| James Shaw |
United States 
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Photo: Ken Delgado
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| Birth Date |
March 5, 1994 (31 years old) |
| Home Town |
Woodside, CA |
| Resides |
Sebastopol, CA |
| Height |
6'8" |
| College |
Stanford |
| |
Best Finish |
Winnings |
| United States |
3rd (2 times) |
$14,025 |
| AVP |
3rd (2 times) |
$14,025 |
| International |
1st |
$40,875 |
| FIVB |
1st |
$40,875 |
| NORCECA |
2nd |
$500 |
| NORCECA |
2nd |
$500 |
| Overall |
1st |
$55,400 |
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Beach Bits: • In Shaw's first career AVP main draw match in a Heritage Series event, he defeated 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Phil Dalhausser in Huntington Beach 2024. Then in 2025 on the World Tour he had match wins over 2024 Olympic Gold medalists David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig and 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist Alexander Brouwer in the same event (Quintana Roo). Shaw and Schalk continued their partnership, playing twice on the AVP
Tour, with a ninth and third in Manhattan Beach. They competed for the
Miami Mayhem in the AVP League, ending with a 3-5 match record. In the
League Championships they won the quarterfinal match before losing in
the semifinals. Internationally the duo played 10 tournaments, with a
best of a bronze medal in an Elite event. They placed fifth in the World
Championships in Australia. 2024:
Shaw and Hoppe played three AVP events together. After advancing from the qualifier and placing seventh in the season opener, they finished ninth and fifth in a pair of Tour Series events. Then Shaw and James Schalk finished third in a Tour Series event
before placing 17th and ninth in two other AVP events. Shaw and Hoppe won a bronze and a gold in Futures events in their four international tournaments as partners. Shaw and Schalk closed out the year with four World Tour events, highlighted by
two sevenths and a fifth. 2023: Shaw made his pro beach debut in Manhattan Beach alongside Jordan Hoppe, losing in the qualifier and placing 33rd. The duo then advanced from the qualifier in a Tour Series event in Laguna Beach and placed fifth. On the NORCECA Tour they were seeded 13th in an event in El Salvador and won a silver medal.
College: Shaw earned the starting setting job at Stanford as a freshman, and he ranked seventh in the country in assists that season. As a sophomore he was named Second-Team All-American after ranking 10th nationally in assists. After missing half of his junior year due to injury, he returned as a senior and was named the league's Player of the Year as well as winning the Lloyd Ball Award (for the nation's best setter).
Personal: Shaw's father, Don, coached both men and women's volleyball at Stanford, leading the women's team to four national championships. His older sister, Jordan, played volleyball at St. Mary's and then became the head coach of the beach volleyball team there. He married fellow pro beach volleyball player Molly Turner in September 2023.
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| 2023 |
AVP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$300.00 |
1,206.0 |
121st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2024 |
AVP |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
$6,600.00 |
4,802.5 |
5th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
AVP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$7,125.00 |
2,106.0 |
68th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
10
(939th) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
$14,025.00
(276th) |
8,114.5 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| 2024 |
FIVB |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
$7,000.00 |
1,800.0 |
60th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
FIVB |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
$33,875.00 |
2,850.0 |
55th |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
18
(874th) |
1
(244th) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
$40,875.00
(362nd) |
4,650.0 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| |
| |
| 2023 |
NORCECA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$500.00 |
144.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
1
(521st) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$500.00
(210th) |
144.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
|
29 |
1
(459th) |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
$55,400.00
(446th) |
12,908.5 |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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| Chaim Schalk |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$11,225 |
4,591.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jordan Hoppe |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
$2,800 |
3,523.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
$14,025 |
8,114.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| Chaim Schalk |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
$38,875 |
3,890.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jordan Hoppe |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$2,000 |
760.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
18 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
$40,875 |
4,650.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| Chaim Schalk |
19 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
$50,100 |
8,481.5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jordan Hoppe |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
$5,300 |
4,427.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| Total |
29 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
$55,400 |
12,908.5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| |
| California: Huntington Beach |
AVP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$3,025 |
1,940.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| California: Laguna Beach |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$300 |
695.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| California: Manhattan Beach |
AVP |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$6,600 |
2,441.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado: Denver |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$200 |
627.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Illinois: Chicago |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$2,600 |
945.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Virginia Beach |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$900 |
770.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wisconsin: Waupaca |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$400 |
695.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
$14,025 |
8,114.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
| Australia: Adelaide |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$9,000 |
480.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia: Mollymook |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$250 |
160.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brazil: Brasília |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,250 |
230.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brazil: Joao Pessoa |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,250 |
190.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brazil: Rio de Janeiro |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,250 |
390.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| China: Haikou |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
$1,500 |
260.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| China: Xiamen |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$1,250 |
230.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Czech Republic: Ostrava |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$3,750 |
300.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| India: Chennai |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$2,000 |
320.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mexico: Quintana Roo |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$8,500 |
500.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mexico: Veracruz |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$2,500 |
300.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mexico: Yucatan |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,125 |
170.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand: Mount Maunganui |
FIVB |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$500 |
200.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Philippines: Nuvali |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
$1,500 |
260.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Switzerland: Gstaad |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,250 |
360.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| United States: Newport Beach |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$3,000 |
300.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
|
18 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
$40,875 |
4,650.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| Total |
|
29 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
$55,400 |
12,908.5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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