HALL OF FAME

At the time of his induction, Jeff Sherman has led the Central Methodist Men's Basketball program for 28 years as Head Coach. 

Sherman has been named the Heart Coach of the Year four times (1994, 2008, 2009, and 2010), and ICAA Coach of the Year twice (1988 and 1989). 

Under his guidance, the Eagles have won two Heart Regular Season Championships (1993-94 and 2009-10), two ICAA regular season titles (1987-88 and 1988-89), and the 2004 Heart Tournament Championship. 

In his first 28 years as coach, Central has made two appearances at the NAIA Division II National Tournament (1994 and 1998), and two appearances in the NAIA Division I National Tournament (2009 and 2010), including reaching the Round of 16 in 1994 and 2009. 

Sherman has posted 10 seasons of 20 or more wins, and his 1993-94 squad won a school record 30 games. At the time of his induction in 2012, his 490 career wins rank third in conference history and 18th in the history of the NAIA. His teams have been ranked in the top 25 in 11 of those seasons. 

From 1984-2012, Sherman has coached 13 NAIA All-Americans and seven Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. In 1998, Sherman was given the Young Alumni Award, presented by the CMU Alumni Association. He was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Society in 2001. 

Sherman was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2009. He is the eighth all-time winningest coach of any four-year college in the state of Missouri. 

Sherman played basketball for Central for two seasons (1980-81, and 1981-82). The Eagles compiled 44 wins during that stretch, with the 1980-81 squad winning 24 games and a Heart Regular Season Championship. Sherman earned his undergraduate degree from Central Methodist in 1982. 

Sherman's two sons, Matthew and Ryan, have added to their father's legacy in Fayette. Matthew was a standout guard on the basketball court for his father from 2006-10. Ryan is currently a senior on the track & field team and has become one of the nation's best in the 200 meter sprint.