Grant Sherfield

Grant Sherfield (born October 29, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, Wichita State Shockers and Nevada Wolf Pack.

Grant Sherfield
No. 25 – Rasta Vechta
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
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 draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Metropolitans 92
2023–2024Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2024-presentRasta Vechta
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Mountain West (2021)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2022)
  • Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2021)

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 (2023–2024)

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

Rasta Vechta (2024 - present)

On July 1st, the current basketball champion league participant announced the signing from Grant Sheffield to Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.

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
2019–20Wichita State301225.1.353.304.7443.02.9.8.18.1
2020–21Nevada262634.7.433.367.8553.76.11.6.018.6
2021–22Nevada282835.7.435.333.8714.26.4.6.019.1
2022–23Oklahoma323233.7.403.394.8632.53.3.7.015.9
Career1169832.2.413.360.8403.34.6.9.015.2

References