Tribute to the Champs: Enzo Shahrvin

The 21-year-old had some impressive nights in his rookie EuroCup campaign

Paris Basketball has made it its mission to sign the best young talent in France, and promising big man Enzo Shahrvin certainly fit that bill. He had to wait a little while before he made his debut, but he certainly made a good impact in his rookie season in the BKT EuroCup, which finished with him lifting the trophy.

Shahrvin first saw game time in Round 3 as he played 4:04 minutes in a 69-105 blowout win at Veolia Towers Hamburg, in which he had 2 points, 4 rebounds – including 2 on the offensive end – and 1 steal. His next appearance wasn’t until Round 7 as Paris beat Joventut Badalona 94-101 in overtime, with the big man posting 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in 8:53 minutes on the floor. Despite his limited action, Shahrvin was quickly making a name for himself.

For the first time in his young career, Shahrvin played back-to-back EuroCup games by appearing in Round 8 at home to Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul, but he finished scoreless in a 63-68 defeat – Paris’s only loss in the entire season. Nevertheless, he grabbed 3 rebounds and had 1 steal in 6:16 minutes. Then, in Round 9, he had another 4-point, 4-rebound game in 8:12 minutes as his squad beat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 77-93. Shahrvin also had 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks that night.

The next time that Shahrvin would play after that was in Round 14, but he then featured in every game until the end of the regular season. His minutes increased in each contest, too. In Round 15, the 21-year-old grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds in 12:41 minutes as Paris defeated Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 86-104, before having his best scoring performance in Round 16 by netting 12 points in 14:04 minutes during an 89-82 win against Joventut. Shahrvin closed the regular season by posting 8 points in each of his last two games, which came in victories against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul and Cedevita. In that Cedevita triumph, Shahrvin set a new career high in rebounds by pulling down 11. He didn’t play in the EuroCup Playoffs.

As he prepares to get a taste of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for the first time, Shahrvin will be hoping to build on his strong end to the EuroCup Regular Season and show fans what he can do in Europe’s premier club basketball competition.