Sam Shepherd (born April 21, 1953 in La Grange, North Carolina), also known as El Mago, is an American/Venezuelan former professional basketball player who played for the Venezuelan basketball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics and world games in 1990, and for Colombian professional teams.
He also went to two NBA camps for Washington Bullets tryouts and ABA Baltimore Claws.
Shepherd played professionally in Venezuela from 1975 to 1997, earning seven national titles and thirteen other International titles in 1977 average 50 points in Féria Sebastian tournament against Brazil,Dominican Republic and Colombia and held record for most 3 pointers made in a game in South America 14 .
[2] He represented Venezuela at world games in Argentina in 1990, and later led the national team to a silver medal at the 1992 Tournament of the Americas in Portland Oregon and Olympics Barcelona Spain 1992[4][5] against the dream team and 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Spain He was born and grew up at La Grange, North Carolina.
1991), who inherited his father's love of basketball, won the Central American University Games.