Terrence Shannon Jr.

Terrence Edward Shannon Jr. (born July 30, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference.

He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Shannon was born to Treanette Redding and Terrence Shannon Sr. His father attended training camp with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

His mother and father separated when he was two years old.

Shannon has four siblings through his mom and three through his dad.

Shannon was interested in basketball from a young age, especially after experiencing a growth spurt early in high school.

He attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, averaging 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior.

Shannon was also a receiver on the school's football team.

After having no NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offers by the end of his senior season, he reclassified to the 2019 class and moved to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

He drew attention from college programs due to his success with Mac Irvin Fire on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.

A four-star recruit, he originally committed to DePaul before switching his commitment to Texas Tech.

He chose the Red Raiders over offers from DePaul, Florida State, Georgetown and Illinois.

On December 4, 2019, Shannon recorded a freshman season-high 24 points and eight rebounds in a 65–60 overtime loss to DePaul.

As a freshman, he averaged 9.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors.

Entering his sophomore season, Shannon was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list.

As a sophomore, he averaged 12.9 points, 4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, earning Third Team All-Big 12 honors.

On April 8, 2021, Shannon declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.

He ultimately returned to Texas Tech.

On November 7, Shannon was suspended indefinitely due to an eligibility review.

He was reinstated on November 17, after missing three games.

As a junior, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 steals per game.

On March 25, 2022, Shannon entered the transfer portal.

On April 29, 2022, he committed to Illinois.

After his first season at Illinois, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft and played in the NBA draft combine.

He later withdrew from the draft and returned to Illinois for a second season and his fifth season overall.

Shannon played 11 games for the Illini before being suspended for six games.

After a preliminary injunction was granted, his suspension was ended and he resumed playing the rest of the season.

On December 27, 2023, Shannon was arrested on a warrant issued by the Douglas County (Kansas) District Attorney for the charge of rape; sexual intercourse without consent and use of force against a victim born in 2005 with the initials "M.N.".

Witnesses listed on the warrant were R.B. (the victim's friend) and Nurse Cori Green.

Shannon posted bail the following day and was suspended by the team.

On January 8, 2024, the sworn affidavit filed by the State of Kansas against Shannon was released on X and provided details to the alleged incident.

The incident took place after the Kansas-Illinois football game on Friday, September 8, 2023, in the early morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the Jayhawk Cafe.

M.N. saw Shannon in the Martini Room with another woman wrapped in one of his arms.

M.N. then approached Shannon, at which point he then allegedly pulled her towards him with his free arm and stuck his finger in her vagina from behind for approximately thirty seconds.

R.B. did not witness the incident and the two left the bar.

Later, M.N. would recall that Shannon was accompanied by a Kansas University basketball player at the bar and after searching the rosters of the Kansas and Illinois football and basketball teams identified Shannon by his face and hair.

M.N. further confirmed the two by seeing them in an Instagram post made by the Illini Men's basketball team.

Police would later examine M.N.'s phone to confirm her whereabouts matched her story.

Video surveillance at the bar was also reviewed that confirmed both M.N. and Shannon were present at the bar at the time of the alleged incident.

Based on M.N.'s testimony, her friend's testimony, and evidence reviewed, Shannon was charged with rape for placing his finger inside her vagina by force and sexual battery for groping her buttocks under her skirt.