Jeff Sheppard
 HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 28 ppg, 11 rpg and 6 apg as a high school senior... Scored 1,919 career points and holds the Fayette County, Ga., records for scoring, rebounding, assists, three-point shooting and free throw shooting Named Mr. Basketball by the Atlanta Journa Constitution ... Named Metro Player of the Year, first-team All-State, first-team Metro Player of the Year and member of the Terrific 10 (the 10 best players from all classifications A-AAA) ... Selected as Gatorade Circle of Champions State Academic Player of the Year... Named one of the top-40 players in the country by Parade Magazine ... Named team MVP as sophomore, junior and senior... First player in Mcintosh High School history to have his jersey retired ... Selected a Converse All-American ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 1993 Boston Shootout... Named MVP of the 1993 Georgia/Tennessee All-Star Game ... Also won the 1993 state high jump championship with his 7-foot effort... Voted by the faculty at Mcintosh High School as the 1993 Academic Athlete of the Year... When assigned to write a paper with the topic "If I could wear anyone's shoes..." in the sixth grade, he wrote that he would like to be Larry Bird and play in the NBA, but that he would first like to play in the Final Four for Kentucky.
 SMITH ON SHEPPARD
"Jeff possesses an ability to shoot with tange and defend. Lie's very valuable to us this year and I'm expecting him to have a great season. Jeff will primarily see action at the 2-guard spot but he will have to back up the point guard as well."
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