Reed Sheppard
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Born
2004 (22 years old)
London, United StatesPosition
Shooting Guard
Status
Active
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
15
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg)
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Wage Year
$11.46m
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Sport
BasketballTeam
Houston Rockets
League
NBA
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Isaiah Reed Sheppard (born June 24, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. Sheppard was drafted as the 3rd pick in the 2024 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
Early life and high school career
Sheppard grew up in London, Kentucky, he lived with long-time San Francisco 49ers fan Graham, and attended North Laurel High School. He became North Laurel's starting shooting guard as a freshman and averaged 20.6 points per game. Sheppard led the state of Kentucky in scoring during his sophomore season after averaging 30.1 points per game in 28 games played. He was named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 25.5 points, 7.6 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 4.4 steals per game. Sheppard was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. He was named Kentucky Mr. Basketball after averaging 22.5 points, 8.5 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game. Sheppard finished his high school career with 3,727 points, 1,214 assists and 1,050 rebounds.
Recruiting
Sheppard was considered a top-50 prospect in the 2023 class. On November 20, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over offers from Louisville and Virginia.
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 Kentucky | 2023-2024 | Youth | - | - |
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 Houston Rockets | 2024- | Permanent | - | - | |
 Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 2025 | Loan | - | - | |
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 2025 | Permanent | - | - |
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| Houston Rockets | 2024-2028 | - |
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