➤ 2016 ➤ Redshirt Freshman Season
Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Michigan State (11/26)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016.
➤ 2015 ➤ True Freshman Season
Redshirt season.
➤ High School
Three-year letterman for head coach Al Mailahn at Woodbury High School...Two-time team captain and two-time Team MVP...Earned first team All-Colonial Conference honors as a senior...Claimed third team All-State accolades as a senior...Was invited to the Adam Taliaferro All-Star Game...Named the South Jersey Back of the Week three times during his career...Helped the Thundering Herd to a 10-2 record as a sophomore.
➤ Personal
Full name is Troy Jonathan Shorts Jr....Son of Angelic and Troy Shorts Sr....Has one sister, Dominique Merchant, and one brother, Julian...Father attended Penn State...Cousin, Darrell Bush, was a track athlete at Ohio State in 2016...Bush was 2014 NCAA Indoor Champion in the 4x400 relay and four-time All-American at LSU, prior to transferring to OSU...Enjoys playing pick-up basketball...Majoring in media studies...Born March 6, 1997 in Sicklerville, New Jersey.