"I picked TCU because it was close to home and I really like the coaching staff," said Shepherd, who played travel ball with the Urban DFW Elite. "They really do a great job of improving bigs like they did at Stanford with the Lopez twins."
Shepherd will provide first-year Horned Frogs coach Trent Johnson with a true center who has rapidly improved and is one of the best rebounders and defenders in the class. He is a blue-collar player who makes his presence felt simply by being physical and going to get the ball in a crowd. He is also an excellent low-post position defender and blocks shots on the ball or coming to the aid of a teammate from the weak side.
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