Matt Sherman
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- Year Inducted:
- 2015
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Basketball
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- Inductee Category:
- Athlete
A Fayette, Mo., native, Matt Sherman shined on the basketball court at Fayette High School, before continuing his career for the next four seasons at Central Methodist. Just as he did in high school, Sherman was a four-time All-Conference recipient with the Eagles. He received honorable mention honors as a freshman, made the second team as a sophomore and a junior and received All-Conference first-team honors in his senior season.
After helping the Eagles to a 17-14 record in 2006-07 during his freshman season, Sherman guided Central Methodist to three-consecutive 20-win seasons. The Eagles posted a 28-7 record in his junior season and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. There, Central Methodist upset No. 4 Georgetown (Ky.) in the opening round of the tournament, arguably one of the greatest victories in Eagles' history.
During his senior season in 2009-10, Sherman led Central Methodist with 15.9 points per game and made 131 3-point shots, a school single-season record that still stands. His career mark of 433 made 3-pointers also still stands as a school record. The Eagles posted a 24-9 record during the 2009-10 season and won the Heart regular-season championship, advancing to their second-straight NAIA National Tournament. Central Methodist lost to Texas Wesleyan University in the first round of the national tournament in Sherman's final game of his Central Methodist career, finishing with an 89-42 record in four seasons playing for the Eagles.
Sherman received NAIA All-America honorable mention honors in both his junior and senior seasons at Central Methodist. He finished his college career with 1,817 points, ranking sixth on the Eagles' all-time scoring list.
