University of Nevada Las Vegas

2019-20 MEDIA GUIDE BIO (PDF)

UNLV CAREER
Shibel is in his first season as a Runnin' Rebel ... Is a graduate transfer who came to Las Vegas from Arizona State prior to the 2019-20 season ... Is immediately eligible for UNLV.

JUNIOR (2018-19) - ARIZONA STATE
Appeared in 17 games ... The team lost in the Pac-12 Tournament's semifinals to Oregon, then defeated St. John's in the NCAA Tournament's First Four before falling to Buffalo in the first round.

SOPHOMORE (2017-18) - ARIZONA STATE
Started the first 11 games of the season when the Sun Devils were ranked as high as No. 3 in the country ... Played in all 32 of ASU's games, making a total of 20 starts ... Scored a career-high 11 points vs. St. John's as he went 3 of 5 on 3-pointers ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists vs. Idaho State ... The team lost to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament's First Four.

FRESHMAN (2016-17) - ARIZONA STATE
Missed the season with an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lee Academy in Lee, Maine before attending college ... Graduated in 2016 ... Prior to that was at School No. 3 in Yuzhne, Ukraine ... Played on the U16, U18 & U20 national teams.

PERSONAL
Vitaliy Shibel was born Dec. 11, 1997, in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine ... Majoring in public administration (master's) ... Son of Vitaliy and Iryna Shibel ... Has a 24-year-old sister ... Enjoys playing video games ... Credits his parents as his biggest influence because of the way they approach life and get through tough times ... Chose UNLV because it's a great school with a great history.