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Aubrey D. Sherrod (born November 6, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. A left-handed shooting guard, he was considered one of the top prospects of his class, and was selected as Co-MVP of the 1981 McDonald's All-American Game alongside Adrian Branch. He then decided to stay in his hometown to play college basketball, and committed to Wichita State. After 4 years he was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, but was waived before the start of the season and had a short professional career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in Australia. He was inducted in the Wichita State Hall of Fame in 1994.
In his senior year at Wichita Heights he averaged 27.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, being ranked among the top 2 guards in the country together with Michael Jordan, and one of the top players overall. During his high school career he was selected 3 times in the all-conference first team and scored 1,735 points, which ranked him second all-time in Wichita behind Greg Dreiling of Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School. His senior year earned him a selection in the Parade All-America Second Team and he was named a McDonald's All-American. In the 1981 McDonald's game, which was played in his hometown of Wichita, he scored 19 points, shooting 7/14 from the field and 5/6 from the free throw line: he shared MVP honors with Adrian Branch. 1981 game and rosters at page 68. He also played in another high school all-star game, the Capital Classic, where he wore jersey number 21 and was the top scorer with 20 points (9/13 from the field, 2/3 from the line), being named the game MVP.
In his sophomore year Sherrod found more playing time, and his scoring average increased to 14.4 points per game; he also recorded 2.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals while his shooting percentages slightly decreased. At the end of the season he was named in the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team. Wichita State ended the regular season with a 25–3 record (17–1 in conference play) and ranked 1st in the MVC, but Illinois State won the MVC tournament.
Sherrod's junior year saw him improve again in scoring, and in 30 games he averaged 15.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists, with a career-high in steals per game (1.4) and blocks per game (0.3). He also recorded a career-high 30 points on February 6, 1984, against West Texas State, and was selected in the All-MVC Second Team for the second year in a row. Wichita State finished with a 18–12 record (11–5 in the MVC), ranking third in the conference.
In his senior season, Sherrod was second in the team in scoring (behind Xavier McDaniel) and he averaged 18.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 51.1% from the field and 85.6% from the line. He recorded a career-high 31 points against Tulsa on March 2, 1985, shooting 11/15 from the field and 9/10 from the free throw line. He also recorded 11 assists on January 16, 1985, against Indiana State: it was a personal career high and one of the top assists performances in Wichita State history. For the third consecutive year Sherrod was selected in the All-MVC Second Team and Wichita State won the MVC Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 11–5 conference record (18–13 overall). The team then qualified for the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they were eliminated by Georgia in the first round.
Sherrod ended his college career at Wichita State placing 6th in scoring with 1,765 points, 5th in assists with 384, and he was the all-time steals leader with 148 (he has since been surpassed).
In September 1986 he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, but did not make the final roster for the 1986–87 NBA season and joined the Wyoming Wildcatters in the CBA. In 25 games with the team he averaged 7.8 points, 1.0 rebound and 2.3 assists while shooting 44% from the field (36.7% from three).
In December 1987 he was selected in the inaugural IBA draft; however this league, restricted to players 6-4 and shorter, never started. He then played one season in the National Basketball League with the Geelong Supercats in 1989, recording averages of 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 46.6% from the field (38.3% from three).
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