Windermere Prep basketball's Samuel Shoptaw commits to South Alabama

Shoptaw transferred to Windermere Prep last season from Georgia and helped lead the Lakers to a second consecutive state championship game appearance.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 9:45 a.m. September 7, 2024

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Windermere Prep star point guard Samuel Shoptaw has announced his commitment to play college basketball for South Alabama.

“All glory to God,” he said in a post on social media. “Thanks to coach Riley, coach Conroy and the whole South Alabama staff! I want to thank all my coaches, teammates, parents and trainers who have pushed me from Day One!”

Shoptaw transferred to Windermere Prep last season from Lowndes High in Georgia and helped lead the Lakers to a second consecutive state championship game appearance. He averaged 9.7 points per game and 6.6 rebounds along with a team-leading six assists each outing.

The senior guard chose the Jaguars over other offers from Jacksonville University and EKU.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.