2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

35 Shawn Backus

  • Class Year '21
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Hamden, CT
  • Secondary School The Governor's Academy

Biography

Honors & Records
2019-20 Booster Club Player of the Year
Empire 8 Rookie of the Week (2/12/18, 2/19/18)
Elmira College Athlete of the Week (1/6/20)
Empire 8 President's List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)

2020-21 Season
Appeared in all 11 games during the COVID-19 shortened season, making 8 starts...finished the season with a team-leading 11.2 points per game, while also collecting 5.8 rebounds per contest...reached double-figure scoring in five games on the season, including a season-best 21 points and 8 rebounds against Keuka (3/13)...tallied 8 points, seven rebounds, and 2 blocks against Utica (3/29)...came up one point and one rebound shy against Nazareth in the season finale (4/6)...led the team in points, field goals, three point field goals, free throws, and rebounds. 

2019-20 Season
Started in 24 of Elmira’s 25 contests…Averaged a team-best 25.9 minutes of action per game...Led the Soaring Eagles with 12.4 points per game and ranked second with 4.0 rebounds per game…Posted career-highs in assists (31) and blocks (12)…Shot 42.9% from the floor and knocked down 76.9% of his attempts at the charity stripe…Scored in double figures in 17 contests…Registered 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the season-opener against Keystone (11/15)…Poured in 15 points with a 58.3% mark from the field to go along with a season-best three blocks in a 60-55 win over Spalding (12/30)…Dropped 24 points and pulled down six boards against E8 foe Alfred (1/18)…Added 22 points and three assists while shooting a tidy 61.5% from the field in a 74-68 triumph against Sage (1/28)…Netted 15 points in 28 minutes of action against St. John Fisher (2/9).

2018-19 Season
Started in all 24 games in which he appeared...Ranked second on the team in scoring average (13.2 ppg), first in free-throw percentage (87.5%), second in 3-point field-goal percentage (47.9%), and third in field-goal percentage (47.0%)...Scored in double figures in 18 contests...Dropped 22 points while going 8-for-13 (61.5%) from the floor in the season-opener against SUNY Cortland (11/10)...Posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead EC to a 94-69 victory over Penn College (11/13)...Scored 22 points while shooting 3-for-4 (75.0%) from beyond the arc against SUNY Purchase (11/17)...Registered a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double while going a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe against RPI (11/25)...Added 15 points and six boards in an 83-79 triumph over Sage (1/5)...Posted 22 points while shooting an astounding 90.0% (9-for-10) from the floor against E8 foe Hartwick (1/18)...Recorded 16 points and four rebounds against Alfred (2/2)....Poured in a season-high 26 points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists  against Hartwick (2/5).

2017-18 Season
Overcame an early season injury to feature in 19 games with 13 starts as a freshman...Averaged 7.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game...Reached double figures in scoring on five occasions...Started the first game of the season against Keuka (11/15)...Registered 19 points while going 8-for-9 from the floor against Nazareth (1/23)...Added 10 points to go along with a season-high five assists against Sage (2/3)...Posted his first career double-double in a win over Stevens (2/16), pouring in 21 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action...Tallied 20 points while going 9-for-12 (.750) from the floor against Houghton (2/17).

Before Elmira
Played basketball and ran cross country at The Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts.

Personal
Shawn is majoring in Psychology and Human Services.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'4" 187 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'4" 195 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'4" 195 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'4" 195 lbs
    35