Shawn Christopher Huff (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish politician and a former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Valparaiso from 2004 to 2008. Shawn Huff played for Finland national basketball team, serving as the team captain.
College career Huff played college basketball at Valparaiso University from the 2004 to 2008. Huff played as a true freshman, but did not become a full-time starter until his junior season where he started all 31 games, and then as a senior where he started all 36 games.
Professional career Huff went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft and went on to play internationally. Signed with the MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg team on September 20, 2013, and recently played for them since till the end of the 2015–16 season.
On January 5, 2017, Huff signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.
Shawn Huff retired from professional basketball after the EuroBasket 2022.
Outside basketball In the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Huff became a member of the Helsinki city council for Green League. Huff was a candidate in the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election, but was not elected.Äänestystulokset: Shawn Huff, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi
Personal life Huff is the son of African-American professional basketball player who played college basketball at Drake University and professionally in Finland. Leon Huff, was named to Drake's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Once Leon Huff was done playing basketball he managed some professional basketball teams in Finland. Leon Huff had three children including Dawn Huff (born 1972), Shawn Huff (born 1984), and Michael Huff (born 1987). His Finnish mother is named Kristina. Through his sister, Dawn, who married Stacy Elliott, he is the uncle of Ezekiel Elliott, who was a running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Shawn and his father Leon are part of the 2023 Finnish documentary movie (Home and Away), directed by Arto Halonen.Shawn Huffin isästä ei ole tullut suomalaista edes 40 vuodessa – nyt kaksikko puhuu rasismista ja ulkopuolisuudesta tuoreessa dokumentissa, Yle, 20 August 2023Suomeen juurtuneet, Episodi, 31 August 2023
Huff has two children with Finnish high jumper (), to whom he was married until 2025. Tilda's sister Ida is married to Finnish basketball player Gerald Lee.
Huff is a vegetarian.Ex-maajoukkuekoripalloilija Shawn Huff: ”Politiikkaan lähteminen oli harkittu riski”, etlehti.fi, 8 November 2023 He participated in the 16th season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa (Finnish version of Strictly Come Dancing) in 2023.Helsingin Jakomäessä kasvanut Shawn Huff: ”Olin koulun ainoa ruskea lapsi ja se vaikutti oman identiteetin löytämiseen”, apu.fi, 29 October 2023
Career statistics
EuroCup
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| Maroussi | 12 || 0 || 9.3 || .450 || .357 || .750|| .6 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.2 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 16 || 1 || 17.4 || .429 || .409 || .750 || 2.9 || .2 || .4 || .1 || 8.1 || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Skyliners Frankfurt | 15 || 7 || 23.4 || .367 || .308 || .706 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .6 || .4|| 5.7 || 6.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | | 43 || 8 || 17.3 || .407 || 0.364 || 0.730 || 2.4 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 5.6 || 4.9
National team Team Tournament Finland EuroBasket 2011 9th EuroBasket 2013 9th 2014 FIBA World Cup 22nd EuroBasket 2015 16th EuroBasket 2017 11th EuroBasket 2022 7th
References
External links Eurobasket.com profile Legabasket.it profile Valparaiso Crusaders bio RealGM profile ESPN profile