University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: Appeared in all 33 games with two starts… Fourth on the team in scoring (8.7 ppg), first in 3-point percentage (.355) and steals (43) and second in 3-pointers (49)… Posted 12 double-digit scoring performances, including in four of the last five games of the season… Made a 3-pointer in 16 of the last 17 games of the season… Earned first starting assignment of the year at Middle Tennessee (12/5) and responded with a season-high 20 points and four steals… Also started season finale vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/11) in Sun Belt Tournament and had 10 points and three steals… Went 6 for 10 from the floor and 4 for 6 from 3-point land to tie career high with 20 points vs. Georgia Southern (2/13)… The four treys were also a new personal best… Led team in steals 15 times, tops on the squad, with 12 multi-steal performances… Recorded four thefts twice, at Middle Tennessee and vs. Troy (2/16).

Junior College: Attended Iowa Western Community College… Suffered injury that forced him to miss entirety of sophomore season… Honorable Mention All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference after averaging 13.3 points per game—including 16.2 ppg in conference play—and ranked third on the team in 3-pointers with 43… Second on the Reivers in both steals (38) and blocks (14), and third in assists (52)… Recorded four 20-point performances, including a high of 29 at Northeast Community College, to lead IWCC to a 23-8 overall record… The Reivers were ranked as high as No. 3 during the season and reached the semifinals of the Region XI Tournament.

High School: Graduate of Model High School… Named one of the top 25 3-point shooters in the nation by ESPN.com and set a school record with 1,902 career points… Rome News Tribune Player of the Year after both his junior and senior seasons and played in the 2011 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game… Tabbed to Georgia Sports Writers Association 2011-12 AA Honorable Mention team.

Personal: Full name is Shaqueille Antonio Calhoun… Born April 12, 1993 in Rome, Ga. … Son of Brian and Tamika and Calhoun… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… Second of three sons… Chose South Alabama because of his connection with assistant coach Russ Willemsen and it was close to home… Favorites – movie: “Remember the Titans”; pro teams: Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Hawks; athletes: Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant; food: pasta… Listens to music and laughs and jokes with his teammates before a game… Likes all styles of music, including country music… Best part of playing sports is being able to compete… Thankful for his mother… Post-graduate plan is a professional basketball career.