[2] As a senior, he averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game, helping Manor achieve a 28–10 record and the District 18-5A title.

[3] Considered a three-star recruit by the 247Sports Composite, Shead committed to playing college basketball for Houston over Texas A&M, SMU and Colorado State.

Shead paced the Houston offense as the Cougars won both the AAC regular season and tournament championships.

In the NCAA tournament, Shead averaged 15 points per game en route to an Elite Eight berth for the Cougars, which included an upset of South Regional No.

[8] In 2023–24, their first year in the Big 12, Shead led the Cougars to a regular season title with averages of 12.9 points, 6.3 assists, and 2.2 steals per game.