He leaves as the winningest coach in William & Mary history and finished with an overall record of 226 wins and 268 losses.

Shaver played college basketball under Dean Smith at North Carolina from 1972 until 1976, making the team as a walk-on and playing with such Tar Heel greats as Mitch Kupchak, Tom LaGarde, Phil Ford and Walter Davis on a team that twice went to the NCAA tournament.

After graduating from UNC, Shaver accepted the head coach's job at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia.

Following the 1986 season, Shaver made the jump to the collegiate ranks as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney.

Under his guidance, the Tigers grew into a national powerhouse program at the Division III level.