Mark Sherrill
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Mark Sherrill​

Former Player/Coach/International Skills Trainer

 

Mark Sherrill spent 21 seasons as the top assistant coach for his alma mater. As a student-athlete at Johnson C. Smith, Sherrill was a four year letterman and completed his basketball career as one of the all-time scorer in JCSU history.

Sherrill is the JCSU all-time second leading scorer with 2,552 points, a mark established in 1992. He was named to the Don Hansen’s Basketball Gazette NCAA Division II All-American basketball team and the 1991 Extra Point Club, Inc.’s All-American basketball team. He was the first JCSU player to make All-American under Coach Steve Joyner and the first male in University history.

During the 1990-91 season, Sherrill averaged 25.8 points per game. He was the CIAA Rookie of the Year and a first team All-Rookie selection. Sherrill earned All-CIAA honors at forward in 1990 and 1991. He was a first team All-South Atlantic Region as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Sherrill was named as a South Atlantic Region Player to Watch by the 1990-91 and 1991-92 NCAA Preview Basketball Magazine. He was named to the 1991 All-Tournament South Atlantic Regional team. Sherrill finished eighth in the nation in scoring in the final 1991 NCAA rankings. He set a school record for most points in a season with 774 during the 1990-91 season. Sherrill is currently sixth in all-time CIAA scoring.

Sherrill moved on to coaching after his playing career and begins his 20th season as the top assistant coach for his alma mater.

During his 20 years along side head coach Stephen Joyner, Sr., Sherrill has helped the Golden Bulls men's basketball team reach new heights. JCSU captured the CIAA Western Division title in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The 2000-01 season proved to be magical when Johnson C. Smith won the CIAA Western Division Championship, the University's first ever CIAA Tournament Championship, the University's first ever NCAA South Atlantic Regional Championship and first appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight National Tournament held in Bakersfield, California. Sherrill's contributions have guided the Golden Bulls to three CIAA Tournament Championships (2001, 2008, 2009).

Sherrill earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from JCSU in 1992. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his three children: M.J., Stephen and Stephanie.