Jaylyn Sherrod

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Jaylyn Sherrod
No. 0–New York Liberty
Position Point guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001 (age 22)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Career information
High school Ramsay
(Birmingham, Alabama)
College Colorado (2019–2024)
WNBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present New York Liberty

Jaylyn Sherrod (born October 21, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.

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Early life

Sherrod was born on October 21, 2001, in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] An only child, she played basketball when young with neighbors. [2] After her mother saw her talent in the sport, she signed Sherrod up for a local league, and later signed her up for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). [2] She continued her basketball career at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, where she was a two-time All-Area selection, a first-team All-Birmingham performer and the 2018 Birmingham Defensive Player of the Year. [3] [4]

Sherrod lettered three years at Ramsay and averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.8 steals per game as a junior; she missed the much of her senior season. [3] In addition to playing, Sherrod was also a top student, being a member of the National Honor Society, a three-time honor roll student, and having a grade-point average (GPA) of over 4.0. [3] She committed to play college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes, the only Power Five team to extend an offer. [2]

College career

Colorado was last in the Pac-12 Conference the year before Sherrod enrolled, but she helped lead a major turnaround of the program. [2] [5] The team had one two games in 2018–19, and improved to five in Sherrod's freshman year, with her playing 30 games that season, being second on the team with 9.9 points per game and being chosen to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. [2] [3] [6] As a sophomore, she only played 12 games, averaging 10.4 points, missing most of the year due to a hip injury that required surgery. [6] [7]

In 2021–22, Sherrod led the Buffaloes to their first NCAA Tournament since 2013, starting all 31 games while averaging 8.1 points and 3.8 assists and being third in the Pac-12 in steals (55). [8] The following year, she helped Colorado to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before a narrow loss to Iowa, the program's best finish in 20 years. [2] She was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and All-Pac-12 for her performance, which included averaging 11.3 points in 33 games and leading the conference in assists per game. [3] She also was first in the conference in steals and placed 31st nationally in that category. [3]

Sherrod opted to return for a final season in 2023–24, as all players were given an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] She was a key player for the 2023–24 team that had their best start since 1992–93 and reached a ranking of No. 3 nationally. [7] They made their second-straight Sweet Sixteen appearance before a loss to Iowa, with Sherrod ending her career as one of Colorado's "all-time greats". [10] She averaged a career-high 12.8 points per game and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and to the Pac-12 All-Defensive team; she also broke the Colorado record for NCAA Tournament assists in her last game. [10] [11] [12] She ended second in team history with 645 career assists, fifth with 274 steals, and 14th with 1,483 points scored. She played a total of 140 games which placed second in program history, and her 133 starts set a record. She also placed third in Colorado history in average assists (4.61) and average steals (1.96). [10]

Sherrod was also a top student at Colorado, having a GPA of 3.82 and being a three-time member of the Pac-12 honor roll. [13] She graduated with three degrees from Colorado, including a bachelor's degree in sociology and master's degrees in criminology and organizational leadership. [2] [14] She won the 2022 Byron R. White Leadership and Initiative Award for those "who have exhibited outstanding initiative and demonstrated a strong commitment to service to the CU and Boulder communities" and was named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. [14] In her final year at Colorado, she was the Pac-12 women's basketball scholar-athlete of the year. [13]

Sherrod declared for the 2024 WNBA draft. [11]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2024 WNBA draft, Sherrod signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty. [15] She was a standout in training camp and preseason, averaging 6.0 points and recording four steals in two preseason games, but ultimately was waived on May 13, 2024. [16] [17] She returned to the team on July 6, signing a 7-day contract. [18] She made her WNBA debut on July 11 against the Chicago Sky, recording no statistics in one minute of playing time. [19] She signed another 7-day contract on July 13 and a third on August 17. The Liberty signed Sherrod to an end-of-season contract on August 26, 2024. [20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 TO  Turnovers per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high°League leader ‡ WNBA record

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current as of game on August 24, 2024

Jaylyn Sherrod WNBA Regular Season Statistics [21]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024 New York 503.8.333.0001.0000.20.80.40.20.21.2
Career1 year, 1 team503.8.333.0001.0000.20.80.40.20.21.2

College

Jaylyn Sherrod NCAA statistics [22]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019–20 Colorado 302328.1.341.259.7063.45.11.30.23.39.9
2020–21 Colorado 121226.8.380.273.5873.43.12.40.33.110.4
2021–22 Colorado 313127.0.358.302.5962.73.81.80.12.28.1
2022–23 Colorado 333329.0.409.309.6803.15.12.40.12.711.3
2023–24 Colorado 343427.3.445.232.7643.15.12.10.12.412.8
Career14013327.8.392.273.6783.14.62.00.12.710.6

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  7. 1 2 Graham, Pat (January 19, 2024). "No. 3 Colorado follows lead of high-energy point guard Jaylyn Sherrod to best start since 1992-93". Associated Press.
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  11. 1 2 Carlough, Jack (April 2, 2024). "Jaylyn Sherrod declaring for WNBA draft". USA Today .
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  13. 1 2 Klee, Paul (March 20, 2024). "CU Buffs all-timer Jaylyn Sherrod adds another academic award to her bag". The Denver Gazette .
  14. 1 2 Pringle, Seth (March 4, 2024). "Sherrod Named Pac-12 WBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Colorado Buffaloes.
  15. ↑ Kazmierczak, Anthony (April 16, 2024). "Colorado's Jaylyn Sherrod signs with WNBA's New York Liberty". Sports Illustrated .
  16. ↑ Hayes, Oliver (May 14, 2024). "New York Liberty waive former Colorado guard Jaylyn Sherrod". USA Today .
  17. ↑ "New York Liberty Sign Jaylyn Sherrod To Seven-Day Contract". New York Liberty. July 6, 2024.
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