page_title: Garland O'Shields
hierarchical_section_title: Garland O'Shields
caption_attribution_description: English: University of Tennessee basketball player Garland O’Shields
context_page_description: Garland Lee O'Shields was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Tennessee and played briefly in the National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America, predecessor leagues to the National Basketball Association.
  O'Shields played for Spartanburg Community College and Tennessee. Following his college career, he played for the Chicago Stags of the BAA, scoring four points in 9 games. The next season, he played for the Syracuse Nationals in the competing NBL, scoring 9 points in 5 games.
context_section_description: Garland Lee O'Shields (May 23, 1921 – January 17, 2001) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Tennessee and played briefly in the National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Association of America (BAA), predecessor leagues to the National Basketball Association.
  O'Shields played for Spartanburg Community College and Tennessee. Following his college career, he played for the Chicago Stags of the BAA, scoring four points in 9 games.  The next season, he played for the Syracuse Nationals in the competing NBL, scoring 9 points in 5 games.
caption: O’Shields from the 1945 Volunteer
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