2025-26 NBA SEASON (MINNESOTA)

Wrapped up his second season in the NBA...Played in 42 contests (two starts), averaging 5.6 points and 1.1 rebounds during his sophomore campaign...Ended the season with three straight 20+ point games, including a career night at Orlando (April 8) where he finished with a career-high 33 points on 11-of-14 shooting, including a career-high 5-of-7 from three, and five assists, marking his first 30+ point game of his career and becoming the third player in franchise history to come off the bench and record 30+ points and 5+ assists...Totaled 82 points in his final three games, the most points in a three-game span in his career.

NBA CAREER NOTES

Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NBA Draft...2024-25 (Minnesota): Finished his first season in the NBA…Played in 32 contests, including one start…During his rookie campaign, Shannon Jr. averaged 4.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest…He scored 10+ points on five occasions this season…His rookie season was highlighted on Feb. 27 against the L.A. Lakers where he finished with a team-high 25 points on a season-high 9-of-15 shooting from the field, five rebounds and two blocks in 29:01 minutes of play off the bench. Shannon Jr. became the ninth rookie in Timberwolves history to score 25+ points off the bench and first since Anthony Edwards scored 25 points at Golden State on Jan. 27, 2021. He also became the fourth rookie in Timberwolves history to finish a game with 25+ points and 5+ rebounds off the bench and first since Derrick Williams had 27 points and eight rebounds on April 11, 2012, at Denver….In his first career start against the Utah Jazz on Feb. 28, he ended the contest with 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including a season-high 3-of-5 from deep, four rebounds and five assists, marking his third straight game with 15+ points…He became the first Timberwolves rookie with 15+ points in three straight games since Anthony Edwards in 2020-21 season…His three three-pointers against the Jazz tied for the second-most threes by a Wolves rookie in their first start…Shannon Jr. made two appearances for the Iowa Wolves and averaged 33.0 points on 47.7% shooting from the field and 40.0% from deep, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in those contests.

NBA PLAYOFF NOTES

2026 (Minnesota): Saw action in nine games (three starts) of the Timberwolves' playoff campaign, averaging 11.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.6 minutes per game...Earned his first career NBA and playoff start in Game 6 against Denver (April 30), tallying 24 points, six rebounds, one assist and two steals, becoming the third NBA player sine the 1999-00 season to record 24+ points and zero turnovers in his first career NBA start, joining Tyrese Maxey (April 16, 2022 vs. Toronto: 38 points and zero turnovers) and Gerald Wallace (April 18, 2010 at Orlando: 25 points and zero turnovers)...2025 (Minnesota): Appeared nine games during the 2025 NBA Playoffs, averaging 4.6 points on 48.1% shooting, including 37.5% from three and 1.1 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per contest…Made his NBA Playoff debut on April 19 against the Los Angeles Lakers…Shannon Jr.’s best performance came in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City on May 24, when he finished with a playoff-career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and a flawless 4-of-4 from the free throw line…His 15 points against the Thunder on May 24 are the most in franchise playoff history by a rookie reserve and the most posts scored by a rookie off the bench in a playoff game since Denver’s Christian Braun scored 15 points against Miami in the 2023 NBA Finals (June 7, 2023).

COLLEGE NOTES

Played two seasons at the University of Illinois (2022-2024), appearing 63 games (61 starts), totaling 1,270 points, 272 rebounds and 160 assists…Prior to Illinois, Shannon Jr. spent three years at Texas Tech, playing in 83 career games, totaling 915 points, 223 rebounds, 120 assists and 80 steals…2023-24 (Illinois): In 32 games at Illinois in 2023-24, Shannon Jr. averaged 23.0 points on 47.5% shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game…Was named a 2023-24 AP All-America Third Team selection as a fifth-year senior at the University of Illinois where he ranked third in the country in scoring (23.0 ppg)…After helping Illinois reach its first Elite Eight since 2005, he was named to the 2024 NCAA Tournament All-East Region Team… Shannon Jr. was named to the 2023-24 NCAA All-Region Team, the 2024 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and broke the Illinois single-season scoring record, finishing with 736 points…2022-23 (Illinois): Played in 31 of 33 games (30 starts), ranking seventh in Big Ten in scoring at 17.2 ppg…Scored in double figures in all but four games, with 11 outings of 20+ points…Fourth on team in rebounding (4.6 rpg) and second in assists (2.8 apg, 21st in the Big Ten)…Second in the Big Ten in both free throws made (166) and attempted (210)…2021-22 (Texas Tech): Played in 26 games (20 starts) and averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game…Shot 45.5% from the field and career-best 38.4% from three… Scored in double digits 12 times with three 20-point performances…Was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team and First-Team Academic All-Big 12…2020-21 (Texas Tech): Appeared in 28 games (13 starts) and averaged 12.9 points and 4.0 rebounds…Shot nearly 45% from the field and 36% from 3-point range…Scored in double figures 22 times, with five 20-point outings…Was named a Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Finalist and to the Third-Team All-Big 12….2019-20 (Texas Tech): Played in 29 games (21 starts) and averaged 9.8 points and 4.1 rebounds…Finished the season shooting 47% from the field and 83% from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 14 times…Was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Four-star, top-100 recruit in Class of 2019, ranked No. 86 by 247Sports and No. 92 by ESPN…Played a year of prep school at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for coach John Rodes…Prior to IMG, played four years at Chicago’s Lincoln Park High School for coach Pat Gordon…All-State and All-City selection as a senior…Helped lead Lincoln Park to 2018 regional title, scoring 45 points and hitting game winner vs. Oak Park-River Forest.

Born July 30, 2000…Majoring in sociology…Nickname is TJ…Parents are Terrence Shannon Sr. and Treanette Redding…Father played professional basketball overseas for 20 years…Also played football in high school, leading Lincoln Park to its first conference title in school history and earning All-City honors at wide receiver…Favorite athletes are Cam Newton, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook…Favorite artist is Polo G…Favorite movies are Home Alone 2 and Planet of the Apes…Favorite food is French fries…Lists Montay Robinson as the person who has most influenced his basketball career, “He trained me and feels like an older brother.”