Personal information | |
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Born | Richmond, Virginia | September 13, 1959
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | John Marshall (Richmond, Virginia) |
College | VCU (1978–1981) |
NBA draft | 1981: 4th round, 72nd overall pick |
Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
Playing career | 1981–1983 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 13 |
Coaching career | 1989–1990 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1981–1982 | Lancaster Lightning |
1982–1983 | New York Knicks |
As coach: | |
1989–1990 | VCU (women) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career statistics | |
Points | 395 (6.2 ppg) |
Assists | 311 (4.9 apg) |
Rebounds | 149 (2.3 rpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edmund "Ed" Sherod (born September 13, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'2" guard born in Richmond, Virginia, Sherod played scholastically at John Marshall High School. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University from 1977 to 1981. There, he tallied a then-school record 582 assists and participated in two NCAA men's basketball tournaments.[ citation needed ] He led the Sun Belt Conference in assists as a junior and senior. [1]
Sherod was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the fourth round of the 1981 NBA draft but cut in the preseason. He played the remainder of the regular season in the Continental Basketball Association with the Lancaster Lightning. [1] He made NBA history by becoming the first-ever player to make his debut in the postseason, in Game 1 with New Jersey against Washington in the 1981 Eastern Conference First Round. Sherod then played one season (1982–83) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, averaging 6.2 points per game and 4.9 assists per game.
From 1989 to 1990, he served as head coach for VCU's women's basketball team.
Sherod's son played college basketball for Old Dominion and his grandson played at Richmond. [2]
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