a sellout crowd of more than 18,000 fans in Seattle
Scored a career-high 30 points while knocking down a career-high tying eight three-pointers (8-of-13) in the Tide's win at Ole Miss (2/9)
Led all Tide scorers with 26 points in a home victory against then-No.13/16 LSU (1/19), while adding four rebounds, two assists and a season-high four steals
Scored a team-leading 26 points against then-No.1 Auburn (2/1)
Earned the Hard Hat Award in the win over then-No. 4 Baylor (1/29), finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals
Collected his first double-double of the year against South Alabama (11/16), leading the Tide with 18 points and a season-high 10 rebounds
Recorded his second double-double just two games later against Iona (11/25) in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational when he went for 19 points and matched his season-high 10 rebounds
Pulled down eight rebounds and scored 18 points in the upset win over then No.14/13 Houston (12/11)
Led the Tide with 20 points against Davidson (12/21), adding five rebounds
Contributed 17 points in the season-opening win over Louisiana Tech (11/9) shooting 4-of-10 from beyond the arc to go along with seven rebounds and two assists.
Totaled 23 points and five rebounds against South Dakota State (11/12)
Knocked down six threes and finished with 20 points also collecting three rebounds, two assists and a block at Georgia (1/25)

2020-21

Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
Played in all 33 contests making 32 starts – the only time he didn't start was on Senior Day when he gave up his spot for a fellow senior
Finished the year leading the team in scoring average at 14.0 points per contest, while also topping UA in free throw percentage (.756) and field goals made (154) and attempted (376), while ranking second in threes made (63) and attempted (184), free throws made (90) and attempted (119) and minutes per game (29.4)
Also ranked as the team leader in double-figure scoring games (26), 20-point scoring games (6) and charges taken (16), ranked second on the team with four Hard Hat Awards, which is given to the player with the most Blue Collar Points after each game.
Named SEC Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 30 when after he scored 26 points on the strength of a career-best eight three-pointers to lead UA past ETSU, 85-69, on Dec. 22.
Finished the season hitting double figures in 40 of his last 46 games played dating back to last season
Had a season-best 27 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the floor in the win over Vanderbilt (2/20)
Collected 26 points and a career-high eight three-pointers in the win over East Tennessee State (12/22)
Caught fire in the Round of 32 against No. 10 seed Maryland going 5-8 from deep with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal (3/22)
Led the team in points with 21 along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the SEC Championship win over LSU (3/14)
Collected 21 points to go along with five boards while hitting all 10 of his free throws to help complete a season sweep of Kentucky (1/27)
Recorded first career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds – both team highs – to lead UA past Jacksonville State (11/25)
Finished with 19 points, three rebounds and a pair of assists in the win over LSU (2/3)
Collected 18 points, six rebounds and a career-best six assists in the win at Kentucky (1/12)
Had 18 points and four assists, knocking down 5-of-7 shots from the field including 2-of-3 from deep vs. Georgia (2/13)
Finished with 16 points in the win over Florida (1/5)

2019-20

Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Burst onto the college basketball scene, earning SEC All-Freshman honors
Finished his rookie campaign averaging 15.0 points per game, which ranked second on the team and 11th in the SEC
Scored a total of 466 points on the year which is fourth-best by any freshman in program history, trailing only Collin Sexton, James “Hollywood” Robinson and Eddie Philllips
Led all SEC players with 55 made three-pointers during conference play
Named the SEC Freshman of the Week and the USBWA National Freshman of the Week for the week of Feb. 17
His 84 made threes on the year ranks seventh-best in a single-season in the program's record books, while his 235 three-point attempts led the team and was fifth-best in UA history
Reached double figures in each of his final 15 games of the season and 24 times total which was second-best on the team
Stuffed the stats sheet against Richmond (12/29), scoring a career-best 28 while also adding eight rebounds in the win
Tied his career-high of 28 points on 7-of-17 attempts from deep which were both career-high marks, while registering eight boards and a pair of assists against Auburn (2/12)
Matched that same number with 28 points and set a career best with 11 field goals made, to go along with seven rebounds against Arkansas (2/1)
Finished with 24 points while registering a pair of steals against Texas A&M (2/19)
Led the Tide in scoring with 25 points and a career-high three steals against Furman (11/19)
Finished with 26 points, shooting 9-of-18 from the floor against LSU (2/15) to help him secure conference and national freshman of the week accolades
Dropped 21 points, sinking 5-of-14 from three in the first match-up of the year against LSU (1/29)
Had 18 points, connecting on 5-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-5 from three while registering three boards and three assists at Ole Miss (2/22)
Scored 18 points all in the second half to go along with four boards against Vanderbilt (3/3)
Knocked down four three-pointers (4-of-7), notching 17 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists vs. Florida Atlantic (11/11)
Collected 17 points while registering a career-high nine rebounds against Mississippi State (2/26)
Finished with 17 points, while earning three rebounds and three assists against Missouri (1/18)
Led the team in scoring with 16 points, shooting 4-for-6 from three, in the victory over Belmont (12/21)
Earned his first collegiate start in the season-opener vs. Penn (11/5), finished with 16 points in 30 minutes of action
Grabbed 15 points and 7 rebounds in the win at Vanderbilt (1/22)
Knocked down 3-of-5 three-pointers to finish with 11 points and six rebounds at Florida (1/4)
Scored 11 points while registering seven rebounds and a pair of assists against Kansas State (1/27)

Prep Highlights

Four-star recruit ranked as the No. 15 shooting guard, No. 7 player in the state of California and No. 84 overall player by ESPN
Played the final two seasons at Hesperia High School under head coach Robert Tossetti
Nominated for the McDonald's All-American game
Tabbed a Second Team All-State performer and a Division II First Team All-State honoree by CalHi Sports in 2019
Also named to the All-SoCal All-Region team following his senior season
Named the Mojave River League's 2019 Player of the Year, leading Hesperia to a perfect 10-0 record while averaging 45.5 ppg in conference action including four consecutive 50-point games
Finished the season averaging 34.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game during his senior season
Earned Cal-Hi Sports Southern California Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Averaged 23.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.9 steals a game as a junior
Played his first two seasons of high school at Oak Hills where he averaged over 25 points per game as a sophomore and 14.7 ppg during his freshman season
Scored 20.8 ppg during the 2018-19 AAU season with The Truth in the Nike EYBL circuit
Played for Team Truth in the Nike EYBL circuit he posted per-game averages of 16.1 points. 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists
Awarded Best Performance of the Session by the D1 Circuit staff against E1T1 United where he scored 40 points, hit seven threes and finished with six rebounds
Participated in the 2018 Pangos All-American Camp
Chose Alabama over Kansas State and UNLV, among others