Sherman played basketball for Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas.
[8] For his junior season, Sherman transferred to West Virginia over offers from SMU, Utah and Texas Tech.
[10] As a senior, he finished third on the team in scoring with 13.4 points per game, and helped West Virginia reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
He declared for the 2021 NBA draft before returning to West Virginia for a fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 22, 2022, he was selected with the 19th pick of the first round in the 2022 NBA G League draft by the Long Island Nets, but he was waived a week later.