# Ed Sherod > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Sherod > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Sherod.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sherod > Source revision: 1332982901 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American basketball player and coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ed Sherrod | position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 170 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|9|13}} | birth_place = [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = [John Marshall](/source/John_Marshall_High_School_(Richmond%2C_Virginia))
(Richmond, Virginia) | college = [VCU](/source/VCU_Rams_men's_basketball) (1978–1981) | draft_year = 1981 | draft_round = 4 | draft_pick = 72 | draft_team = [New Jersey Nets](/source/New_Jersey_Nets) | career_start = 1981 | career_end = 1984 | career_number = 13 | career_position= [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) | coach_start = 1989 | coach_end = 1990 | years1 = 1981–1982 | team1 = [Lancaster Lightning](/source/Lancaster_Lightning) | years2 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}} | team2 = [New York Knicks](/source/New_York_Knicks) | years3 = 1983–1984 | team3 = [Wisconsin Flyers](/source/Wisconsin_Flyers) | cyears1 = 1989–1990 | cteam1 = [VCU](/source/VCU_Rams_women's_basketball) (women) | highlights = * [CBA champion](/source/CBA_champion) (1982) * [CBA](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) Playoff/Finals MVP (1982) * [Sun Belt Conference tournament](/source/Sun_Belt_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament) MVP ([1980](/source/1980_Sun_Belt_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament)) | stat1label = [Points](/source/Point_(basketball)) | stat1value = 395 (6.2 ppg) | stat2label = [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball)) | stat2value = 311 (4.9 apg) | stat3label = [Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball)) | stat3value = 149 (2.3 rpg) }} '''Edmund Sherod''' (born September 13, 1959) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player. A 6'2" [point guard](/source/point_guard) born in [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), Sherod played scholastically at [John Marshall High School](/source/John_Marshall_High_School_(Richmond%2C_Virginia)). He attended [Virginia Commonwealth University](/source/Virginia_Commonwealth_University) (VCU) from 1977 to 1981. There, he tallied a then-school record 582 [assists](/source/assist_(basketball)) and participated in two [NCAA men's basketball tournament](/source/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Championship)s.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} He led the [Sun Belt Conference](/source/Sun_Belt_Conference) in [assists](/source/assist_(basketball)) as a junior and senior.{{cite news |last1=Goldaper |first1=Sam |title=Sherod at Ease Relaying Knicks' Plays |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/10/sports/sherod-at-ease-relaying-knicks-plays.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=10 January 1983}} Sherod was selected by the [New Jersey Nets](/source/New_Jersey_Nets) in the fourth round of the [1981 NBA draft](/source/1981_NBA_draft) but cut in the preseason. He played the remainder of the regular season in the [Continental Basketball Association](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) with the [Lancaster Lightning](/source/Lancaster_Lightning). He won a [CBA championship](/source/CBA_champion) with the Lightning in 1982.{{cite web |title=1981-82 Lancaster Lightning Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBALAL/y-1981 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=March 9, 2025}} He was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals Most Valuable Player.{{cite web |title=Edmund Sherod minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-sheroedm001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 20, 2025}} Sherod 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](/source/1982-83_NBA_season)) in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) as a member of the [New York Knicks](/source/New_York_Knicks), averaging 6.2 [points per game](/source/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](/source/college_basketball) for [Old Dominion](/source/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_men's_basketball) and his grandson played at [Richmond](/source/Richmond_Spiders_men's_basketball).{{cite web |title=Nick Sherod - Men's Basketball |url=https://richmondspiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nick-sherod/4815 |publisher=[University of Richmond Athletics](/source/Richmond_Spiders) |access-date=13 June 2024 |language=en}} ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===NBA=== Source{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sheroed01.html|title=Ed Sherod NBA stats|website=[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=15 January 2026}} ====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1982}} | style="text-align:left;"|[New York](/source/1982-83_New_York_Knicks_season) | 64 || 37 || 25.4 || .406 || .077 || .650 || 2.3 || 4.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 6.2 |} ====Playoffs==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|[1982](/source/1982_NBA_playoffs) | style="text-align:left;"|[New Jersey](/source/1981-82_New_Jersey_Nets_season) | 2 || '''4.0''' || .000 || – || – || '''.5''' || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[1983](/source/1983_NBA_playoffs) | style="text-align:left;"|[New York](/source/1982-83_New_York_Knicks_season) | '''4''' || 3.8 || '''.250''' || – || – || .3 || '''.8''' || '''.8''' || .0 || '''.5''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 6 || 3.9 || .200 || – || – || .3 || .7 || .7 || .0 || .3 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sheroed01.html NBA career statistics] *[http://vcurams.vcu.edu/mbb/team/sherod.htm VCU Rams All-Time Team profile] {{VCU Rams women's basketball coach navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherod, Edmund}} Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball coaches from Virginia Category:Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia Category:Lancaster Lightning players Category:New Jersey Nets draft picks Category:New York Knicks players Category:Point guards Category:VCU Rams men's basketball players Category:VCU Rams women's basketball coaches {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ed Sherod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sherod) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sherod?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.