Tom Sherlock

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Tom Sherlock
Personal information
Born (1981-10-01) 1 October 1981 (age 37)
Derby, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 8 1⁄4 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Mid-Prairie (Wellman, Iowa)
College Wayne State (NE) (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career1998–2013
Position Forward
Number7
Career history
2006–2008 Newcastle Eagles
2010–2012 Leicester Riders
?–?Derby Storm, Mansfield Express, Derby Trailblazers
Career highlights and awards
  • BBL champion (2008)
  • EBL champion (1998)

Tom Sherlock is a retired British professional basketball player formerly played for the Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League (BBL). [1]

Leicester Riders

The Leicester Riders, is a British professional basketball team in the British Basketball League (BBL) and in 2018 represented British basketball by playing in the FIBA Europe Cup. Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around Leicestershire before moving to their current purpose-built home venue, the Morningside Arena, in 2016.

Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles, for sponsorship purposes Esh Group Newcastle Eagles, is a British Basketball League team based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

British Basketball League sports league

The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain, the highest level of play in the country. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the BBL Championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy, as well as the post-season Play-offs.

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Early life

Sherlock was born on 1 October 1981 in Derby, England, [1] to Rob and Karen Sherlock. [2] He started out playing for his hometown's BBL franchise, the Derby Storm, [3] when he was just 17, before moving on to Mansfield Express in 1999, where he played alongside future Newcastle Eagles teammate Andrew Bridge.

Derby City and Unitary authority area in England

Derby is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. At the 2011 census, the population was 248,700. Derby gained city status in 1977.

Derby Storm

Derby Storm was a former British Basketball League (BBL) franchise from the city of Derby, Derbyshire. The team took the decision to sit out the 2002–03 season after failing to find a suitable venue for home games. Despite early efforts for a new arena, the franchise never returned to playing action.

Andrew Bridge is a current British Professional Basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in Shooting Guard, who currently plays for Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League. Bridge is the current captain of Newcastle Eagles

United States schooling

In 2000 Sherlock moved to the United States to begin his basketball education at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa. He played one season in Iowa averaging 18 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block per game gaining a McDonald's All-American nomination.

The Mid-Prairie Community School District is a rural public school district in southeastern Iowa comprises three communities: Wellman, Kalona, and West Chester. There are elementary schools in Kalona and Wellman, a middle school in Kalona, and a high school in Wellman.

Wellman, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Wellman is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,408 at the 2010 census.

McDonalds American fast food restaurant chain

McDonald's is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018.

On moving to college he found himself in Wayne, Nebraska at Wayne State College [4] [5] where the Wildcats play in the NCAA Division II basketball programme out of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). [6] Tom majored in computer information systems in a five-year college stay. He spent his first year in 2001–02 sitting out as a red-shirt.

Wayne, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College.

Wayne State College

Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska, United States. The current enrollment is 3,571. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College. The State Normal College became State Normal School and Teacher's College in 1921. This was changed to Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the western Midwestern United States. Nine of its members are in Minnesota, with three members in South Dakota, two members in North Dakota, and one member each in the states of Iowa and Nebraska. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level. It was founded in 1932. With the recent NSIC expansion, the original six member schools have been reunited. With the inclusion of the several new member institutions, it is one of the largest Division II conferences in the country with 16 members.

His college career started in 2002–03 playing in 26 games. Earning 13 starts he finished the season with a 3.5 pts and 2.4 rebounds per game average. He led the team in 3-point % and was third on blocked shots. [4] In 2003–04 he played in 24 games averaging 3.1 pts and 1.5 rebounds. Second on the team in blocks he had a 48.2% field goal percentage and shot 71.4% from the charity stripe. [5] In 2004–05 where he appeared in 23 games and averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds with a season high performance of 10 pts and 12 rebounds in a 97–75 win at Augustana. Sherlock represented Great Britain Students at the World Student games in Izmir, Turkey (2005). Playing in Turkey and Finland for the representative squad.

In his final senior year Sherlock upped his numbers considerably with a 9.2 pts average and a team-high 5.3 boards per game in just 24 minutes. He played in all 25 games of the season with 9 starts and had a career high 19 pts vs Concordia University, Saint Paul. He was named top rebounder at the Minnesota State Pepsi Tip Off Classic grabbing 18 boards in two games including a career high 12 vs Minnesota State Mavericks. Ranked 11th in rebounding in the NSIC he was also fifth in field goal shooting at 50% and had a 41.2% average from 3-point range. Sherlock is described as an inside threat that can also hit the long ball, as well as an extremely hard worker who is keen to learn.

Minnesota State Mavericks intercollegiate sports teams of Minnesota State University

The Minnesota State Mavericks are the college athletic teams of Minnesota State University, Mankato. More than 600 students participate each year in athletics for the university. Most of the university's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete at the Division I level in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Minnesota State began competition in the NSIC in 2008-09, due to the dissolution of the North Central Conference.

Post-college

Sherlock signed for Newcastle Eagles in 2006 after he was spotted at an open trials session where he was the outstanding player of the two-day camp. [7]

He made his professional debut for the Eagles on 29 September 2006, in a home game against title-rivals Sheffield Sharks, and went on to become a key figure in the team's successful Playoff-winning season, as well as picking up a runners-up medal in the BBL Trophy, in his rookie season. Overall, Sherlock played in 30 games during the season, where he averaged 14.8 minutes, 6.73 points and 4.13 rebounds per game.

His second season at the club saw reduced minutes in light of a deeper roster and tougher competition. On 30 October 2007 it was announced that Sherlock had left the club by mutual consent. In four games he averaged just 8.84 minutes and 2.5 points per game. [8]

He made his debut for hometown club Derby Trailblazers [2] in EBL Division One on 10 November 2007 against West Anglia Fury, coming back from a slight ankle sprain to post 12 points. [9] After just four games Sherlock underwent surgery on his right knee and ankle to cure long-term problems.

Current team

Sherlock signed on to the Leicester Riders for the 2010–11 season, and currently plays forward as No. 7. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "#7 Tom Sherlock – Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders" . Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Sherlock clued up to help out his home team. – Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England)" . Retrieved 18 January 2011.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "BBC Sport – Basketball – Leicester Riders sign Tom Sherlock and Tony Windless". BBC News. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Wayne State College – Season Statistics". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Wayne State College – Season Statistics". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "WSC Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle Eagles – Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle Eagles – Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Trailblazers in double boost – Derby Evening Telegraph" . Retrieved 18 January 2011.[ dead link ]
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