Winston Shepard

Winston Shepard (born September 22, 1993) is an American basketball player for TLI-Alba Fehérvár. He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs. He played high school basketball for Findlay Prep, where he was highly recruited. Shepard missed three games as a freshman due to a suspension. As a junior at San Diego State, he was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West after averaging 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

A 6'8 forward, Shepard attended Findlay Prep in Nevada. As a senior, he led the team to a 32-1 record and No. 2 ranking by USA Today. Findlay ended up winning the ESPNHS National High School Invitational title. He committed to San Diego State wanting “so bad,” he said, to become the greatest recruit to ever sign with the school. 247Sports.com listed him as the 33rd best recruit in his class. Rivals.com, meanwhile, ranked Shepard as the 21st best player.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Winston Shepard SF	Fresno, TX	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Feb 16, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94

Shepard dribbling as a freshman

Shepard was suspended the first three games of his freshman year due to receiving improper recruiting benefits. He admitted to not being fulling engaged while playing. His best game was an 18-point outing against UNLV. As a freshman, Shepard averaged 5.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 20.3 minutes of play.

Shepard was again suspended for one game in his sophomore season because he violated team rules. In the Aztecs’ win over McNeese State on December 21, 2013, he scored seven straight points to ensure a victory. On December 28, he had a career-high 21 points in an 83-point rout of St. Katherine College. As a sophomore, Shepard averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. He started 34 of the team's 36 games. Ben Estes of The Sporting News wrote that "Shepard is able to do nearly everything, and that is especially true on defense, where his aptitude for matching up with almost any opposing player is a big boon to the Aztecs’ swarming, stifling unit."

Coming into his junior season, C.L. Brown of ESPN commented that "his outside shooting could keep him from being a potential All-American and Mountain West Player of the Year candidate." He was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West as a junior. He led the team with 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Following the season, Shepard decided to turn down a possible selection in the 2015 NBA Draft and return to school for his senior campaign. He claimed he needed to work on free throw shooting and finishing around the rim. “I have a chance to be part of something that can really, really be special, whatever special is,” said Shepard of his decision to come back.

Shepard went undrafted at the 2016 NBA draft, but played in the 2016 NBA Summer League with the Golden State Warriors.