James Shaw (volleyball)

James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American male volleyball player. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Stanford University.[1] Shaw will started professional career in Italy on 2016-17 season where he played for Pallavolo Padova.[2] In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at Sir Safety Perugia.[3]

James Shaw
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	March 5, 1994 Stanford, California, U.S.
Hometown	Woodside, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Spike	141 in (358 cm)
Block	133 in (338 cm)
College(s)	Stanford University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Narbonne Volley
Number	10 (national team), 8 (Stanford)
Career
Years Teams 2013-2016 2016-2017 2017- Stanford University Pallavolo Padova Sir Safety Perugia
National team
2014- United States
Medal record World Cup 2019 Japan

Personal life

James Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in Woodside, California. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are Don and Carolyn Shaw. His father acted as head coach of men’s and women’s volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College.[4]

References

1. "Team Roster – United States". fivb.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. "All pallegio arriva James Shaw" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2016.
3. "È "block devils Shaw! Il regista Americano sbarca a Perugia!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "James Shaw - Team USA". Retrieved 18 September 2017.

External links

• profile at FIVB.org