Tom Sherlock

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Tom Sherlock is a British professional basketball player, currently plying his trade at British Basketball League team Newcastle Eagles. Tom was born on October 1, 1981 to Rob and Karen Sherlock in Derby, England.

The 6ft9 centre (Also able to play power forward) started out at Derby Storm then moving on to Mansfield Express in 1999 where he played alongside current team mate Andrew Bridge before flying out to the United States in 2000 to begin his basketball education at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa. He played one season in Iowa averaging 18 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block per game gaining a McDonalds All-American nomination.

On moving to college he found himself in Wayne, Nebraska at the State University where the Wildcats play in the NCAA Division II basketball programme out of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Tom majored in computer information systems in a five-year college stay. His first year sitting out in 2001/02 as a red-shirt.

His college career started in 2002/03 playing in 26 games. Earning 13 starts he finished the season with a 3.5 pts and 2.4 rebounds per game average. He led the team in 3-point % and was third on blocked shots. In 2003/04 he played in 24 games averaging 3.1 pts and 1.5 rebounds. Second on the team in blocks he had a 48.2% field goal percentage and shot 71.4% from the charity stripe. On to 2004/05 where he appeared in 23 games and averaged 2.2 pts and 1.7 rebounds with a season high performance of 10 pts and 12 rebounds in a 97-75 win at Augustana.

In his final senior year Sherlock upped his numbers considerably with a 9.2 pts average and a team-high 5.3 boards per game. He played in all 25 games of the season with 9 starts and had a career high 19 pts vs Concordia University, Saint Paul. He was named top rebounder at the Minnesota State Pepsi Tip Off Classic grabbing 18 boards in two games including a career high 12 vs Minnesota State. Ranked 11th in rebounding in the NSIC he was also fifth in field goal shooting at 50% and had a 41.2% average from 3-point range. Sherlock is described as an inside threat that can also hit the long ball, as well as an extremely hard worker who is keen learn. Sherlock signed for Newcastle Eagles in 2006 after he was spotted at an open trials session where he was the outstanding player of the two-day camp.

Tom has a maniacal interest in fishing, especially in his search for the "big one" (referring to carp) in Markeaton Lake, Derby. He also enjoys video games and listening to music.