T. J. Shorts

T. J. Shorts
	Shorts with Paris in 2024
No. 0 – Panathinaikos
Position	Point guard
League	Greek Basketball League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	October 15, 1997; Irvine, California, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Tustin (Tustin, California)
College	Saddleback (2015–2017); UC Davis (2017–2019);
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Ventspils
2020–2021	Hamburg Towers
2021–2022	Crailsheim Merlins
2022–2023	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–2025	Paris Basketball
2025–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights
	All-EuroLeague First Team (2025); EuroLeague Play-in MVP (2025); EuroLeague assists leader (2025); EuroCup champion (2024); EuroCup MVP (2024); EuroCup Finals MVP (2024); All-EuroCup First Team (2024); EuroCup assists leader (2024); FIBA Champions League champion (2023); FIBA Champions League MVP (2023); FIBA Champions League Final Four MVP (2023); All-FIBA Champions League First Team (2023); FIBA Europe Cup Top Scorer (2022); Greek Cup winner (2026); LNB Élite champion (2025); French Cup winner (2025); French League Cup winner (2024); 2× LNB Élite MVP (2024, 2025); LNB Élite Finals MVP (2025); 2× All-LNB Élite First Team (2024, 2025); LNB Élite Top Scorer (2024); LNB Élite assists leader (2025); French League Cup MVP (2024); Bundesliga MVP (2023); All-Bundesliga First Team (2023); All-Bundesliga Second Team (2022); Bundesliga Top Scorer (2022); Big West Player of the Year (2018); First-team All-Big West (2018); Big West Newcomer of the Year (2018);

Timothy Neocartes "T. J." Shorts II (born October 15, 1997) is an American-born naturalized North Macedonian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), Shorts plays at the point guard position.

Shorts played college basketball for UC Davis where he was named the Big West Player of the Year. He started his professional career in Europe in 2019 with Ventspils and went on to play several one-year stints for different clubs. Shorts gained praise at the continent, winning the MVP award for the Basketball Champions League in 2023, and for the EuroCup in 2024.

Born in Irvine, California, Shorts became a citizen of North Macedonia and made his debut for the North Macedonia men's national basketball team in 2022.