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Shawn Meyer Guard | 6-3 | 215 | Junior-2L Kansas City, Mo. (Blue Springs South) Biography Note: Walk-on who joined the squad during the 2011 summer semester. As A Sophomore (2012-13): Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore... Named to the Spring 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Played a season-high two minutes vs. USC Upstate (12/2/12), while he played at least a minute in eight other games... Averaged 0.2 points on 25 percent shooting (1-of-4) with 0.1 rebounds in 0.9 minutes per game... Scored his only basket of the season in the win over Baylor (2/16/13)... Grabbed a rebound vs. USC Upstate... Coached by Bruce Weber.
27 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 4 FINAL FOURS 11 ELITE EIGHTS 16 SWEET 16s 20 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
As A Freshman (2011-12):: Saw action in four games as a true freshman... Played a season-high three minutes vs. Howard (12/31/11), while he played at least a minute in three other games... Averaged 0.5 points on 50 percent shooting (1-of-2) with 0.3 rebounds in 1.5 minutes per game... Scored his first career points as a Wildcat came vs. Howard (12/31/11) on 1-of-1 field goals... Grabbed a rebound vs. MarylandEastern Shore (11/22/11)... Saw action in two Big 12 games, averaging 1.0 minute per game... Registered his first career minute vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/22/11) with a rebound... Coached by Frank Martin.
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The Meyer File Full Name: Shawn Anthony Meyer Birthplace: Rolla, Mo. Birthday: February 25, 1993 Parents: Anthony and Claudia Meyer Major: Business Administration
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More About Shawn Future Plans: Entreprenuer Friend from another college team: Murray State’s Tyler Rambo What I drive: Ford F150 Favorite TV show: “American Horror Story”
High School: A two-year lettermen at Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Helped the Jaguars to a 20-8 record in 2010-11, including a share of the Suburban Big Six Conference title with a 6-3 mark... The squad lost in the district title game to Lee’s Summit North, 60-55... Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game during his career... Scored in double figures 11 times, including a season-high 22 points against Rockhurst (1/17/11)... Twice named first team alldistrict, all-area and allconference... Was the area scoring leader as a junior in 200910... Selected the Mid-State Sports most valuable player... Broke the school single-game scoring mark with 36 points... Also holds marks for most field goals made in a game (14)... Helped the Jaguars break the record for most points scored in a game (98)... Named to the College Coaches Network All-Star Team... Coached by Jimmy Cain. Personal: Shawn Anthony Meyer was born Feb. 25, 1993 in Rolla, Mo. ... Parents are Anthony and Claudia Meyer... Has a younger brother, Marcus... Father, Anthony, was his first coach and is an elementary physical education teacher... Mother, Claudia, is a counselor at Valley View High School in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Earned high academic honors at Blue Springs South, where he maintained a 3.5 GPA all four years... Major is business administration with a management option.
Favorite movie: The One: Jet Li Favorite dinner: Mom’s Brazilian cooking Favorite city to visit: Kansas City In my IPod: J.Cole First job: Selling shoes at Journey Kids When I played basketball as a kid, I pretended to be: Tracy McGrady Greatest influence on my life: My parents
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Meyer Career Statistics Year 2011-12 (Fr.) 2012-13 (So.) Totals
GP-GS 4-0 11-0 15-0
Min 6 10 16
Avg 1.5 0.9 1.1
FG-A 1-2 1-4 2-6
Pct .500 .250 .333
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pct .000 .000 .000
FT-A 0-4 0-1 0-5
Pct .000 .000 .000
O-D-T 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2
Avg PF 0.3 1 0.1 3 0.1 4
A 0 0 0
TO Blk Stl 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
Pts 2 2 4
Avg 0.5 0.2 0.3