Rodriquez Sherman

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Ben Davis

Returns to the line-up after taking a red-shirt in 2008-09 to rehab from offseason knee surgery ... Quick off the dribble, he can get to the rim to create scoring opportunities for himself and others ... Known for his defensive toughness ... Expected to take over the point guard duties this season.

2009-10 Season
Played in all 34 games making 33 starts … Averaged a career best 10.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game Ranked 20th in the MAC in scoring … Also handed out 102 assists averaging 3.0 per game … Tied for the team lead with 53 steals while his 1.6 spg ranked eighth in the league … Gave Kent State a +169 advantage (5.0 ppg) in points scored over the opposition when he was on the court … The number included a KSU single game high for the season, +40 in an 89-54 win over Buffalo (Jan. 20) that began an eight game winning streak … Named MVP of the Hispanic College Fund Classic to start the year after averaging 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in three games … Also named MAC East Player of the Week (Nov. 16) for the performance … Had a streak of four consecutive games in which he had at least 15 points, four assists and four rebounds in four straight games (Nov. 14 – Nov. 22) … Dating back to the 1994-95 season no KSU player has accomplished the feat … Posted 20 double-digit scoring games … Had his first career double-double at Morehead State (Nov. 29) with 14 points and 10 rebounds while also adding a career best five steals … Made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 with the No. 5 Player of the Day when his game-winning and-one dunk and free throw with two seconds remaining gave the Golden Flashes a 74-73 win over Western Michigan (Jan. 30) … Scored a go-ahead lay-up with 19 seconds left in the 75-74 NIT win over Tulsa (Mar. 17) that gave Kent State its first postseason win since 2002 … Finished with 15 points in the win

Summer 2009 In Italy
Was second on the team averaging 15.5 points a game ... Shot 54.8 percent from the field ... Only player to score in double figures in all four games, he dished out 5.0 assists per contest ... Also recorded a team-best 13 steals.

2008-09 Season
Red-shirted while recovering from off-season knee surgery.

2007-08 Sophomore Season:
Played in all 35 games making 13 starts ... Was KSU’s primary sixth man, averaging 19.5 minutes ... Averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per games ... Record a 1.5:1 assist:turnover ratio ... As a starter KSU had a 12-1 record ... Was one of two (Al Fisher) KSU players to reach double figures, scoring 10 points in the 49-47 MAC Tournament semifinal win vs Miami (Mar. 14) ... Scored eight points and had four rebounds in the 61-58 regular season finale win at Akron (Mar. 9) that gave KSU the MAC title outright ... Shot 4-4 from downtown as KSU hit 15 three-pointers – the second most in school history – in an 82-67 win vs Northern Illinois (Feb. 9) ... Ended the NIU games with a career high 16 points and four rebounds whil also hitting 4-4 from the foul line ... Made a steal with 21 seconds left in overtime vs Ball State (Feb. 6) to set up the game winning possession for KSU ... Scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and matched a season high five rebounds as KSU erased a 10-point deficit with 13 minutes to play in a 67-58 win vs Western Michigan (Jan. 27) ... Had seven points and three rebounds vs Akron (Jan. 23) ... Equaled a career best with four steals while adding four points at Ohio (Jan. 19) ... Had 11 points – all in the second half - four rebounds and three assists vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 9) ... Had five rebounds and three assists vs Buffalo (Jan. 6) ... Had four assists and four points vs Cleveland State (Dec. 29) ... Shot 2-2 from three adding two assists and eight points vs George Mason (Dec. 8) ... Scored 14 points and had two steals at UNC Greensboro (Dec. 1) ... Had four points, four steals, four assists and three rebounds vs Illinois State (Nov. 24) ... Had eight points vs Longwood (Nov. 20 ) ... Made a then career best three, three-pointers scoring 13 points while handing out a career high five assists and zero turnovers vs Coppin State (Nov. 18).

2006-07 Freshman Season:
MAC All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in all 32 games making 28 starts, second most on the team ... Averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds ... Was a MAC All-Freshman Team selection along with fellow teammate Chris Singletary ... Nicknamed “The Rock” by head coach Jim Christian due to his lock down defensive skills, he often guarded the opposing teams best offensive talent ... Ranked fifth on the team in three-point percentage at .316 hitting on 18-of-57 attempts ... Recorded six double-digit scoring games including 14 points, all in the second half vs. Bowling Green (Mar. 1) ... Poured in a career high 15 points in the season opener against South Dakota State (Nov. 10) connecting on 6-of-8 field goal attempts, 1-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 from the FT line while also grabbing five rebounds ... In his first taste of MAC Tournament play, he scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in 32 minutes of play, a career high ... Pulled down a personal best seven rebounds three times with the last vs. Akron (Mar. 4) ... Had at least two steals in nine games during the season ... Elevated his play over the last eight games, averaging 8.0 points on 25-of-48 shooting, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

Prior to Kent State:
Was ranked the second-best point guard and ninth best player in the state of Indiana by hoosierhoops.com ... Three-year letterman ... Scored 12.2 points and grabbed five rebounds a game as a senior at Ben Davis ... Named to All-Metro Second Team, All-Marion County Third Team and was a City/Count All-Star ... Also selected to Hoosier Basketball Magazine Preseason Second Team ... Nominated for Marion County Academic All-Stars ... Averaged 13 points, five rebounds and four assists per game as a junior before suffering season-ending knee injury ... Played on the Indiana Elite AAU team prior to his junior year.

Personal:
Born July 14, 1987 ... Is the son of Tatia Webber ... Is a sports management major.