James Shaw

James Shaw (born March 5, 1994) is an American male volleyball player. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Stanford University. Shaw will started professional career in Italy on 2016-17 season where he played for Pallavolo Padova. In May 2017, it was announced that he would spend the upcoming 2017/2018 season at Sir Safety Perugia.

James Shaw was born in Stanford, California and grew up in Woodside, California. He attended St. Francis High School. He later attended Stanford University, where he graduated from in 2016 with a major in science, technology, and society. His parents are Don and Carolyn Shaw. His father acted as head coach of men’s and women’s volleyball at Stanford for 27 years. He has one older sister named Jordan who also played volleyball at St. Mary's College.