2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Nick Sherod
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- St. Christopher's
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Finished career 21st on Richmond's career scoring list with 1,415 points
• Finished career with third-most three-pointers in Richmond history (243)
• 2-time A-10 Player of the Week
GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22)
• Appeared in all 37 games with two starts
• Scored 6.0 points per game, fifth on the team
• Made 56 three-pointers, third most on team and 19th most in the Atlantic 10
• Totaled 212 points when coming off the bench, the most by a Richmond player since ShawnDre' Jones in 2014-15 (306)
• Lowest turnover percentage (4.0) of any player in A-10 who played at least 50 minutes
GAME-BY-GAME
2/12 vs La Salle - Shot 4-8 from three-point range, accounting for more than half of UR’s three-pointers (7) ... 1/14 vs Davidson - Scored 20 points, his most since scoring 23 vs VCU on Feb. 15, 2020 ... 14th career 20-point game ... Most points by UR bench player since Feb. 27, 2019 (Julius Johnson - 21 at George Mason) ...1/5 vs UMass - Scored all 12 of his points in the 1st half ... 12/22 vs Bucknell - Missed first 6 three-point attempts, made his next five ... Made five three-pointers over five-minute stretch in 2nd half to seal win ...12/11/21 vs Toledo - Came off the bench to record 14 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes ... made four three-pointers, tying Darien Brothers for the eighth-most career three-pointers in program history with 205 ... 11/25/21 vs Maryland - Led Richmond with 11 points in the first half, coming off the bench to shoot 3-3 from three-point range ... 11/16/21 vs Georgia St - Came off the bench for the 1st time since Jan. 25, 2017 ... Scored 16 points in 15:48, becoming first Spider to score 16 or more points in no more than 16 minutes since Dec. 30, 2011 (Kendall Anthony vs UNCG) ... Most points by any bench player for UR since 12/29/19 (Jake Wojcik - 17 at Alabama)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020-21)
• Missed the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee at practice on October 15 ... Also tore his MCL and meniscus ... Had surgery on November 2
• Announced he would return to Richmond on April 6, taking advantage of the NCAA’s decision to grant winter sports student-athletes an additional year of eligibility due to COVID-19.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019-20) HIGHLIGHTS
• Returned from torn ACL to start all 31 games and play 29.5 minutes per game (third on team)
• Averaged 12.7 points (tied for third on team) and 5.4 rebounds per game (second on team)
• Made 43.8 percent of his three-pointers, first in the Atlantic 10 and tied for 10th in Division I
• 43.8 three-point field goal percentage was fourth-highest in a season in school history (minimum 100 attempts)
• Made 78 three-pointers, third in the Atlantic 10 and tied for the sixth most in a season in school history
• Finished the season with 187 career three-pointers, ninth in school history
• Finished the season with a career three-point percentage of 39.4, eighth in school history (minimum 100 attempts)
• Committed 1.2 turnovers per 40 minutes, fifth-fewest of any A-10 player (minimum 500 minutes played)
GAME-BY-GAME
3/6 at Duquesne - Recorded his 3rd career double-double, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds ... 3/3 vs Davidson - Scored 17 of his 19 points in game’s final 10 minutes ... Made five three-pointers in the 2nd half, including three in a two-minute span down the stretch ... 2/29 vs UMass - Scored 16 points in just 20 minutes on 6-6 shooting from the field ... 2/27 at George Washington - Scored 15 points, second on the team ... 3-6 from three-point range ... 2/15 vs VCU - Scored a game-high 23 points ... Made his first 4 three-pointers, including 3 in the game’s first 4 minutes ... 2/1 vs George Washington - Scored 15 points, second most on the team ... Tied a career high with 4 steals ... 1/25 vs #7 Dayton - Finished 1 rebound shy of a double-double, totaling 21 points and a team-high 9 rebounds ... 1/18 at George Mason - Made all 3 of his three-pointers in a 2-minute span in the first half to help UR turn a 10-point deficit into a 9-point lead ... 1/14 at Davidson - Led Richmond with 18 points and 6 rebounds ... 1/11 vs Saint Louis - Scored his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer from the right wing with 2:36 to play ... Became the fourth active Spider with 1,000 career points, making UR the only D-I school with four active 1,000-point scorers ... Led Richmond with 17 points ... 1/5 at Rhode Island - Scored 13 points, tied for 2nd most on the team, to break a streak of 5 straight games scoring in single digits, the longest streak of his career ... Added 8 rebounds ... Scored 10 of his 13 points in the 2nd half ... 12/8 vs South Alabama - Registered a team highs in points (17) and rebounds (9), coming within one rebound of a double-double for a second straight game ... 12/3 at Hampton - Led Richmond with 9 rebounds and added 16 points ... 11/17 vs CSUN - Scored a game-high 25 points ... Made a career-high 7 three-pointers, one shy of the school record ... Played 22 minutes, fewest of any Spider to score at least 25 points in the last 10 years ... 11/14 vs Vanderbilt - Hit 3-pointer from top of key with 1:14 in OT to give Richmond a 1-point lead ... Scored 5 points in game’s final 75 seconds in UR’s 1-point win ... 11/11 - Named A-10 Co-Player of the Week, sharing the award with Dayton’s Obi Toppin ... 11/8 vs Saint Francis - Scored a team-high 27 points, tied for team-high with 8 rebounds ... Hit career-high 6 three-pointers on a career-high 12 three-point attempts ... Scored 7 points in final 3 minutes of regulation as UR erased a 12-point deficit
JUNIOR (2018-19)
• Missed final 27 games of season after tearing left ACL in first half vs Hampton on November 25
