| Josh Shoemaker |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Gate City, Va.
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| High School:
Gate City
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| Height / Weight:
6-9 / 238
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| Position:
Center
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Jr Veteran post player who has been a key part of Wake Forest’s recent success as both a starter and top reserve ... a powerful player in the paint known mostly for his defense and rebounding ... owns an impressive combination of size, strength and athleticism ... gives the Deacons toughness and a physical presence on the inside ... can also handle the ball and usually makes good decisions in the open court ... has made great strides in his offensive game over the last two years ... possesses a great work ethic ... one of several Deacs who may be asked to step up if injured teammate Rafael Vidaurreta is slow returning to action ... has played in 96 career games and has started 37 times ... one of the Deacs’ strongest players (335 bench press, 350 hang clean).
1999-00
Saw action in all 36 games ... started three times ... earned his first start of the season at Arkansas when Darius Songaila did not dress ... recorded nine rebounds against Notre Dame in the NIT championship game ... recorded six points, eight rebounds and three assists in road win at Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NIT ... pulled down nine boards in NIT win over California ... came off the bench for 11 points (on 4-of-4 shooting) and grabbed eight caroms at Virginia ... scored in double figures (10 points) against Clemson ... had six points and five boards at Georgia Tech ... pulled down at least four rebounds in 26 of 36 games ... had a season-high nine rebounds against Navy, Temple and Arkansas ... scored eight points and had nine rebounds in a home win over No. 9 Temple ... netted 11 points (on 5-of-6 shooting) against Maryland-Eastern Shore ... made a solid 53.9 percent of his field goal attempts (69-of-128) ... ranked third on the team in rebounds (5.2 rpg.).
1998-99
A starter in 17 games and was the team’s third-leading rebounder (4.5 rpg) … grabbed six or more rebounds 10 times on the year with a high of nine rebounds on three different occasions … twice reached double figures in points -- first with a 10-point, seven-rebound outing at VMI ... scored a career-high 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting vs. NC State in the ACC Tournament ... tallied nine points in homecourt win over William & Mary and at Maryland … a very selective shot-taker who was 15-of-22 (68%) from the floor over the last nine games … compiled a solid 52.9% from the floor on the year while attempting just 85 field goals (fewer than three per game).
1997-98
Played in 29 of 30 contests, starting 17 times including the last 16 games in a row at power forward … first career start came in December matchup with Radford and he responded with what would be a season-high 10 points, hitting 5-of-8 shots from the floor … also grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds in that homecourt victory, one of five times that he led the Deacons in rebounding ... top single-game rebounding total was 12 (in 25 minutes) in Joel Coliseum win over Maryland … totaled nine rebounds against Liberty and in the subsequent contest with Maryland in College Park … led the Demon Deacons with 8 rebounds in regular season finale vs. NC State, playing 39:59 of that 71-57 victory … made 10 of his last 16 shots from the floor (over a span of five games) to finish the year with a respectable 46.7% field goal accuracy … did not fare as well from the foul line where he shot just slightly over 50% (16-31) … committed just 17 turnovers -- the fewest among all the Demon Deacon starters.
High School
Two-time all-state performer in two sports (basketball and football) at Gate City High ... led Gate City High's roundball squad to three straight district titles, regional championships in 1995 and 1997, and its first-ever state semifinals appearance (AA level) in 1997 … the Blue Devils (yes, that was their nickname) compiled a 60-18 overall record during that time … committed to Wake Forest prior to his senior year when he averaged 20.4 ppg and 12.1 rpg in gaining first team all-state honors as well as being named regional player of the year … a USA Today and McDonald's honorable mention All-American under the coaching of Greg Ervin … led his team in steals as a senior with 51 … named second team all-state and district player of the year in 1996 as a junior … also an outstanding quarterback and punter on the Gate City football squad, earning all-state honors in that sport as well … an excellent high school student, graduating with honors.
Personal / Miscellaneous
Father, Rick, played intercollegiate football at East Tennessee State … augmented his basketball credentials by taking part in the highly regarded Tennessee Travelers AAU program … will turn 22 two days prior to Wake’s game at Maryland (born 2/15/79) ... an outstanding two-sport athlete in high school, Shoemaker received interest from high profile basketball and football programs.
