Wichita State Athletics

2019-20 (Freshman):
Scoring point guard appeared in 30 games with 12 starts and averaged 8.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 25.2 minutes-per-contest… Totaled 25 steals and fashioned a 1.55 assist-to-turnover ratio… Connected on 74.4 percent of his free throws (67-of-90) and hit 24 threes on 30.4 accuracy… American Athletic Conference freshman of the week (Dec. 30)… Scored in double-figures 10 times and led the team in assists on 12 occasions… Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA during the 2019-20 school year)… Transferred to Nevada in the spring of 2020.
 
Notable Performances:

• Scored 14 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting to help the Shockers rally from a 24-point deficit in the last 14 minutes at SMU (Mar. 2).
• Returned to the starting lineup on Feb. 13 and tallied six assists with one turnover in a Shocker victory.
• Played a season-high 34 minutes off the bench and contributed 10 points and five rebounds in a 20-point win over Ole Mis (Jan. 4).
• Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and logged a double-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and three steals against Abilene Christian (Dec. 29) to earn AAC Freshman of the Week status.
• Shared the team lead with 14 points in the Dec. 21 win over (rv/25) VCU.
• Tallied 12 of his 14 points in the second half to key a win over Oklahoma at INTRUST Bank Arena (Dec.14). With WSU trailing by eight near the 11:00-mark, he keyed a 12-0 run with two assists and two baskets.
• Scored 14 of his team-high15 points before halftime and finished with five assists in the Dec. 5 home win over Central Arkansas.
• Sank eight-straight foul shots in the last five minutes to help WSU fend off Texas Southern (Nov. 9), finishing with 13 points on 11-of-14 free throw shooting.
• Just the fourth true freshman to start a season-opener in Gregg Marshall’s 13 seasons. Played 31 minutes and finished with 12 points, six assists and just one turnover in a win over Omaha (Nov. 5).

High School:
Unanimous four star guard… Ranked No. 118 in the Class of 2019 per Rivals and No. 31 among shooting guards… Grew up in Wichita but moved with his family to Texas as a sixth-grader…Returned to Wichita for his senior year at national powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan… Originally signed with UCLA but was released in January following a coaching change… Chose Wichita State over finalists Wake Forest and Minnesota… announced his commitment via Twitter on Apr. 16, 2019 with the message: “Glad to be back where it all started. I’m coming home”... Averaged a team-high 15.6 points and helped the Buffalos (22-6) to their first-ever GEICO Nationals appearance…. Scored a team-high 13 points in a quarterfinal loss to eventual national champion IMG Academy… Prior to Sunrise, attended North Crowley High in Fort Worth, Texas … Averaged 24.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 2017-18 while leading North Crowley to a 31-6 record and a spot in the 6A Region 1 Tournament semifinals… Scored 27 points in a season-ending loss to Allen High School… Class 6A All-State… Second team ALL-USA Texas Boys Basketball Team, per USA Today… Dallas News SportsDayHS First Team All-Area pick… District co-MVP and Offensive Player of the Year… First team all-district and all-region… Broke the program’s single-game (9) and single-season (132) three-point records… District 4-6A All-Academic  Team selection.
 
Personal:
Born Oct. 29, 1999 in Wichita… Son of Antoine and Kimberly Sherfield…. Has two older siblings… Majoring in Sport Management.