Last Updated on January 10, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

Isaiah Reed Sheppard is an American professional basketball player, currently a guard for the Houston Rockets in the NBA.

  • Full Name: Isaiah Reed Sheppard
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: June 24, 2004
  • Hometown: London, Kentucky, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 meters)
  • Weight: 182 pounds (82.6 kilograms)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 7 inches (201cm)
  • Shoe Size: Size 12 (US)
  • Position: Shooting Guard / Point Guard
  • Jersey Number: 15
  • High School: North Laurel High School, London, Kentucky
  • College: University of Kentucky (2023–2024)
  • NBA Draft: Selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round, 3rd overall pick, in 2024
  • Professional Teams:
    • Houston Rockets (2024–present)
    • Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA G League affiliate, 2025–present)
  • Championship Rings: None as of January 2025
  • Children: None
  • Siblings: One older sister, Madison Sheppard

Reed Sheppard hails from a basketball family; his father, Jeff Sheppard, was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 NCAA tournament with the Kentucky Wildcats, and his mother, Stacey Reed Sheppard, scored over 1,400 career points for the Kentucky women’s basketball team.

His older sister, Madison, played college basketball at Campbellsville University.

During his high school career at North Laurel, Sheppard became the starting shooting guard as a freshman and led the state of Kentucky in scoring during his sophomore season. He was named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior and earned Kentucky Mr. Basketball honors in his senior year. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky, where he averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game in his freshman year, earning accolades such as SEC Freshman of the Year and Second-team All-SEC. Sheppard declared for the NBA Draft after his freshman season and was selected third overall by the Houston Rockets in 2024. He made his NBA debut on October 23, 2024, and was later assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets’ G League affiliate, in January 2025.