Shon Abaev (born February 26, 2006)[1] is an Israeli college basketball player for the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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| Florida State Seminoles | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Born | February 26, 2006 Israel |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Miami Country Day (Miami-Dade County, Florida) Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
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Early life
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Abaev was born in Israel and moved to Florida at age four.[2][3] He first attended Miami Country Day School before transferring to Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale.[4] In addition to playing basketball at Miami Country Day and Calvary Christian, Abaev was a member of team Fear of God Athletics in the Overtime Elite league.[5] As a senior at Calvary Christian, he averaged 20.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while being named the co-4A-1A player of the year.[6] He led his team to a ranking of fifth nationally and a win in the Class 3A championship game.[7] He also averaged 24.1 points and 7.3 points while playing in the Overtime Elite league.[8] Abaev was ranked a five-star recruit and a consensus top-30 player nationally, earning selection to the McDonald's All-American Game.[8] He committed to play college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[9]
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edit- ↑ "Shon Abaev () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ DiPasquale, Mike (February 24, 2025). "Calvary Christian's Shon Abaev is welcomed to McDonald's All American team". WSVN.
- ↑ "Shon Abaev". Cincinnati Bearcats.
- ↑ Jablonski, David (August 26, 2024). "Top-50 2025 recruit from Florida visits Dayton". Dayton Daily News.
- ↑ Heltman, Russ (March 18, 2025). "Look: Five-Star Cincinnati Bearcats Signee Shon Abaev Includes UC in High-School Season Wrap Up Post". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ Curreri, Gary (March 28, 2025). "Broward 4A-1A boys basketball co-players of the year: Shon Abaev, Calvary Christian senior; Ricky Liburd, Sagemont senior; Christian Yeargin, Stranahan junior". Sun Sentinel – via archive.today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Fernandez, Andre (April 9, 2025). "Calvary Christian's Shon Abaev is Broward 3A-1A Boys' Basketball Player of the Year". The Miami Herald. p. A21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Perkins, Chris (February 20, 2025). "Abaev and beyond". Sun Sentinel. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Springer, Scott (November 28, 2024). "Cincinnati Bearcats basketball lands 4-star 2025 forward Shon Abaev". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ↑ Heltman, Russ (October 17, 2025). "Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Topples Michigan 100-98 In Road Scrimmage During First Look At New Squad". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ "Former McDonald's All American Shon Abaev intends to enter the portal". 247Sports. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ DiPasquale, Mike (24 February 2025). "Calvary Christian's Shon Abaev is welcomed to McDonald's All American team". WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale. Retrieved 24 November 2025.