{{Short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography |name = Danny Shouse |image = |caption = |career_position = Guard |height_cm = |weight_kg = |league = |team = |college = Peru State (1977–1979) |draft_year = 1979 |career_number = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|10|23}} |birth_place = Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |career_start = 1979 |career_end = 1982 |coach_start = 1980 |coach_end = 1982 |years1 = 1979–1980 |team1 = Ármann |years2 = 1980–1982 |team2 = Njarðvík |cyears1 =1980–1981 | cteam1 = Njarðvík (men's) |cyears2 =1981–1982 | cteam2 = Njarðvík (women's) |highlights = '''As player:''' *Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the year (1981) *2x Icelandic league champion (1981, 1982) *2x Úrvalsdeild scoring champion (1981, 1982) *Icelandic Division I champion (1980) *Icelandic Division I scoring champion (1980) '''As coach:''' *Icelandic men's league champion (1981) | stats_league = Úrvalsdeild karla | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 1,485 (37.1 ppg) | stat2label = Games | stat2value = 40 | cstats_league1 = Úrvalsdeild karla | cwin1 = 17 | closs1 = 3 | cstats_league2 = Úrvalsdeild kvenna | cwin2 = 2 | closs2 = 14 }}
'''Daniel Shouse''' (born October 23, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who won two Icelandic championships with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík in 1981 and 1982.<ref name="1981champs">{{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=228614 |publisher=Dagblaðið|title=Njarðvíkingar geta brosað breitt þrátt fyrir stórskell í gærkvöld |date=18 February 1981 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref name="1982champs">{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=118570&pageId=1553335 |publisher=Morgunblaðið|title=Njarðvík tryggði sér titilinn með átakalausum sigri |date=9 March 1982 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
He set the Icelandic single game scoring record in 1979 when he scored 100 points in a Division I game.<ref name="visir100">{{cite web|url=https://www.visir.is/g/2016160109995|publisher=Vísir.is|title=Ruslakjaftur Ívars Websters lykillinn að 100 stiga leik Danny Shouse |date=1 January 2016 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref name="visirhverjir">{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=249863&pageId=3420234|publisher=Vísir|title=Hverjir ná í Danny Shouse? |date=26 February 1980 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
==College== Shouse played for Peru State College from 1977 to 1979 and left as their all-time leading scorer with 1,867 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pscbobcats.com/news/2012/2/27/MBB_0227121758.aspx|publisher=pscbobcats.com|title=Derrick Williams Joins Bobcat 1,000-Point Club |date=27 February 2012 |accessdate=2017-07-28}}</ref> He was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pscbobcats.com/hof.aspx?hof=25|publisher=pscbobcats.com|title=Hall of Fame - Danny Shouse |accessdate=2017-07-28}}</ref>
==Playing career== Shouse joined the Ármann of the Icelandic second-tier Division I in 1979. He first played during the Reykjavík basketball tournament, where he scored 64 and 70 points in his first two games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=117595&pageId=1517662 |title=Skoraði 70 stig og setti nýtt met|publisher=Morgunblaðið |date=25 September 1979 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points for Ármann in a Division I game against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single game scoring record.<ref name="visir100" /><ref name="visirhverjir" /> In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=249815&pageId=3419187 |title=Loksins ósigur hjá Ármenningum |date=21 January 1980 |accessdate=2017-07-29}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=228260&pageId=3091850|title=Þór vann Ármann |publisher=Dagblaðið |date=18 February 1980 |accessdate=2017-07-29}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> In 10 games, he scored 648 points for an average of 64.8 points per game.<ref>{{cite news |title=648 stig í 10 leikjum! |url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1524858 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=25 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> His scoring prowess helped Ármann win Division I and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.<ref name="visirhverjir" /> Even though Shouse played in the nations tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country and finished third in the vote for Foreign Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=276944&pageId=3948252 |title=Shouse besti Bandaríkjamaðurinn... |publisher=Tíminn |date=19 December 1979 |accessdate=2017-07-29}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=249804&pageId=3416637 |title=Fer Ármann í úrvalsdeild? |publisher=Vísir |date=14 January 1980 |accessdate=2017-07-29}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
After the season, Shouse signed with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík and helped them win two Icelandic championships, in 1981 and 1982.<ref name="1981champs" /><ref name="1982champs" /> He led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring both years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_einst_a_timab_medal.asp?Timabil=1981&Lid=OllLid&Magn=10&Adgerd=NyRodun&RadaEftir=MedalStig&Submit=S%C3%A6kja |publisher=KKÍ.is|title=1980-1981 Úrvalsdeild statistics |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_einst_a_timab_medal.asp?Timabil=1982&Lid=OllLid&Magn=10&Adgerd=NyRodun&RadaEftir=MedalStig&Submit=S%C3%A6kja |publisher=KKÍ.is|title=1981-1982 Úrvalsdeild statistics |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> and was named the 1981 Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=252613&pageId=3503901 |title=Vertíðarlok hjá körfuboltamönnum |work=Vísir |author=Sveinn Guðjónsson |date=11 March 1981 |accessdate=July 28, 2017}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Shouse was a player-coach for Njarðvík during the 1980-1981 season, leading them to a 17-3 record and the national championship.<ref name="1981champs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/greinar.asp?adgerd=ein&id=103 |publisher=KKÍ.is|title=Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta |author=Óskar Ó. Jónsson and Rúnar Birgir Gíslason |date=1 December 2014 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> He coached Njarðvík's women's team during the 1981-1982 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/greinar.asp?adgerd=ein&id=134 |publisher=KKÍ.is|title=Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta |author=Óskar Ó. Jónsson and Rúnar Birgir Gíslason |date=15 March 2014 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref>
==Personal life== Shouse was raised in a home with 13 siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3503990 |publisher=Vísir|title=Amma gaf mér körfubolta í jólagjöf |author=Gylfi Kristjánsson |date=14 March 1981 |accessdate=2017-07-28}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> Two of his brothers also played in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Darrell Shouse played for Fram Reykjavík during the later half of the 1979-1980 season, averaging 21.3 points per game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=249757&pageId=3410781 |publisher=Vísir|title=Annar kani til Fram |date=17 December 1979 |accessdate=2017-07-29}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref>[https://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=115096 Darrell Shouse Úrvalsdeild statistics]</ref> and Douglas Shouse played the first half of the 1990-1991 season, averaging 27.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=280967&pageId=4060494 |publisher=Tíminn|title=Douglas Shouse leikur með ÍR |date=16 October 1990 |accessdate=2017-08-06}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=114778 |publisher=KKÍ.is| title=Douglas Shouse: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild |accessdate=2017-08-06}} {{in lang|is}}</ref> His son, Derek Daniel Shouse, played for Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA in the Icelandic Division I from 2016 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.visir.is/g/2016160829501/sonur-100-stiga-mannsins-a-skagann |title=Sonur 100 stiga mannsins á Skagann |work=Vísir.is |author=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |date=24 August 2016 |accessdate=July 28, 2017}} {{in lang|is}}</ref><ref>[http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=undefined&season_id=93701&player_id=5325381 Derek Daniel Shouse statistics]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ÍA sigruðu Gnúpverja á Skaganum|url=https://karfan.is/read/2017-09-24/ia-sigrudu-gnupverja-a-skaganum/|accessdate=17 October 2017|work=Karfan.is|date=24 September 2017|language=Icelandic}}</ref>
==See also== * List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == *[https://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=114748 Úrvalsdeild statistics]
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