Jaden Shackelford, Alabama’s leading scorer, announces plans for next season
By Keith Farner
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Jaden Shackelford, Alabama’s leading scorer this past season at 16.6 points per game, has announced his plans for next season.
Shackelford, a three-year starter for Alabama announced that he will leave for the NBA Draft, he wrote in a post on social media on Sunday. His scoring average was seventh in the SEC, and Shackelford was named to the All-SEC Second Team for the second straight year. He played in all 33 games, and started 32.
Shackelford led the SEC in 3s per game (3.1), total 3s made (101), total 3s attempted (288) and minutes per game (34.1)
His 288 three-pointers attempted broke the single-season school record, while the 101 made 3s stand as the second-most in Alabama history.
“I want to start by thanking my Lord and savior Jesus Christ for all the wonders he has worked throughout my life and blessing me with the gift to play the game I love,” Shackelford wrote on social media. “I am not who I am today without my relationship with God. I can’t begin to thank my family enough for all of the sacrifice, dedication, love, and care they put into me and my love for basketball. I especially want to thank my amazing parents for laying an unbreakable foundation for me to be in the position I’m in today. …”
“…With that being said, I will be declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft and intend on signing with an agent,” Shackelford wrote. “Hard work and a constant obsession to get better has gotten me where I am today. This is just the beginning of my journey and I am beyond blessed to be able to pursue my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA.”
Thank You Bama ❤️ #byallmeans pic.twitter.com/7jzp74PObM
— Jaden Shackelford (@jayunooo) April 3, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
