Averaged 15.5 points and 8 rebounds in a pair of exhibition wins on the Cardinals' foreign trip to the Bahamas in August.
Averaged 23.3 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.2 blocked shots as a senior last season for Bowling Green, which finished as the Fourth Region runner-up for the second-straight season with a 25-8 record.
2011 McDonald's All-America selection and a Parade Magazine second team All-American.
A first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior, Behanan was ranked No. 27 nationally in the ESPN 100, 21st by Rivals.com, 23rd by Scout.com, and No. 16 by USA Today recruiting analyst Rob Harrington.
Scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the 2011 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic All-Star game played in Louisville's KFC Yum! Center.
Produced three triple-doubles and 26 double-doubles in 33 games as a senior. He scored 1,547 points in two seasons at Bowling Green.
Averaged 21.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.8 blocks per game as a junior at Bowling Green, a season in which he recorded nine triple-doubles and dished out 14 assists in one contest. The Purples fell to Warren Central in double overtime, 63-58, in the 2010 Fourth Region title game.
Transferred after his sophomore season from Cincinnati Aiken, where he garnered honorable mention All-Southwest District (Division I) and first-team All-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference accolades after averaging 20 points per game.
As a freshman, he earned third-team All-Southwest District and first-team All-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference honors after averaging 20.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game during Aiken's 15-6 season. Behanan was also a first-team All-Area pick by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
In his first game as a freshman at Aiken, he didn't play the first quarter, then entered the game and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Taft.
Named MVP of the 2010 National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 100 Camp when he led all players with 100 points (in seven games) during the prestigious event, while his scoring average of 14.3 tied for third.
Reminds UofL Coach Rick Pitino of former Cardinal great Rodney McCray with his size and skills.
Also considered Cincinnati, Kentucky, Ohio State, West Virginia and Western Kentucky before choosing to attend Louisville.
Personal:
Pronounced SHANE.
Born Sept. 24, 1992 ... Son of Heaven Warren and Vincent Behanan ... Has four siblings (Cordero, Cameron, Calen, Ce'Arius) ... Major is undecided.
Personal goal at UofL is to win the BIG EAST Championship.
Best moment of his athletic career to date was when his seventh grade team won the national title.
Enjoys sleeping in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because "I want to put Louisville on the map, baby!"
Best basketball advice given to him was to stay humble.
Few people know that he sleeps a lot.
Most proud of being a part of Louisville Basketball.
His entire family had had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan.
Wanted to wear No. 24 because he grew up on the 2400 block in Cincinnati.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his shoes and junk.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is playing with his teammates.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: His passion for the game and he likes PHD (poor, hungry, driven) people.
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