Terry Shumpert

Shumpert was a four-year letter winner for MSSU Athletics Hall of Famer Robert Corn and was part of the best men's basketball team in school history. During his four-year career in the Green & Gold, Shumpert helped the team to an 82-37 record, including a 30-3 season in 1999-2000 as they opened The Leggett & Platt Athletic Center and made the school's only trip to the NCAA D-2 Elite Eight in Louisville, Kentucky.

Terry finished his career ninth (Currently 10th) on the all-time scoring list with 1,379 points and averaged 11.8 points per contest. In the 1999-00 MIAA Tournament Championship game against Northwest Missouri Terry was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe as he put the Lions up for good at the 15:47 mark in the first half. Shumpert's free throw with 2:51 left in the first half of the South Central Regional game against Midwestern (Texas) State gave the Lions a 30-29 lead and Southern never looked back in route to the regional title.

A native of Paducah, Kentucky Terry graduated from Missouri Southern in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He is currently employed by the State of Kentucky and is an assistant basketball coach at McCracken County HS. Terry is engaged to Miranda Calendar and he resides in Paducah with his three kids Alexis, Kaden, and Kingston.