Kevin Sheppard

{{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kevin Sheppard | image = | image_size = | caption = | league = | team = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = | position = Point guard | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}} | birth_place = St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | nationality = American | high_school = | college = Jacksonville (1998–2003) | draft_year = 2003 | career_start = 2003 | career_end = | years1 = 2003 | team1 = Cocoteros de Paria | years2 = 2004 | team2 = Toros de Aragua | years3 = 2004 | team3 = Gallitos de Isabela | years4 = 2004 | team4 = Guacharos de Maturin | years5 = 2004–2005 | team5 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion | years6 = 2005–2006 | team6 = La Union Colon | years7 = 2006 | team7 = Guaynabo Conquistadores | years8 = 2006–2007 | team8 = Minot SkyRockets | years9 = 2007 | team9 = Marinos de Anzoategui | years10 = 2007 | team10 = Maratonistas de Coamo | years11 = 2007–2008 | team11 = Azad University | years12 = 2008 | team12 = Guaynabo Conquistadores | years13 = 2008–2009 | team13 = a.s Shiraz | years14 = 2009 | team14 = Quebradillas Pirates | years15 = 2009–2015 | team15 = Azad University | highlights = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|VIR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Centrobasket}} {{MedalSilver| 2006 Panama | }} {{MedalSilver| 2008 Mexico | }} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA CBC Championship}} {{MedalSilver| 2006 Jamaica | }} {{MedalGold| 2011 Bahamas | }} }} {{Infobox football biography | name= Kevin Sheppard | fullname = Kevin Alphonso Sheppard | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}} | birth_place = St Croix, United States Virgin Islands | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | currentclub = | position = Striker | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1= | clubs1= Jacksonville University | caps1= | goals1 = | nationalyears1= 2002 | nationalteam1= United States Virgin Islands | nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = 20 December 2008 }}

'''Kevin Sheppard''' (born 17 September 1979 in St Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker. He became the subject of the documentary ''The Iran Job'' which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

==Soccer career== Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University. He made his debut for the United States Virgin Islands in an August 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe02.html Caribbean Qualifying for Gold Cup 2003] - RSSSF [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe02.html]</ref> and also played in the return game.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|71474|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |United States Virgin Islands |2002||2||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!2 |}

:''Scores and results list United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheppard goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Kevin Sheppard |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|16 August 2002}} |San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |{{fb|Dominican Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|1–4 |style="text-align:center"|1–6 |2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20416/Dominican_Republic_Us_Virgin_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|18 August 2002}} |San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |{{fb|Dominican Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|1–4 |style="text-align:center"|1–5 |2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20417/Dominican_Republic_Us_Virgin_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> |}

==Basketball== Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team Azad University in Tehran.<ref>[http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=IRI&PlayerID=28883&AmNotSure=1 KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile] - Asia Basket {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213004020/http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=IRI&PlayerID=28883&AmNotSure=1 |date=February 13, 2012 }} </ref> Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, ''The Iran Job'', which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

==References and notes== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/23/sport/sport-basketball-america-iran/index.html Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story], CNN, December 23, 2011 * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/an-unlikely-us-diplomat-scores-with-iranian-fans/2011/12/21/gIQAPgVzDP_story.html An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans], The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011

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