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 CBA and in Australia.

[1] Sherrod had an early growth spurt and in 2nd grade was already much taller than his peers: due to his height, his brother Avery invited him to join his team of 6th-graders.

[7] During his high school career he was selected 3 times in the all-conference first team[8] and scored 1,735 points, which ranked him second all-time in Wichita behind Greg Dreiling of Kapaun Mt.

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.

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.

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.

[19] For the third consecutive year Sherrod was selected in the All-MVC Second Team[15] and Wichita State won the MVC Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 11–5 conference record (18–13 overall).

[21] After being cut from the Bulls, Sherrod signed for the Kansas City Sizzlers of the Continental Basketball Association, but due to an ankle injury he was unable to join the team until December 1985.

He then played one season in the Australian 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).