| Jaden Shackelford | |
| Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 200 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Valley Suns |
| Number: | 23 |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Hesperia, California, U.S. |
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| College: | Alabama (2019–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2022 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Team1: | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Years2: | 2024–present |
| Team2: | Valley Suns |
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Jaden Shackelford (born February 14, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
In his first two years of high school, Shackelford attended Oak Hills High School in Oak Hills, California.[1] For his junior season, he transferred to Hesperia High School in Hesperia, California.[2] Shackelford averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds, 5.5 assists and four steals per game as a senior.[1] He was named Mojave River League MVP and Daily Press Basketball Athlete of the Year.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Alabama over offers from Kansas State, Pepperdine and UNLV, among others.[4]
On February 12, 2020, Shackelford matched his freshman season-high of 28 points, with eight rebounds and seven three-pointers, in a 95–91 loss to Auburn in overtime.[5] Six days later, he was named USBWA National Freshman of the Week.[6] As a freshman, Shackelford averaged 15 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, earning SEC All-Freshman Team honors.[1] He averaged 14 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game as a sophomore. Shackelford was named to the Second Team All-SEC. Following the season he entered the 2021 NBA draft without hiring an agent, and also entered the transfer portal.[7] Shackelford decided to return to Alabama in July 2021.[8] On February 9, 2022, he posted career-highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers in a 97–83 win over Ole Miss.[9] Shackelford was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a junior after averaging 16.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[10]
On April 3, 2022, Shackelford declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[11]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Shackelford signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 24, 2022.[12] On November 3, 2022, Shackelford was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[13]
On October 20, 2023, Shackelford signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day.[14] On October 31, he re-joined the Oklahoma City Blue.[15] During his second season with them, Shackelford would win the 2024 NBA G League championship while with the Blue.
On September 19, 2024, Shackelford signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Phoenix Suns,[16] but was waived on September 26.[17] On October 27, he joined the Valley Suns.[18]
| Led NCAA Division I |
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Alabama| 31 || 19 || 29.4 || .413 || .357 || .768 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || 15.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Alabama| style="background:#cfecec;"|33* || 32 || 29.3 || .410 || .342 || .756 || 3.8 || 2.0 || .8 || .1 || 14.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 64 || 51 || 29.4 || .411 || .351 || .762 || 4.1 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 14.5
Shackelford's father, Anthony, a youth mentor at Abundant Living Family Church. Shackelford is of African American and Dutch descent.[2]