2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Nelson Chenault
Chris Brashers
Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault

Lis Shoshi #12 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-11 / 225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Letters:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Peje, Kosovo
  • Prev School:
    Howard College

Summary

Biography

2016-17 (As a Senior): Played in 27 games with 22 starts as a senior … Averaged 8.9 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game … Led the Sun Belt in blocks per game and his rebounding average ranked ninth in the Sun Belt … Shot 48.4 percent from the floor and 74.7 percent from the foul line … Scored in double figures 12 times on the season … Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in five game and five-plus rebounds in 17 games … Blocked multiple shots in 11 games … Blocked three shots and grabbed six rebounds vs. University of the Ozarks (Nov. 14) … Posted his first double-double of the season vs. Idaho (Nov. 18), finishing with 11 points, a career high-matching 16 rebounds and three blocks … Scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over St. Bonaventure (Nov. 21) … Added another double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (Nov. 22) … Totaled 10 rebounds vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 23) … Scored 13 points in a win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 29) … Totaled 15 points and eight rebounds in a win over Tulsa (Dec. 3) … Finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds vs. Central Arkansas (Dec. 10) … Grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots at Oral Roberts (Dec. 19) … Scored a career-high 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting at Florida (Dec. 21) … Scored 11 points in a win over ULM (Dec. 31) … Scored 15 points and blocked three shots at Appalachian State (Jan. 7) … Scored 10 points at Coastal Carolina (Jan. 9), but suffered a toe injury that kept him out of the next five games … Totaled 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in his second game back from injury (Feb. 6) … Grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots – the most since Michael Javes blocked five shots at Arkansas State on Jan. 14, 2012 – at Texas State (Feb. 11) … Blocked four shots and totaled eight rebounds at UT Arlington (Feb. 13) … Scored 12 points vs. Georgia State (Feb. 25).

2015-16 (As a Junior): Played in all 35 games with 34 starts in 2015-16 … Averaged 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game … Finished the season shooting 48.8 percent from the floor, 36.4 percent from 3 and 64.0 percent from the foul line … His 39 blocked shots are tied for 10th on Little Rock’s all-time single-season list … Scored in double figures 13 times on the year … Grabbed 10 or more rebounds twice and totaled five-plus boards 19 times … Blocked multiple shots in 12 games … Hit multiple 3-pointers in three games … Totaled 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in Little Rock’s season opener vs. Central Baptist (Nov. 14) … Scored eight points and blocked two shots vs. East Carolina in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 26) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Central Arkansas (Dec. 1) … Totaled eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in a win at DePaul (Dec. 12) … Grabbed eight boards and handed out four assists vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 20) … Totaled nine points, six rebounds and two blocks at South Alabama (Dec. 30) … Finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks vs. Louisiana (Jan. 7) … Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. ULM (Jan. 9) … Made 2 of 3 shots from 3 while scoring 12 points and grabbing six boards vs. Appalachian State (Jan. 14) … Went 2 of 2 from 3-point range and scored 13 points at Texas State (Jan. 21) … Blocked two shots and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (Jan. 28) … Totaled 11 rebounds vs. Georgia State (Jan. 30) … Totaled eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks vs. South Alabama (Feb. 6) … Scored 10 points and blocked two shots at ULM (Feb. 11) … Posted his first double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds (Feb. 18) … The 16 rebounds were the most by a Little Rock player since Rashad Jones-Jennings in 2007 … Scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting vs. UT Arlington (Feb. 25) … Went 2 of 2 from 3-point range and scored 12 points vs. Arkansas State (March 1) … Scored 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Louisiana in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament (March 12) … Scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Little Rock’s win over Purdue in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (March 17) … Scored 10 points vs. Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (March 19).
 
At Howard College: Played two seasons under head coach Scott Raines at Howard College where he was named the Western Junior College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-WJCAC in 2015 … Helped lead Howard to a 24-8 overall record and a 13-3 mark in conference play in 2014-15 … Blocked 51 shots and nearly averaged a double-double, finishing the year with averages of 9.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game … Shot 51.5 percent from the floor and 68.9 percent from the foul line … Posted nine double-doubles on the season, highlighted by a 22-point, 14-rebound, two-block effort against Phoenix College … Racked up 15 double-figure rebounding games in 2014-15 … Also posted 15 double-figure scoring efforts on the year … Ranked 16th nationally in defensive boards (210), 20th in total rebounds (305) and 27th in rebounds per game.
 
Personal: Born June 29, 1994 in Peje, Kosovo … Parents are Gezim and Burbuqe Shoshi … Has one brother, Rinor … Majoring in finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    6'11" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    6'11" 225 lbs
    12