Junior walk on has played in 22 games in two seasons ... had a solid summer playing in the Pittsburgh Pro Am Summer League.
As a Sophomore (2007-08)
Played in six games ... scored four points and had a pair of rebounds in seven minutes against George Washington on Jan. 26 ... played eight minutes in the season opener against Howard ... averaged 9.3 ppg. during Duquesne's four-game preseason Canadian tour.
As a Freshman (2006-07)
Saw action in 16 games with six starts ... played in each of the last 14 games ... made his first career start on Jan. 21 at UMass after having played a total of two minutes in the 15 previous games ... scored his first four career points in 17 minutes vs. Dayton and added three rebounds in 16 minutes versus Temple ... followed a seven point outing at St. Bonaventure (including his first career 3-pointer) by hitting 5-of-6 3-point attempts in scoring a career-high 15 at La Salle ... entered the La Salle game with a total of 15 points in his first seven games played ... had five boards in 17 minutes at St. Bonaventure ... added eight points and a career-high five assists with no turnovers in a career-high 19 minutes at Fordham and followed that with 13 points in 15 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting vs. Charlotte ... scored 56 of his 64 points in Duquesne's last 10 games (5.6 ppg.) ... combined with fellow walk on Jason Duty for a key play in the win over Dayton ... with the Dukes down one with a minute left, Sherwood deflected a UD inbounds pass that was scooped up by Duty who was fouled and converted a pair of free throws to give DU its first lead since the 15 minute mark ... shot better from the 3-point arc (11-of-19, .579) than he did from the foul line (11-of-20, .550).
Prep School
Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass. (head coach Kurt Kuhlbeck) ... averaged 22.0 points 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for 12-11 Cushing Academy ... scored a career-high 30 points against Kimball Union Academy ... had 22 points, four rebounds and nine assists versus Williston-Northampton ... scored 28 of his team's 61 against Brewster Academy ... scored 26 of 58 points in a 63-58 loss to Nobles and Greenough School ... was named best offensive player on the team in 2005-06.
High School
Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass. (head coach Robin Dixon) ... helped Thayer to a league championship ... was named all-league as a junior and senior ... averaged 17 points per game as a senior and 15 points per game for his career ... was named "most improved" player as a junior and co-MVP as a senior.
Personal
Born in Boston ... is the second-youngest of four boys ... considered Savannah State, Claflin University and Emmanuel College in addition to Duquesne ... is one of two Duquesne representatives on the Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... enjoys writing poetry ... sports marketing major ... full name is James Henry Sherwood III ... date of birth: 8/1/87.
Career Stats for Jimmy Sherwood
YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG
2007 16/6 177/11.1 21-41 .512 11-19 .579 11-20 .550 9/11 20-1.3 25-0 17 9 1 7 64-4.0
2008 6/0 25/4.2 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3/4 7-1.2 5-0 2 2 0 3 4-0.7
TOT 22/6 202/9.2 23-49 .469 11-20 .550 11-20 .550 12/15 27-1.2 30-0 19 11 1 10 68-3.1
High Games: Points - 15 at La Salle (Fr.); Rebounds - 5 at St. Bonaventure (Fr.); Assists - 5 at Fordham (Fr.); Blocked Shots - 1 vs. Charlotte (Fr.); Steals - 2 vs. Charlotte & at St. Bonaventure (Fr.); Minutes - 19 at Fordham (Fr.)
Sherwood 2007-08 Game-by-Game (Sophomore)
OPPONENT M Fg-At 3m-At Ft-At O-D-Reb PF A TO B S Pts
HOWARD 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 1 0 1 0
WSSU 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0
at Rice Did not play
at Oakland Did not play
NIAGARA Did not play
vs. Northridge Did not play
at Drake Did not play
PITTSBURGH Did not play
at W. Virginia Did not play
ST FRANCIS 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0
ROBT MORRIS Did not play
USC UPSTATE Did not play
at Bowl. Green Did not play
FORDHAM Did not play
at Rhode Is. Did not play
at Fordham Did not play
ST. BONA. Did not play
GEO. WASH. 7 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 4
UMASS Did not play
at St. Bona. 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0
ST. JOSEPH'S Did not play
at La Salle Did not play
at Dayton Did not play
RICHMOND Did not play
at Xavier Did not play
LA SALLE Did not play
at Charlotte Did not play
at Temple Did not play
SAINT LOUIS 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 0
vs. La Salle Did not play
* - indicates game started
Sherwood 2006-07 Game-by-Game (Freshman)
OPPONENT M Fg-At 3m-At Ft-At O-D-Reb PF A TO B S Pts
YNGSTWN ST. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNCA Did not play
NO. ILLINOIS 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND Did not play
at No. Illinois Did not play
at Robt Morris Did not play (injured)
at Pittsburgh Did not play
W. VIRGINIA Did not play
at Niagara Did not play
at St. Francis Did not play
at Boston Col. Did not play
at St. Joseph's Did not play
at St. Louis Did not play
LA SALLE Did not play
FORDHAM Did not play
at UMass *11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0
DAYTON 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 1 0 1 4
TEMPLE *16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 1 0 0 0 2
XAVIER 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 3 1 0 1 2
at St. Bona. *17 3-6 1-2 0-1 2-3-5 4 1 2 0 2 7
at La Salle 17 5-6 5-6 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 3 0 0 15
RHODE IS. *16 1-9 1-5 1-2 3-1-4 2 2 1 0 0 4
at Richmond 11 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-1-1 3 0 1 0 0 5
at Fordham *19 3-4 1-2 1-2 0-0-0 3 5 0 0 0 8
CHARLOTTE 15 4-5 2-2 3-6 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 2 13
ST. BONA. *15 0-2 0-1 3-3 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 1 3
AKRON 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
at Geo. Wash. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0
vs. St. Louis 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1
* - indicates game started
