Billy Shemerdiak

Guard
Senior
6-4, 200, Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

The only four-year senior in the program, Billy has been a solid performer throughout his career…he can shoot the three, he rebounds well, and he should have a good senior year.
- Coach Djurickovic

2008:  Played in all 25 games and made 21 starts…averaged 24.0 minutes per game, 8.7 points per game, 4.9 rebounds and a .364 three-point field-goal percentage…scored in double figures nine times with season-high 19 points in the Dec. 5 Trinity International (Ill.) game…pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds against East-West on Nov. 28.

2007:  Played in all 25 games and made 12 starts…averaged 4.7 points per game and 2.2 rebounds…scored a career-high 21 points in the Jan. 5 Northland game…pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Marietta on Dec. 20 in the “D-3 Desert Shootout.”…averaged 14.6 minutes per game.

2006:  Played in 10-of-25 games…missed eight games in January after being declared academically ineligible but reinstated on Feb. 1…averaged 5.6 minutes and 1.2 points.

High School:  Named All-Southwest Inter-Conference Association West his senior year…team’s leading scorer both his junior and senior seasons…coached by Dan Lange…three-year member of the baseball team and played volleyball his senior year.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…born April 3, 1987.