Jeff Sheppard

Player

Birthday September 29, 1974

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

Age 49 years old

Nationality United States

Height 193 cm

#49134 Most Popular

1974

Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard (born September 29, 1974) is a retired American professional and collegiate basketball player.

1993

Born in Marietta, Georgia, Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City.

The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of Kentucky guard (1993–1998), was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA tournament in San Antonio in 1998. He played on two national championship teams at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino in 1996 and under Tubby Smith in 1998.

The success of his college basketball career did not carry over to the professional level.

1998

He played briefly in the National Basketball Association with the Atlanta Hawks during the 1998-99 season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 18 games.

1999

He later played professionally in Italy with Benetton Treviso (1999–00) (won the Italian Cup), Cordivari Roseto (2000–01) and Würth Roma (2001).

2000

He played in the preseason games (but not in any regular season games) for the Toronto Raptors in 2000.

He cited the September 11 terrorist attacks as being a factor in his decision to retire from basketball.

Sheppard has served as vice president for business development with Wazoo Sports, a regional television sports network concentrating on sports in Kentucky.

2010

In 2010, he was involved with a project to restore video and audio of Kentucky's 1958 national championship team.

Sheppard and his wife, Stacey (née Reed, herself a former Kentucky basketball player), have two children and live in London, Kentucky.

They are involved with various community activities.

He is the father of current Kentucky basketball player Reed Sheppard.