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Preston Anthony Shumpert (born August 20, 1979 in Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana

Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware County, Indiana in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation....
) is an American
United States

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 professional basketball
Basketball

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 player currently playing for Turkish
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 club Efes Pilsen. Shumpert is also a former college basketball
College basketball

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 player for the Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange men's basketball

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 from Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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 who was a two-time All Big East selection.

pert appeared in 32 games in his freshman year with averages of 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Shumpert earned the spot of sixth man in his sophomore year, and led the team in 3-point percentage with a 42.9 percent clip.






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Preston Anthony Shumpert (born August 20, 1979 in Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana

Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware County, Indiana in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player currently playing for Turkish
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 club Efes Pilsen. Shumpert is also a former college basketball
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
 player for the Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange men's basketball

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the college basketball program of Syracuse University. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference....
 from Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2004, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach, Florida is 19,992 recorded by the U.S....
 who was a two-time All Big East selection.

College

Shumpert appeared in 32 games in his freshman year with averages of 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Shumpert earned the spot of sixth man in his sophomore year, and led the team in 3-point percentage with a 42.9 percent clip. He also made four starts, and averaged 10.4 points per game.

In his junior season, Shumpert became a full-time starter and blossomed as one of the most prolific scorers in the Big East. He averaged 19.5 points that season, and was named the Big East's Most Improved Player, and was also a first-team All Big East selection.

In the early part of his senior season, Shumpert fulfilled expectations, as Syracuse jumped up to a 14-2 record and a No. 10 overall ranking. Shumpert led the way, scoring 30 or more points on seven occasions, including a career high 37 against Albany. Shumpert finished with career averages of 14.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career


Shumpert decided to go play overseas, first starting in France for the 2002-03 season, signed by BC Besancon, in the French Pro-B. Following his stint in France, Shumpert has bounced around in the Italian professional leagues, including stints with Agricola Gloria M.T.
RB Montecatini Terme

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 (Serie A2, 2003-04), Villaggio Solidago Livorno
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 (04-05), where he played in 2005 the Italian All Star Game, and Armani Jeans Milano
Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano is a Serie A Italy professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red Chuck Taylor All-Star shoes for players....
 (05-06).

He started 2006-07 season with Climamio Bologna
Fortitudo Bologna

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, before transferring in December to Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso

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 , starting 22 games and averaging 13.6 points, while helping them to the Italian National Cup. Shumpert came to Turkey to play for Besiktas Cola Turka
Besiktas Cola Turka

Besiktas Cola Turka is the basketball team of Besiktas J.K., which is a Turkey sports club from Istanbul. They play their matches at BJK Akatlar Arena....
 in the 2007-08 season. After a very productive season in both Turkish league and ULEB Cup, he decided to follow coach Ergin Ataman
Ergin Ataman

Ergin Ataman is a Turkey basketball coach who is currently coaching Turkish side Efes Pilsen S.K.. During his playing career which he had begun in 1978, he played at Eczacibasi and Yesilyurt basketball teams....
 and join Efes Pilsen.

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