2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
GENERAL
-Graduate transfer from Georgia Soutern who has one year of eligibility remaining
-Collected 310 points, 280 rebounds, 41 blocks and 33 steals in 92 appearances
with GSU over three years
-Made 14 starts for Eagles
-Shot 61.0 percent from floor in three years with GSU
2017-18 (JUNIOR/GEORGIA SOUTHERN)
-Played in 32 games for Eagles and averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds
-Shot team-high 71.4 percent from field in final season in Statesboro
-Came off bench to contribute 14 points/11 rebounds in rout of Bluefield State on Nov. 16, 2017)
-Contributed 10 points and three rebounds vs. Texas State on Jan. 25, 2018
-Shot 71.4 percent from field in junior campaign
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE/GEORGIA SOUTHERN)
-Played in 29 games and made 10 starts
-Averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game
-Led club in rebounding three times
-Shot 57 percent from floor and 70 percent at charity stripe
-Tallied season-high 15 points with nine rebounds vs. Radford on Nov. 26, 2016
-Scored nine points vs. N.C. State and Coastal Georgia
-Hauled down 11 rebounds vs. Fisk on Nov. 22, 2016
2015-16 (FRESHMAN/GEORGIA SOUTHERN)
-Saw action in 31 games and made four starts
-Averaged 3.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game
-Shot 55 percent from floor and 65 percent at charity stripe
-First man off the bench in 18 contests
-Led team in rebounding in two games
-Reached double figures in scoring on three occasions
-Collected 10 points and eight rebounds vs. Louisiana on Jan. 14, 2017
-Had 10 points and six rebounds at Appalachian State on Jan. 25, 2017
-Contributed eight points and six rebounds at UALR on Jan. 28, 2017
2014-15 (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)
-Sat out first season
HIGH SCHOOL
-Two-year letterman for Coach Matt Kramer at Milton High School
-Averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in senior season for Eagles
-Earned All-Region honors in 2013 and 2014.
-Also played for Atlanta Celtics and Coach Dion Glover
PERSONAL
-Full Name: Shawn Austin O’Connell
-Born in Baltimore, Md.
-Son of Dave and Crystal O’Connell
-Father, Dave, played basketball at Duke from 1973-76
-Brother, Alex, is a current sophomore on Duke’s basketball team
-Uncle, Mike, played at Notre Dame and another uncle, Tim, played at Xavier and is in the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame
Statistics
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