Shon Abaev Season 2025-26

PRIOR TO UC
Ranked a consensus top-30 prospect and Cincinnati's second-highest rated recruit of the 247Sports era, behind only eventual NBA veteran Lance Stephenson … earned McDonald's All-American honors … received 26 scholarship offers from programs including Florida, Kansas, Auburn and USC … competed for Calvary Christian Academy, Fear of God Athletics in the Overtime Elite league and SOH Elite on the Under Armour Association Circuit … only the eighth Cincinnati signee to earn McDonald's All-American status … saw 13 minutes of action in the McDonald's All-American game, racking up eight points, one rebound and two steals, while shooting 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 3-of-4 from the field.