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Shane Larkin

position

Guard

Height

5-11

Weight

160 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Orlando, Fla.

High School

Dr. Phillips HS

Shane Larkin - Men's Basketball - University of Miami Athletics

Larkin

Declared for the NBA Draft on April 28, 2013

2012-13 Honors
Lute Olson National Player of the Year | Bob Cousy Award finalist (top 5) | Wooden Award finalist (top 15) | Naismith Player of the Year candidate (top 30) | Second Team All-America (AP, NABC, ESPN) | John Wooden All-America | Third Team All-America (Sporting News) | Lute Olson All-America | Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American | USBWA All-District IV Team | ACC Player of the Year (Coaches, Sports Illustrated, ESPN) | All-ACC First Team (ASCMA, Coaches, ESPN) | All-ACC Defensive Team (ASCMA, Coaches) | ACC Tournament MVP | ACC All-Tournament First Team | Basketball Times All-District (South) | Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week – Feb. 4 | ACC Player of the Week – Feb. 4

2011-12 Honors
All-ACC Freshman Team | ACC Rookie of the Week – Dec. 5

Shane Larkin Fast Breaks (2011-12) |   Photo Gallery of Shane Larkin

Career (2011-13)
Larkin career stats Get Acrobat Reader
Averaged 11.2 points, 3.6 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals in 31.3 minutes in 68 career games at Miami … Hit 43.8 percent (256-of-585) from the field, 37.5 percent (101-of-269) from 3-point arc and 80.8 percent (147-of-182) at the line … Career highs: 28 points vs. North Carolina, 3/17/13; 10 rebounds vs. Duke 1/23/13; 9 assists twice, last vs. Pacific 3/22/13; 6 steals three times, last vs. Arizona, 12/23/12; 2 blocked shots at Virginia Tech, 1/20/13; 8 free throws three times, last vs. North Carolina, 3/17/13; 5 3-pointers twice, last vs. North Carolina 2/9/13; 41 minutes twice, last vs. Indiana State 12/25/12 … ACC career highs: 25 points twice, last at Duke 3/2/13; 10 rebounds vs. Duke 1/23/13; 9 assists vs. North Carolina 2/9/13; 6 steals at North Carolina, 1/10/12; 2 blocked shots at Virginia Tech, 1/30/13; 8 free throws vs. Florida State 2/26/12; 5 3-point field goals twice, last vs. North Carolina 2/9/13; 41 minutes vs. Maryland, 2/1/12.

As a Sophomore (2012-13)
Larkin 2012-13 game-by-game stats Get Acrobat Reader
Ranked nationally in steals per game (49), assist-to-turnover ratio (86), assists per game (96), field goal percentage (111) and 3-point field goals made per game (238) … Ranked in the top 15 in the ACC in six statistical categories: steals (1), minutes played (2), assist-to-turnover ratio (3), assists (4), 3-point field goals made (10) and scoring (14) … Put his name in Miami’s season record books in steals (3rd), games started (t3rd), assists (4th) and minutes played (4th) … Led Miami in points (522), assists (164), and for the second-straight year in steals (71) … Posted the most steals (71) in a UM season since Jerome Scott’s 77 in 1991-92 … Recorded the most assists (164) in a season since John Salmons (195) in 2001-02 … Posted nine assists against Pacific for the most by a Cane in an NCAA tournament game … Scored 28 and 23 points in a pair of ACC tournament games, two of the top three best outings in the conference tournament by a UM player … Seven assists against UNC tie the best mark by a Cane in ACC tournament … Averaged 13.7 points, 6.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals in three NCAA tournament games … Posted 23.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.3 steals while shooting 51.1 percent from the field, 45.0 percent from three and 88.9 percent at the line in the ACC tournament … Recorded one double-double this season with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Duke on Jan. 23 … Led or tied the Canes in points 13 times, assists in all but six games, steals 21 times and rebounds three times … Holds team season highs in points (522), scoring average (14.5), 3-point field goals made (69), free throws made (87), assists (164), steals (71) and minutes (1,311) … Improved overall shooting from freshman to sophomore year 36.0 to 47.9 percent and 3-pointers from 32.3 to 40.6 percent … Doubled total assists from 81 as a rookie to 164 as a sophomore and points from 7.4 ppg to 14.5 ppg … Second on the team with 13.8 points per game in ACC play, led team in assists (87), steals (32) and minutes (654) … Made 48.9 percent of shots in ACC play and 38.1 percent from distance … Season highs: 28 points vs. North Carolina; 5 3-point field goals twice – vs. UNC and at Virginia Tech; 1.000 free throw percentage, hitting 8-of-8 vs. UNC; 10 rebounds vs. Duke; 9 assists twice – vs. Pacific and UNC; 6 steals vs. Arizona; 2 blocked shots at Virginia Tech … Scored 20+ points eight times … Recorded 5+ assists 11 times, 7+ rebounds three times and 3+ steals 11 times … Started 35 of 36 games, only missing the top five on senior night … One of six players to score 20+ points in a game … One of six Canes to grab 10+ rebounds in an outing. 

