In college, Shaw starred for the Toledo Rockets, averaging 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for his career, including 14.2 ppg and 10 rpg his senior year.

Shaw turned up for Olimpia Milano (two stints in 2002 and 2007),[2] Cantù, Trieste, Virtus Roma, Reggio Calabria, Pesaro and Teramo in the Serie A.

He also played for Anwil Wloclawek in Poland, Gran Canaria and Melilla in Spain and Ventspils in Latvia.

On April 19, 2016, it was reported that Shaw would join his brother-in-law Bryce Drew as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University.

After Drew was fired, Shaw was hired as the boys' varsity basketball head coach at Davidson Academy.