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Shane Larkin
Larkin withAnadolu Efes S.K.inIstanbulin 2019
No. 0 – Anadolu Efes
PositionPoint guard/shooting guard
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born(1992-10-02)October 2, 1992(age 31)
Cincinnati, Ohio,U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Turkish
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolDr. Phillips
(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeMiami (Florida)(2011–2013)
NBA draft2013:1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by theAtlanta Hawks
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Dallas Mavericks
2014→Texas Legends
2014–2015New York Knicks
2015–2016Brooklyn Nets
2016–2017Baskonia
2017–2018Boston Celtics
2018–presentAnadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

DeShane Davis Larkin(born October 2, 1992) is an American-Turkish professionalbasketballplayer and theteam captainforAnadolu Efesof the TurkishBasketball Super Leagueand theEuroLeague.He also represented the seniorTurkish national teamin international competition. He playedcollege basketballfor theUniversity of Miami.He was selected by theAtlanta Hawkswith the 18th overall pick in the2013 NBA draft,where he was immediately traded to theDallas Mavericks.He last played in the NBA in 2018 with theBoston Celtics.Larkin is the son ofHall of Famebaseball playerBarry Larkin.

Early life[edit]

Larkin was born inCincinnation October 2, 1992, to parentsBarryand Lisa Larkin.[1]His father Barry is aHall of Fameshortstopfor theCincinnati Reds.[1]Other athletes in Larkin's family include his uncles, formerXavier Universitystandout basketball playerByron Larkin,and former Major League first basemanStephen Larkin.[1]When Larkin was in elementary school, his father's former Reds teammatesTony PérezandPete Rosewould give the younger Larkin tips on hitting a baseball.[2][3]After being told this training was "all wrong" by aLittle Leaguecoach, Larkin quitbaseballand decided to focus onbasketball.[2][3][4]

High school career[edit]

Larkin played basketball forDr. Phillips High Schoolin Orlando, Florida. During his senior year he averaged 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 3.5 steals per game.[1]He was a two-time all-state selection and ended his high school career with 320 career steals, a school record.[1]Larkin was ranked as one of the top 30 point guards byScout.com.[5]After receiving offers from a number of schools, Larkin committed toDePaul University.He ended up requesting a transfer before the start of his freshman year due to a then unnamed medical condition.[6]He chose Miami, a school closer to home to help his anxiety and where he was introduced to meditation and relaxation techniques by a new therapist.[7]

College career[edit]

Freshman year[edit]

Larkin missed the first game of the 2011–12 season because of his transfer from DePaul, but received a waiver from theNCAAallowing him to play hours before the Hurricanes' second game against Rutgers.[1]During the first half of the season, Larkin quickly became the first man off the bench, averaging over 25 minutes per game.[8]By the end of January, he had become the Hurricanes' starting point guard; he led the team in steals and was second on the team in assists. Larkin was selected to the All-ACC Freshman team at the conclusion of the season, finishing the year averaging 7.4 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.6 steals.[1][8]

Sophomore year[edit]

Larkin with theUniversity of Miami,2013

The 2012–13 Miami Hurricanes basketball team was arguably the best team in university history, achieving the school's first ever regular season and tournamentAtlantic Coast Conferencechampionship.[9]Larkin was an important player in the team's success, playing some of his best games in many of the most crucial matchups of the season. Against then #1 rankedDuke University,Larkin had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists as the Hurricanes blew out Duke by 27 points.[10]AgainstNorth Carolinaon February 9, Larkin shot 5 for 8 beyond the three-point line, had 9 assists, and delivered analley-oop passto Kenny Kadji off the backboard which prompted astanding ovationfromMiami HeatplayersDwyane WadeandLeBron Jameswho were in attendance.[11]Larkin led the Hurricanes to the Sweet 16 in the 2013 NCAA tournament. He was also selected theACC Player of the Yearby the ACC coaches.Virginia Tech'sErick Greenwas the ACC media's winner.[12]

Professional career[edit]

Dallas Mavericks (2013–2014)[edit]

