Rodriquez Sherman

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Ben Davis H.S.

Rod Off The Court

Nickname:
PacMan

Favorite Food:
Spaghetti

Favorite music artist:
Trey Songz

Favorite spot at Kent State:
The Hub

Favorite Former KSU player:
DeAndre Haynes

Favorite activity away fromthe court:
Playing X-Box 360 and freestyle rapping

Favorite pro sports team:
L.A. Lakers

Favorite Class:
Sport in Global Perspective

Funniest player on theteam:
Randal Holt and Justin Greene

I am the best on the team at:
Singing

I wear jesrey #32 because:
A reverse #23 of Michael Jordan

Talent outside ofbasketball:
Gospel singing and rapping

Superstitions: I have to take a shower beforeevery game

I chose Kent Statebecause:
The winning tradition

Basketball inspiration when Iwas younger:
M.J.

The best thing about CoachFord:
He's a players coach

In 10 years I plan tobe:
Playing professionally

If I were president of theU.S. I would:
Find a way to lower gas prices

Favorite part about the Italytrip: Team and building chemistry. Lake Como was alsogreat

YouTube.com highlight of Sherman's game-winning dunk vs WesternMichigan (Jan. 30, 2010)

• Capped off his career with a thrid straight outright MACChampionship in 2011
• Was the first MAC player in since 1951 (60 years) to playfor three outright MAC Regular Season Championship teams

• Played in more games (137) than any player in Kent Statehistory

• Helped lead the Golden Flashes to a 97-40 (.712) recordin his career including a 50-14 (.781) record in the MAC

• His 97 wins are the fourth most in school history
• Also ended his career ranked 15th in scoring (1,183points), sixth in steals (165) and fourth in career starts(110)

2010-11 Senior Season
• Second Team All-MAC
• Averaged a career best 12.6 points
• Was the only player in the MAC ranked in the top 15 inscoring, assists, steals, field goal percentage, free throwpercentage and three-point field goal percentage
• Became the 27th player in school history to score 1,000career points when he reached the milestone on Feb. 12 at NorthernIllinois
• Named the MAC East Player of the Week the final week of theseason

2009-10 Junior Season
• Played in all 34 games making 33 starts

• Averaged a career best 10.6 points and 4.0 rebounds pergame Ranked 20th in the MAC in scoring

• Also handed out 102 assists averaging 3.0 pergame

• Tied for the team lead with 53 steals while his 1.6 spgranked eighth in the league

• Gave Kent State a +169 advantage (5.0 ppg) in pointsscored over the opposition when he was on the court

• The number included a KSU single game high for theseason, +40 in an 89-54 win over Buffalo (Jan. 20) that began aneight game winning streak

• Named MVP of the Hispanic College FundClassic to start the year after averaging 14.7points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in three games

• Also named MAC East Player of the Week (Nov. 16) for theperformance

• Had a streak of four consecutive games in which he hadat least 15 points, four assists and four rebounds in four straightgames (Nov. 14 – Nov. 22)

• Dating back to the 1994-95 season no KSU player hasaccomplished 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 careerbest five steals

• Made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 with the No. 5Player of the Day when his game-winning and-one dunk and free throwwith two seconds remaining gave the Golden Flashes a 74-73 win overWestern Michigan (Jan. 30)

• Scored a go-ahead lay-up with 19 seconds left in the75-74 NIT win over Tulsa (Mar. 17) that gave Kent State its firstpostseason win since 2002

• Finished with 15 points in the win.

Summer 2009 In Italy
• Was second on the team averaging 15.5 points agame

• Shot 54.8 percent from the field

• Only player to score in double figures in all fourgames, 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 kneesurgery.

2007-08 Sophomore Season
• Played in all 35 games making 13 starts

• Was KSU’s primary sixth man, averaging 19.5minutes

• 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 doublefigures, scoring 10 points in the 49-47 MAC Tournament semifinalwin vs Miami (Mar. 14)

• Scored eight points and had four rebounds in the 61-58regular season finale win at Akron (Mar. 9) that gave KSU the MACtitle outright

• Shot 4-4 from downtown as KSU hit 15 three-pointers– the second most in school history – in an 82-67 winvs Northern Illinois (Feb. 9)

• Ended the NIU games with a career high 16 points andfour rebounds whil also hitting 4-4 from the foul line

• Made a steal with 21 seconds left in overtime vs BallState (Feb. 6) to set up the game winning possession forKSU

• Scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half andmatched a season high five rebounds as KSU erased a 10-pointdeficit 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 fourpoints 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 pointsvs George Mason (Dec. 8)

• Scored 14 points and had two steals at UNC Greensboro(Dec. 1)

• Had four points, four steals, four assists and threerebounds vs Illinois State (Nov. 24)

• Had eight points vs Longwood (Nov. 20 )

• Made a then career best three, three-pointers scoring 13points while handing out a career high five assists and zeroturnovers vs Coppin State (Nov. 18).

2006-07 Freshman Season:
• MAC All-FreshmanTeam

• Appeared in all 32 games making 28 starts, second moston the team

• Averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds

• Was a MAC All-Freshman Team selection along with fellowteammate Chris Singletary

• Nicknamed “The Rock” by head coach JimChristian due to his lock down defensive skills, he often guardedthe 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 14points, all in the second half vs. Bowling Green (Mar. 1)

• Poured in a career high 15 points in the season openeragainst South Dakota State (Nov. 10) connecting on 6-of-8 fieldgoal attempts, 1-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 from the FTline while also grabbing five rebounds

• In his first taste of MAC Tournament play, he scored 10points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in 32 minutes of play,a career high

• Pulled down a personal best seven rebounds three timeswith the last vs. Akron (Mar. 4)

• Had at least two steals in nine games during theseason

• Elevated his play over the last eight games, averaging8.0 points on 25-of-48 shooting, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists pergame.

Prior to Kent State
• Was ranked the second-best point guard and ninth bestplayer in the state of Indiana by hoosierhoops.com

• Three-year letterman

• Scored 12.2 points and grabbed five rebounds a game as asenior at Ben Davis

• Named to All-Metro Second Team, All-Marion County ThirdTeam and was a City/Count All-Star

• Also selected to Hoosier Basketball Magazine PreseasonSecond Team

• Nominated for Marion County Academic All-Stars

• Averaged 13 points, five rebounds and four assists pergame as a junior before suffering season-ending kneeinjury

• Played on the Indiana Elite AAU team prior to his junioryear.

Personal:
• Born July 14, 1987

• Is the son of Tatia Webber

• Is a sports management major.

CareerStats

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2006-07	32-28	654	20.4	69	155	.445	18	57	.316	27	47	.574	29	60	89	2.8	58	0	26	36	4	27	183	5.7
2007-08	35-13	682	19.5	66	181	.365	19	64	.297	34	50	.680	28	55	83	2.4	64	0	45	30	3	29	185	5.3
2008-09
2009-10	34-33	1009	29.7	131	326	.402	17	69	.246	83	129	.643	29	108	137	4.0	84	1	102	92	6	53	362	10.6
2010-11	36-36	1099	30.5	158	347	.455	46	124	.371	91	121	.752	52	85	137	3.8	83	1	103	88	4	56	453	12.6
TOTAL	137-110	3444	25.1	424	1009	.420	100	314	.318	235	347	.677	138	308	446	3.3	289	2	276	246	17	165	1183	8.6