• Injury snapped a streak of 54 straight starts and 73 games played
• Averaged 12.7 points (fourth on team) and 5.2 rebounds (second on team) in six games
GAME-BY-GAME
11/25 vs Hampton - Tore left ACL on a drive to the paint with 4:39 remaining in the first half, ending his season ... Was Spiders active career leader in starts (56), minutes (1,955), points (797), and rebounds (273) at time of his injury ... 11/21 vs Wyoming - Registered a career-high seven assists with nine points and nine rebounds ... Missed potential game-winner at buzzer from 35 feet ... 11/16 vs IUPUI - Scored 22 points for the second straight game ... Second time in his career he's had consecutive 20-point games (Feb. 10-13, 2018 at SBU, URI) ... 11/14 vs St. Francis Brooklyn - Scored a game-high 22 points while making nine of his 11 shots from the field ... Made all three of his three-point shots ... Recorded a career-high 4 steals
• Averaged 14.3 points (second on team) and 5.0 rebounds (third on team) while starting all 32 games
• Increased scoring average every month, from 9.7 points in November to 12.0 in December to 13.1 in January to 19.2 in February/March
• Led team with 17.6 points per game in A-10 play (12th in conference)
• 1 of two players to score 17 points per game and shoot 52 percent from the field in A-10 play (Justin Tillman, VCU)
• Made team-high 39.1 percent of his three-point attempts
• Named A-10 Player of the Week on January 29 (first Spiders freshman or sophomore to win award since Kevin Anderson in 2009)
GAME-BY-GAME
3/3 at George Mason - Scored game-high 25 points ... Added a career-high five assists, tied for most on the team ... 2/28 vs UMass - Scored 14 of his 19 points after halftime as Spiders ran away from Minutemen ... Finished February averaging 20.5 points in eight games, the eighth highest scoring average in the A-10 during the month ... 2/24 vs Saint Joseph's - Led the Spiders with 20 points, his sixth 20-point game of the season ... Came off screen and fired 25-foot three-point attempt in final seconds that would have given Spiders the win (ball went off back of the rim) ... 2/17 vs Saint Louis - Scored all of his 19 game-high points in the second half ... Fifth time in seven games that he's been the game's leading scorer (both teams) ... 2/13 at Rhode Island - Scored 14 of his game-high 21 points after halftime ... Became first Spider to scored 25 points and shoot 75% from the field vs a ranked opponent since Justin Harper vs #17 Xavier on March 7, 2009 ... 2/10 at St. Bonaventure - Scored a game-high 26 points and a grabbed a team-high nine rebounds ... 2/7 vs VCU - Scored 10 of his team-high 18 points in the game's final seven minutes as the Spiders overcame a 10-point deficit ... 2/3 vs George Mason - Finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and three steals, the first A-10 player to reach those totals in a game since 2005 (Bryant Dunston, Fordham) ... Became the sixth different Spider with a 30-10 game in the last 20 years ... Most points by a first or second-year Spiders since Dan Geriot on Feb. 27, 2008 (35 at St. Bonaventure) ... Scored 19 of his 32 points after halftime when Richmond closed a 15-point deficit to two ... After the game, Coach Mooney said of Sherod "maybe the last 3 games have been the best 3 games of his career" ... 1/29 - Named A-10 Co-Player of the Week along with VCU's Justin Tillman after averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds in a pair of Spiders road wins ... Became first Spiders freshman or sophomore to win award since Kevin Anderson in final week of 2009 season ... 1/28 at Davidson - Registered first career double-double, finishing with 10 points and 14 rebounds ... Had six more rebounds than any other player in the game and more than half of the Spiders total rebounds (27) ... 1/24 at Duquesne - Scored a game and career-high 28 points ... Scored 15 points in game's final 12 minutes after Dukes had rallied from 16-point deficit to take the lead ... Score game-winning basket on turnaround jumper in post with 32 seconds left in OT ... 28 points were most for a Spider in a road win since ShawnDre' Jones on January 28, 2016 at GW ... 1/20 vs La Salle - Scored 18 points, tied for the most on the team ... Made his fourth three-pointer of the game with 1:11 remaining to break a 74-74 tie and give the Spiders a lead they would never relinquish ... 12/30 at Davidson - Scored team and then career-high 22 points and added nine rebounds ... Perfect after halftime, making all four of his shots from the field (including a pair of three-pointers) and all three of his free throws while totaling 13 points after intermission ... 12/23 at Boston College - Fourth three-pointer of game gave Spiders 64-63 lead with 1:11 left in regulation ... 11/29 vs Vermont - Led Spiders with 14 points, the first time in his career he led the team in scoring
• Averaged 7.6 points (fifth on team) and 2.4 rebounds (fifth on team) per game
• Made 22 of 26 free throws ... lead team in FT pct (.846) and ranked sixth in A-10 among players with at least 25 FTA
• Appeared in 35 games with 18 starts ... made first career start in season-opener vs VMI
HIGH SCHOOL
• All-Metro Player of the Year in 2015-16
• All-Metro First Team (14-15, 15-16)
• VISAA All-State First Team (14-15, 15-16)
• 2,815 career points on varsity (most in Virginia High School history at time of graduation)
• Led St. Christopher's to school-record 24 wins and regular season title in 15-16
• Averaged 25.6 points per game to lead the region in 15-16
• Also tallied 10.6 rpg, 3.1 apg and 2.4 spg in 15-16
• Led AAU team (Team Loaded) to 2015 adidas Uprising Summer Championship in Las Vegas
PERSONAL
• Father, E.J., played basketball at Old Dominion and grandfather, Edmund, had a Hall of Fame basketball career at VCU before playing with the New York Knicks
• Interested in pursuing journalism and sports broadcasting
• Born on Oct. 16, 1997
• Last name is pronounced "sure-ROD"