On June 27, 2013, Larkin was selected by theAtlanta Hawkswith the 18th overall pick in the2013 NBA draft.His draft rights were then traded to theDallas Maverickslater that night. During aSummer Leaguepractice, he broke his ankle and was ruled out for three months.[13]Despite the injury, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Mavericks on July 29.[14]On November 18, 2013, Larkin made his NBA debut, recording 3 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals in a 97–94 win over thePhiladelphia 76ers.[15]On January 17, 2014, he scored a career-high 18 points in a 110–107 win over thePhoenix Suns.[16]On April 23, he made his NBA postseason debut against theSan Antonio Spursin Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round.[17]During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with theTexas Legendsof theNBA Development League.[18]

New York Knicks (2014–2015)[edit]

On June 25, 2014, Larkin was traded, along withWayne Ellington,José Calderón,Samuel Dalembertand two 2014 second-round picks, to theNew York Knicksin exchange forTyson ChandlerandRaymond Felton.[19]The following month, he joined the Knicks for the2014 NBA Summer League.[20]On April 5, 2015, he recorded 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a 101–91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[21]

Brooklyn Nets (2015–2016)[edit]

Larkin with theBrooklyn Netsdribbling againstTyus Jones,2016

On July 9, 2015, Larkin signed with theBrooklyn Nets.[22]He made his debut for the Nets in the team's season opener against the Chicago Bulls on October 28, recording six points and eight assists as a starter in a 115–100 loss.[23]On January 13, 2016, he scored a then season-high 17 points off the bench in a 110–104 win over his former team, theNew York Knicks.[24]On February 1, he recorded eight points, a career-high 14 assists and six rebounds off the bench in a 105–100 loss to theDetroit Pistons.[25]On April 11, he scored a career-high 20 points as a starter in a 120–111 loss to theWashington Wizards.[26]

Baskonia (2016–2017)[edit]

On August 10, 2016, Larkin signed a one-year deal withBaskoniaof theEuroLeagueandLiga ACB.[27]He was namedPlayer of the Monthof February 2017 in theSpanish League.[28]On June 28, 2017, Larkin was registered by Baskonia for theright of first refusal.[29]On July 9, 2017, Larkin signed an offer sheet withFC Barcelona Lassa.[30]On July 14, 2017, Baskonia matched the offer sheet to Larkin, keeping Larkin in their roster.[31]Six days later, he reached an agreement with theBoston Celtics,leaving a $6.3 million offer from Baskonia.[32]

Boston Celtics (2017–2018)[edit]

On July 31, 2017, Larkin signed with theBoston Celtics.[33]In the Celtics' regular season finale on April 11, 2018, Larkin had 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in a 110–97 win over theBrooklyn Nets.[34]After the end of the Celtics' playoff run, and Larkin playing a meaningful role during their postseason, Larkin did not hear back from the Celtics apart from a sole exit interview with the Celtics head coach at the time,Brad Stevens.At the start of the offseason, Larkin made it clear that he wanted more responsibility if he would be back in the NBA. He said, “I will not go back to the NBA as a third point guard [...] So, if any team asks about that, we’re not even gonna answer the phone.”[35]

Anadolu Efes (2018–present)[edit]

On July 26, 2018, Larkin signed a one-year deal withAnadolu Efesof the TurkishBasketball Super Leagueand theEuroLeague.[36]On March 8, 2019, Larkin recorded a then career-high 37 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, along with five rebounds and two assists for 43PIRin a 92–70 win overBarcelona.He was subsequently namedEuroLeague Round 25 MVP.[37]

In 2018–19 season, Efes qualified to the2019 EuroLeague Final Four.In the semifinal, Larkin led his team to the final with a win overFenerbahçeby scoring 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists; he had aperformance index rating(PIR) of 43, which set a new Final Four record.[38]In the championship game againstCSKA Moscow,Larkin scored 29 points which was an individual scoring-record for any EuroLeague championship game.[39]Efes lost the final to CSKA, settling for second place. In 35 EuroLeague games played during the2018–19 season,he averaged 12.5 points, 3.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.

