Temple University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Dezonie, Shane

Jersey Number 55
Shane Dezonie
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 210
- NIL Opportunities:
- Contact for NIL Opportunities
- Hometown:
- Pocono Mountains, Pa.
- High School:
- Brewster Academy (N.H.)
- Prev School:
- Vanderbilt
Bio
Career Awards / Honors
- 1x AAC Weekly Honor Roll
- 2x Big 5 Weekly Honor Roll
Career
- Played in 105 games with 18 starts at Vanderbilt and Temple
- Averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest
- Totaled 556 points (472 at Temple), 328 rebounds (272), 102 assists (79), and 75 steals (63)
- Logged four career double-doubles
2024–25
- Appeared in 28 games, making eight starts
- Posted 7.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game
- Scored in double figures in 11 games, including a seven consecutive bridging non-conference and AAC play
- Set a career high with 17 points vs. Rhode Island (12/21), shooting 7-of-9 from the field
- Recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 10 points and a career-best 15 rebounds vs. Wichita State, followed by 15 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over nationally-ranked Memphis (1/16)
- Tallied 11 points, five rebounds and five steals against Florida Atlantic (2/16)
2023–24
- Appeared in 30 games with seven starts
- Averaged 7.9 points and 4.0 rebounds
- Registered two double-doubles
- Reached double figures in 12 games
- Led Temple in 3-point shooting at 37.2 percent
- Earned first career double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Memphis (2/8)
- Collected 14 points and 11 rebounds—seven offensive—at Wichita State (2/25)
- Shot 5-of-6 for 12 points vs. SMU in the Second Round of the AAC Tournament (3/14)
2022–23
- Saw action in 12 games with one start (Memphis)
- Averaged 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds
- Suffered a right-hand injury on Feb. 3 and missed the remainder of the season
- Notched season highs of nine points, five rebounds and two assists at Tulsa
- Scored six points in 12 minutes at East Carolina
- Logged 19 minutes and three rebounds vs. Richmond
- Returned to action vs. former team, Vanderbilt, appearing for two minutes
2021–22 (at Vanderbilt)
- Played in 35 games, making two starts
- Posted 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds over 10.9 minutes per outing
- Recorded 23 assists and 12 steals
- Registered a season-high 10 points in a win over Georgia
- Grabbed a season-best six rebounds vs. Mississippi Valley State
- Connected on 14 of 25 3-point attempts (56 percent)
Background
- Spent a prep year at Brewster Academy (N.H.)
- Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals
- Averaged 12.4 points, 4.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 49 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range as a junior at Hudson Catholic (N.J.)
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