As a Freshman (2011-12)
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Selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team … Fifth in the ACC – the only rookie in the Top 10 – in steals per game (1.6) … Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 5 after games at Purdue and against UMass … Of all ACC rookies, was sixth in scoring and second in assists … Averaged 7.4 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals overall in his rookie campaign … In ACC play, averaged 5.3 points, 2.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals … Shot 36.0 percent from the field, 32.3 from distance and led the Canes with his 85.7 percent at the line … Led the team in steals and was second in assists per game … Second on the team in NIT games with 10.0 ppg … Led UM in the ACC Tournament with 14.0 points, eight assists and four steals in a pair of games … Missed the first game of the season following his transfer from DePaul in the summer. Received an NCAA waiver a few hours prior to the game against Rutgers (Nov. 15) that allowed him to play immediately. Recorded season-high 18 points against UNC-Greensboro on Jan. 2, hitting a trio of threes and a perfect 7-of-7 at the stripe … Twice notched 16 points – vs. FSU on March 9 and at Purdue on Nov. 29 … Hit four threes at Purdue and eight free throws vs. Florida State on Feb. 26, both season bests … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. FSU (3/9) … Notched 10 double-digit scoring outings in 32 games … Tallied 24 multi-assist games, including nine games with four or more handouts … Grabbed three or more steals nine times, twice snatching six … Led (or tied) for the team lead in scoring twice, assists 13 times, steals 16 times and rebounds once … Started the season 11-of-11 at the FT line, then was 36-38 midway through the season … Scored 13 of Miami’s 15 points from 14:27 to 10:45 in the second half at Purdue. In that span, Larkin hit a trio of threes, a jumper and two free throws … Scored 12 consecutive points during a 1:27 span that helped the Hurricanes rally from a seven-point deficit early in the second half against UNCG. Larkin hit three 3-pointers and converted three free throws after being fouled on an attempted 3- pointer with 13:54 remaining. Larkin’s free throws put Miami ahead for good at 68-67 … Scored three points in his first possession each of his first three games with the Canes. In his debut, Larkin drained a three moments after he stepped on the court for the first time in a collegiate game. Against UNF, Larkin made a driving layup, then hit the and-one free throw for his first three points of the game. Against FGCU, Larkin again drained a long ball for his first points of the game.

High School
Averaged 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 3.5 steals per game as a senior at Dr. Phillips High in Orlando, Fla. … Ended high school career with a school record 320 steals and was second in career scoring behind 2010-11 All-SEC selection Chris Warren (Ole Miss) … Two-time all-state player … Twice was 6A Player of the Year runner up … Ranked among the Top 20 point guards in the country by Scout.com … The No. 72 overall player in the nation, according to Scout.com … Led his team to a 27-6 record his senior season, advancing to the state championship game for the second consecutive year … Three-time district champions … Regional champion.

Personal
Born DeShane Larkin on Oct. 2, 1992, but goes by Shane … Son of Lisa and Barry Larkin, the former Cincinnati Reds 12-time All-Star shortstop and Hall of Fame player … Brother to Cymber and Brielle … Enjoys listening to music and playing video games … Deion Sanders, Larkin’s favorite athlete growing up, gave him the nickname SugaShane … Comes from a long lineage of athletes, including his father as well as his uncles Byron Larkin (Xavier basketball), Mike Larkin (Notre Dame football) and Steve Larkin (Texas baseball) … Larkin originally committed to DePaul in 2010, but was granted a release from the school in August 2011 … He was also recruited by Boston College, George Mason, Colorado and Florida State.

 

Shane Larkin
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg
11-12 32 19 820 25.6 73 203 .360 32 99 .323 60 70 .857 18 62 80 2.5 52 1 81 60 2 50 238 7.4
12-13 36 35 1311 36.4 183 382 .479 69 170 .406 87 112 .777 17 121 138 3.8 59 0 164 82 4 71 522 14.5
TOTAL 68 54 2131 31.3 256 585 .438 101 269 .375 147 182 .808 35 183 218 3.2 111 1 245 142 6 121 760 11.2