Jevohn Shepherd
Jevohn Shepherd is a Canadian basketball executive who is the vice-president of basketball operations and general manager for the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He is a former professional basketball player, playing the majority of his career overseas. Shepherd played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, and was a longtime member of the Canadian men's national basketball team. He also serves as a color commentator for the Toronto Raptors on TSN 1050.
High school
Shepherd attended West Hill Collegiate Institute and Don Valley Junior High School in Toronto.College career
Shepherd played for Michigan in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA Division I from 2005 to 2009. As a senior, he captained the team to a second-round appearance in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the schools first appearance in the tournament in over a decade.Professional career
After graduating in 2009, Shepherd signed with the Halifax Rainmen of the Premier Basketball League. He averaged 8.5 points per game in eleven games for the Rainmen.Following the season, Shepherd signed with German second-tier team Giro-Live Ballers Osnabrück. In March 2011 he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt in Germany where he averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15 games.
On July 22, 2011, Shepherd signed for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in the Dutch Basketball League.
In August 2014, he signed with Basket Barcellona of the Italian second division.
The next season, Shepherd signed with Italian first division side OpenjobMetis Varese for 2015–16.
On August 11, 2016, Shepherd signed with Spirou Charleroi of the Belgian Basketball League.