Kevin Sheppard

Kevin Sheppard
Personal information
Born (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979
St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
CollegeJacksonville (1998–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2003Cocoteros de Paria
2004Toros de Aragua
2004Gallitos de Isabela
2004Guacharos de Maturin
2004–2005Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2005–2006La Union Colon
2006Guaynabo Conquistadores
2006–2007Minot SkyRockets
2007Marinos de Anzoategui
2007Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008Azad University
2008Guaynabo Conquistadores
2008–2009a.s Shiraz
2009Quebradillas Pirates
2009–2015Azad University
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Virgin Islands
Centrobasket
2006 Panama
2008 Mexico
FIBA CBC Championship
2006 Jamaica
2011 Bahamas
Kevin Sheppard
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alphonso Sheppard
Date of birth (1979-09-17) September 17, 1979
Place of birth St Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jacksonville University
International career‡
2002 United States Virgin Islands 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008

Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary The Iran Job which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic[1] and also played in the return game.

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States Virgin Islands 2002 2 2
Total 2 2
Scores and results list United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheppard goal.
List of international goals scored by Kevin Sheppard
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 August 2002 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 1–4 1–6 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification [3]
2 18 August 2002 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 1–4 1–5 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification [4]

Basketball

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.[5] Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, The Iran Job, which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF [1]
  2. ^ "Kevin Sheppard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. ^ KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile - Asia Basket Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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