Sherrod Signs Training Camp Contract with New York

NEW YORK CITY — Just over a year ago, last April, Colorado point guard Jaylyn Sherrod announced her return to the Buffaloes for a fifth season. That decision led to Sherrod helping Colorado back to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season. It culminated in her signing a training camp contract with the New York Liberty following Monday night's WNBA Draft.
 
"What an incredible honor to be signed by New York!" head coach JR Payne exclaimed. "Jaylyn has worked tirelessly to build herself into one of the toughest, most reliable point guards in America. I couldn't be more proud of her because this is pure heart!"
 
The Birmingham, Ala., native began the season on a multitude of preseason watch lists and finished the year as an All-America honorable mention by both the Associated Press and WBCA, joining former Buff Shelley Sheetz as the only CU star to be honored by both AP and WBCA in the same season.
 
Sherrod wrapped up her five-year career in Boulder, averaging a career-high of 12.8 points and matching her career-high with 5.1 assists per game. She also averaged career-highs in field goals made (4.4), field goal percentage (44.5) and free throw percentage (76.4). Sherrod scored in double figures 21 times this season, including three games of 20 or more. She also had at least one steal in 30 games.
 
Sherrod ranked third in the Pac-12 in total assists (172) and second in assists per game this season. An All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive Team selection, she was also fourth in steals (73) and steals per game (2.15). She earned Pac-12 Player of the Week and numerous National Player of the Week honors after recording a career-high 34 points against then-No. 12 Utah. Sherrod tallied 436 points this season, 58 more than her previous career best.
 
The 2024 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year started all 34 games for CU and became the Buffs' all-time leader in career starts (133). Sherrod also dished out a career-high 13 assists against UT Arlington and had five or more assists in 16 games. She handed out a career-high 172 assists, notching her third season with 150-plus. Her 645 career assists are second all-time behind Kennedy Leonard's 664.
 
Her star burned the brightest in the most significant moments. Over her career, Sherrod averaged 11.9 points and 4.0 assists in 44 career games against ranked opponents. She was at her best again this season in the spotlight, averaging 16.4 points and 4.4 assists in 14 games against top 25 opponents.
 
Sherrod led the Buffs in assists 95 times in her career. She twice had 10 or more assists in a game this season and handed out double-digit helpers five times in her career. She led the team in scoring 28 times and recorded 11 games with 20 or more points. She finished her career with two double-doubles, all of the points and assists variety.
 
The fifth-year guard became the third Buff in program history to record over 1,000 points (1,483) and 600 assists in her career. She ranks 19th in field goals made (486), 14th in points, ninth in steals per game (2.0), fifth in total steals (274), fourth in free throws made (441) and second in games played (140).
 
The Liberty will open training camp on April 28. New York's first regular-season game is May 14 at the Washington Mystics.