In the Turkish BSL, Efes reached the Finals after beatingBanvitandGalatasaray2–0 and 3–0 respectively. In Game 7 of the BSL Finals againstFenerbahçe,Larkin scored 38 points while shooting 11–18. Larkin led Efes to an 89–74 win and to its first Turkish league title in 10 years. He was subsequently named theBSL Finals MVP.[40]

On November 29, 2019, Larkin setEuroLeague Basketball's then single-game scoring recordsince the year 2000,with 49 points scored in a game againstFC Bayern Munich.[41]However, the league's overall single-game scoring record, including all of the games played since1958,whenFIBAowned the competition, is 99 points scored byRadivoj Korać,on January 14, 1965.[42][43]His record was broken more than four years later, in March 2024 byNigel Hayes-Davis.[44]

On May 21, 2022, with Anadolu Efes, Larkin won the EuroLeague again, beatingOlympiacosin the semi-final andReal Madridin the final of theFinal FourinBelgrade.[45]Efes was the third team in league history to win back-to-back championships.[45]

On May 3, 2024, Larkin officially renewed his contract with the Turkish powerhouse for four more seasons through 2028.

National team career[edit]

Larkin is a member of the seniorTurkish national team.In February 2020, it was announced that Larkin would miss the 2021 EuroBasket Qualification Tournament with an injury.[46]

Personal life[edit]

Larkin has been diagnosed withobsessive-compulsive disorder.[7]

Larkin has stated that he views Turkey as "more of a home" when asked about the possibility of playing for the Turkish national team.[47]On February 7, 2020, it was announced that Larkin received Turkish citizenship.[48]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field-goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field-goalpercentage FT% Free-throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating
Bold Career high

NBA[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Dallas 48 0 10.2 .380 .316 .640 .9 1.5 .5 .0 2.8
2014–15 New York 76 22 24.5 .433 .302 .782 2.3 3.0 1.2 .1 6.2
2015–16 Brooklyn 78 17 22.4 .442 .361 .776 2.3 4.4 1.2 .2 7.3
2017–18 Boston 54 2 14.4 .384 .360 .865 1.7 1.8 .5 .1 4.3
Career 256 41 19.1 .422 .336 .777 1.9 2.9 .9 .1 5.5

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Dallas 2 0 5.0 .000 .000 — .5 1.0 — — 0.0
2018 Boston 11 0 14.0 .457 .308 1.000 1.0 1.8 0.5 — 3.7
Career 13 0 12.6 .421 .286 1.000 .9 1.7 .4 — 3.2

EuroLeague[edit]

† Denotes season in which Larkin won theEuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016-17 Baskonia 33 33 28.9 .406 .343 .797 2.7 5.7 1.3 .2 13.1 14.5
2018-19 Anadolu Efes 35 12 22.0 .498 .449 .866 2.2 3.1 .9 .1 12.5 14.0
2019-20 25 15 30.0 .530 .509 .903 3.1 4.1 1.3 .0 22.2* 25.8*
2020-21† 35 17 28.7 .439 .392 .862 2.3 4.1 1.2 .1 15.1 17.0
2021-22† 39 28 31.9* .436 .382 .898 3.0 5.3 1.3 .0 14.7 18.7
2022-23 17 8 28.6 .438 .385 .796 2.5 4.8 1.1 — 11.9 14.1
2023-24 35 33 31.6 .460 .391 .908 2.8 5.1 1.1 .1 16.8 19.9*
Career 219 146 28.8 .457 .407 .869 2.7 4.6 1.2 .1 15.1 17.7

Domestic leagues[edit]

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 United StatesTexas Legends NBDL 4 35.7 .468 .571 .818 5.2 8.2 2.0 — 15.2
2016-17 SpainBaskonia ACB 37 28.0 .420 .313 .882 3.1 4.9 1.4 .2 14.0
2018-19 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 24 27.7 .459 .367 .943 2.7 4.5 1.5 .1 15.1
2019-20 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 10 23.7 .430 .306 .960 2.7 4.0 1.4 .1 12.9
2020-21 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 23 18.9 .419 .408 .846 1.9 3.2 .6 — 8.2
2021-22 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 31 25.1 .426 .403 .902 2.8 5.0 .8 .1 11.8
2022-23 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 28 27.2 .450 .365 .847 2.7 4.5 1.2 .1 11.3
2023-24 TurkeyAnadolu Efes BSL 15 33.1 .488 .430 .852 3.1 6.7 .9 .1 16.8

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Miami 32 19 25.6 .360 .323 .857 2.5 2.5 1.6 .1 7.4
2012-13 Miami 36 35 36.4 .479 .406 .777 3.8 4.6 2.0 .1 14.5
Career 68 54 31.3 .438 .375 .808 3.2 3.6 1.8 .1 11.2

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