'We believed in the Sampsons,' Shead's mom said. 'They became like family. So, we encouraged Jamal to just trust the process, and he did.' Three years later, Shead is one of the most-successful and most-decorated players to ever wear a Coogs jersey.
"We believed in the Sampsons," Shead's mom said. "They became like family. So, we encouraged Jamal to just trust the process, and he did." Three years later, Shead is one of the most-successful and most-decorated players to ever wear a Coogs jersey.First-team All America honors in his team's first season in the Big 12 Conference - in which the Coogs finished first place.
And Shead, despite being a 4-star recruit out of Manor High School, didn't play much as a freshman. He averaged less than 10 minutes a game during the 2020-21 season. The guards playing in front of him: Quentin Grimes, Marcus Sasser and DeJon Jarreau are all in the NBA. "That's a compliment from Coach Sampson, but we were just being parents," Elvin Shead, Jamal's father, told ABC13 in Memphis.
"In Jamal's eyes, he just felt he was ready to play at that point," Elvin shared. "But it wasn't his turn. So he had to learn patience, a little bit of humility and just keep working."
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