Grant Sherfield

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Grant Sherfield
No. 25–Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Position Point guard
League Ligat HaAl
Personal information
Born (1999-10-29) October 29, 1999 (age 24)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023 Metropolitans 92
2023–present Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Mountain West (2021)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2022)
  • Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2021)

Grant Sherfield (born October 29, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, Wichita State Shockers and Nevada Wolf Pack.

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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] 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]

Professional career

Metropolitans 92 (2023)

On August 16, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. [14]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2023–present)

On summer 2023, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

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 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Wichita State 301225.1.353.304.7443.02.9.8.18.1
2020–21 Nevada 262634.7.433.367.8553.76.11.6.018.6
2021–22 Nevada 282835.7.435.333.8714.26.4.6.019.1
2022–23 Oklahoma 323233.7.403.394.8632.53.3.7.015.9
Career1169832.2.413.360.8403.34.6.9.015.2

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References

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  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.
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  10. ↑ "Mountain West Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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