Grant Payne Sherfield (born October 29, 1999) is an American professional

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player for the Changsha Wantian Yongsheng of the National Basketball League. He played

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for the

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and

Nevada Wolf Pack The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno. They are part of NCAA's Division I's Mountain West Conference. It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada. H ...

High school career

Sherfield attended North Crowley High School in

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. 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. For his senior season, Sherfield transferred to Sunrise Christian Academy in

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. He averaged a team-high 15.6 points and led the program to its first

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Nationals appearance. He originally committed to playing college basketball for

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but reopened his recruitment after head coach

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was fired. Sherfield later committed to

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over offers from

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and Wake Forest, among others.

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. As a freshman, he averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 35 percent from the field. Sherfield transferred to

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and was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. 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-

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as well as Mountain West Newcomer of the Year. On November 23, 2021, he scored a career-high 31 points and had six assists in an 88–69 win over

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. 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. On April 7, 2022, he declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. On April 15, he entered the

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. On May 24, 2022, Sherfield announced he was withdrawing from NBA draft and transferring to Oklahoma for his senior season.

Professional career

Metropolitans 92 (2023)

On August 16, 2023, he signed with

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of the French

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2023–2024)

On summer 2023, he signed with

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of the

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Rasta Vechta (2024)

On July 1, 2024, the current basketball champion league participant announced the signing from Grant Sheffield to

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of the

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Yalovaspor Basketbol (2024–2025)

On October 11, 2024, he signed with Yalovaspor Basketbol of the

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(BSL).

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Nevada Wolf Pack bioWichita State Shockers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherfield, Grant 1999 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in China American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wichita, Kansas Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Metropolitans 92 players Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players Point guards SC Rasta Vechta players Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players Yalovaspor BK players Hunan Changsha Yongsheng players