Grant Sherfield (born October 29, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Wichita State Shockers and the Nevada Wolf Pack.
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Position | Point guard |
League | Big 12 Conference |
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Born | (1999-10-29) October 29, 1999 (age 22) Wichita, Kansas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
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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]
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] On November 23, 2021, he scored a career-high 31 points and had six assists in an 88–69 win over George Mason.[9] As a junior, he averaged 19.1 points, 6.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. Sherfield was named to the Third Team All-Mountain West as a junior.[10] On April 7, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[11] On April 15, he entered the transfer portal.[12] On May 24, 2022, Sherfield announced he was withdrawing from NBA draft and transferring to Oklahoma for his senior season.[13]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
2021–22 | Nevada | 28 | 28 | 35.7 | .435 | .333 | .871 | 4.2 | 6.4 | .6 | .0 | 19.1 |
Career | 84 | 66 | 31.6 | .417 | .339 | .834 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 15.0 |