Edmund Sherod

Ed Sherrod
Personal information
Born	September 13, 1959 (age 65); Richmond, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	John Marshall; (Richmond, Virginia)
College	VCU (1978–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 4th round, 72nd overall pick
	Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1981–1983
Position	Point guard
Number	13
Coaching career	1989–1990
Career history
As player:
1981–1982	Lancaster Lightning
1982–1983	New York Knicks
As coach:
1989–1990	VCU (women)
Career highlights and awards
	Sun Belt Conference tournament MVP (1980);
Career statistics
Points	395 (6.2 ppg)
Assists	311 (4.9 apg)
Rebounds	149 (2.3 rpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Edmund "Ed" Sherod (born September 13, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'2" guard born in Richmond, Virginia, Sherod played scholastically at John Marshall High School. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University from 1977 to 1981. There, he tallied a then-school record 582 assists and participated in two NCAA men's basketball tournaments.^{[citation needed]} He led the Sun Belt Conference in assists as a junior and senior.^[1]

Sherod was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the fourth round of the 1981 NBA draft but cut in the preseason. He played the remainder of the regular season in the Continental Basketball Association with the Lancaster Lightning.^[1] He made NBA history by becoming the first-ever player to make his debut in the postseason, in Game 1 with New Jersey against Washington in the 1981 Eastern Conference First Round. Sherod then played one season (1982–83) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, averaging 6.2 points per game and 4.9 assists per game.

From 1989 to 1990, he served as head coach for VCU's women's basketball team.

Sherod's son played college basketball for Old Dominion and his grandson played at Richmond.^[2]

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