SHOEMAKER’s Career
Statistics
| Season | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | PCT | 3PT | 3PA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | PTS | AVG |
| 1997-98 | 29 | 17 | 580 | 20.0 | 35 | 75 | .467 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 16 | 31 | .516 | 121 | 4.2 | 48-0 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 3.0 |
| 1998-99 | 31 | 17 | 645 | 20.8 | 45 | 85 | .529 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 32 | 54 | .593 | 138 | 4.5 | 62-1 | 22 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 122 | 3.9 |
| 1999-00 | 36 | 3 | 695 | 19.3 | 69 | 128 | .539 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 32 | 54 | .593 | 187 | 5.2 | 54-0 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 171 | 4.8 |
| Total | 96 | 37 | 1920 | 20.0 | 149 | 288 | .517 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 80 | 139 | .576 | 446 | 4.6 | 164-1 | 70 | 84 | 21 | 37 | 380 | 4.0 |
SHOEMAKER Game-By-Game 1999-00 started
| OPPONENT | MP | FG-A | 3P-A | FT-A | O-D-R | PF | AS | TO | BS | ST | PTS |
| CAMPBELL | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-4-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| at Navy | 29 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2-7-9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| MD. E-SHORE | 23 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-5-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| WISCONSIN | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4-2-6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| TEMPLE | 26 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-7-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| vs. Georgia | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| UNCG | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-4-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HIGH POINT | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2-6-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| at Arkansas | *25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6-3-9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| vs. Oregon | *31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5-2-7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| vs. Ohio | *40 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-4-7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| vs. Villanova | 29 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| FLORIDA STATE | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| at Clemson | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-2-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. CAROLINA | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| at NC State | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| at Maryland | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-5-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| DUKE | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| at Georgia Tech | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| VIRGINIA | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Davidson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Florida State | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLEMSON | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1-3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| at North Carolina | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NC STATE | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MARYLAND | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| at Duke | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| at Virginia | 23 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2-6-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| vs. North Carolina | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| vs. Duke | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| at Vanderbilt | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-7-8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NEW MEXICO | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs. California | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3-6-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| vs. NC State | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 18 | 2-5 | 0-00-0 | 4-5-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Career Highs
POINTS
12 vs. NC State
(Mar. 5, 1999)
REBOUNDS
12, two times
ASSISTS
4, two times
STEALS
2, two times
BLOCKED SHOTS
3, two times
FIELD GOALS
5 vs. Radford
(Dec. 22, 1997)
FIELD GOAL
ATTEMPTS
8, two times
FREE THROWS
5 vs. Navy
(Nov. 22, 1999)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
7, two times
3-POINT FIELD GOALS
1 vs. Md. E-Shore
(Nov. 27, 1999)
3-POINT FIELD GOAL
ATTMEPTS
1, six times
MINUTES PLAYED
40 vs. Ohio
(Dec. 29, 1999)
Shoemaker Info:
FULL NAME: Joshua Lynn Shoemaker
MAJOR: Sociology
BIRTHDATE: Feb. 15, 1979
BIRTHPLACE: Kingsport, TN
PARENTS’ NAMES: Rick and
Sue Shoemaker
HIGH SCHOOL COACH : Greg Ervin
Up Close
FAVORITE MOVIE: Kings of Comedy
IF I LOST ALL POSSESSIONS BUT ONE, I’D
KEEP: The Bird (my car)
SOMETHING MOST
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I should play football in addition to basketball
MY GREATEST MOMENT IN SPORTS
WAS: scoring my first touchdown at the age of eight in pee-wee football
THE PERSON WHO INFLUENCED MY LIFE THE MOST: My parents
TEAMMATE WHO
MAKES ME LAUGH THE HARDEST?: Rafael Vidaurreta
MY SUPERSTITIONS INCLUDE: Always wear a wristband
THE PERSON I WOULD CALL AS MY “PHONE A
FRIEND LIFELINE”: Jim Fitzpatrick; if he didn’t know the answer, he would give you one anyway
FAVORITE CARTOON
CHARACTERS: Fred Flintstone, ChickenHawk
