Grant Sherfield

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Grant Sherfield
No. 25 – Nevada Wolf Pack
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-10-29) October 29, 1999 (age 22)
Wichita, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Mountain West (2021)
  • Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2021)

Grant Sherfield (born October 29, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). He previously played for the Wichita State Shockers.

High school career[]

Sherfield attended North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas. As a junior, he averaged 24.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, earning District 4-6A co-MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.[1] For his senior season, Sherfield transferred to Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.[2] He averaged a team-high 15.6 points and led the program to its first GEICO Nationals appearance.[3] He originally committed to playing college basketball for UCLA but reopened his recruitment after head coach Steve Alford was fired.[1] Sherfield later committed to Wichita State over offers from Minnesota and Wake Forest, among others.[4]

College career[]

On December 29, 2019, Sherfield recorded a freshman season-high 15 points and 11 rebounds in an 84–66 win over Abilene Christian.[5] As a freshman, he averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 35 percent from the field.[6] Sherfield transferred to Nevada and was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.[7] He averaged 18.6 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a sophomore. Sherfield was named to the First Team All-Mountain West as well as Mountain West Newcomer of the Year.[8]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Wichita State 30 12 25.1 .353 .304 .744 3.0 2.9 .8 .1 8.1
2020–21 Nevada 26 26 34.7 .433 .367 .855 3.7 6.1 1.6 .0 18.6
Career 56 38 29.6 .403 .343 .814 3.3 4.4 1.2 .1 13.0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Former North Crowley guard, SportsDayHS all-area first teamer Grant Sherfield receives release from letter of intent with UCLA". The Dallas Morning News. Associated Press. January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Kelly, Matthew (November 5, 2019). "Freshman Grant Sherfield brings 'complete game' back to hometown". The Sunflower. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marshall speaks on Sherfield addition". KWCH-DT. April 17, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Eldridge, Taylor (April 16, 2019). "2019 four-star recruit Grant Sherfield picks Shockers: 'I want to put on for my city'". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sherfield, Shockers Defeat Abilene Christian". Wichita State Athletics. December 29, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Santoro, Joe (February 11, 2021). "Sherfield latest Nevada Wolf Pack guard to make immediate impact". Nevada Appeal. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Murray, Chris (September 11, 2020). "NCAA clears Wichita State transfer Grant Sherfield to play for Nevada this year". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Murray, Chris (June 17, 2021). "Wolf Pack athlete of the year: No. 4 Grant Sherfield vs. No. 13 Sadaria McAlister". Nevada SportsNet. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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