Paris Xavier Shand (born May 7, 2001)[1] is a Canadian-American football defensive tackle for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 7, 2001[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Connecticut) |
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Early life and high school
editShand grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he was part of the Team Canada U16 team and won a silver medal in the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Argentina. He also won a silver medal in the shot put in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations.[2] Shand would then move to Windsor, Connecticut and attended high school at Loomis Chaffee School. Coming out of high school, Shand was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[3][4]
College career
editArizona
editIn Shand's first collegiate season in 2020, he tallied two tackles with one being for a loss, and a sack.[5] During the 2021 season, Shand played in eleven games with three starts, while notching 16 tackles with two being for a loss, and a sack and a half.[6] In the 2022 season, Shand totaled 23 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, in nine games with seven starts. [7] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Shand decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[8][9]
LSU
editShand decided to transfer to play for the LSU Tigers.[10][11] In week seven of the 2023 season, Shand notched six tackles with one and a half being for a loss, in a win over Auburn.[12] During Shand's first season with LSU, he recorded 17 tackles with five being for a loss, and two sacks.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Paris Xavier SHAND (CAN)'s profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Weathers, William (August 28, 2023). "Athletics odyssey: Transition from Canada to LSU has been seamless for defensive lineman Paris Shand (VIDEO)". tigerrag.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Max (17 February 2020). "From Canada to Arizona, Paris Shand could be the late signing day's big steal". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (8 February 2020). "Canadian edge rusher Paris Shand picks Arizona Wildcats over Rutgers". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris Shand 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Lev, Michael (17 August 2022). "Transition game going well for Arizona DL Paris Shand". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Embody, Bill (21 December 2022). "Arizona DL transfer Paris Shand commits to LSU". On3.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Nagy, Zack (20 December 2022). "NEWS: LSU Secures Arizona DL Paris Shand Via Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Lev, Michael (4 December 2022). "More defensive changes coming for UA as DL Paris Shand enters transfer portal". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (20 December 2022). "Former Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman Paris Shand transfers to LSU". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Embody, Billy (22 March 2024). "LSU DL Paris Shand on new LSU coaches, mentality of players". On3.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Nadeau, Rene (18 October 2023). "Paris Shand making impact on LSU defensive front". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson (4 April 2024). "LSU DE Paris Shand using mental training to improve". NOLA.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.