| Position | Forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Number | 50 |
| Born | January 12, 1985 Bear, Delaware, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Villanova Wildcats |
| Career history | Sanford High School (until 2003) Villanova Wildcats (2003-2007) |
| Will Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Will Sheridan Jr |
| Born | January 12, 1985 |
| Origin | Bear, Delaware, United States |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Labels | Royal Advisor Records |
Will Sheridan Jr born on January 12, 1985 in Bear, Delaware was a college basketball player playing for Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball program from 2003 to 2007. After graduation he played as an international basketball player in Italy. He is now a singer, musician and recording artist signed with Royal Advisor Records and an EP released entitled Ngoma. He is also a businessman and manager in a company in the fashion industry. He is also in talks with VH1 for a reality show about gay or bisexual Basketball players.
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Will Sheridan is the son of Will Sr. Sheridan and Josie Sheridan, both police officers. His siblings are DeVaughn and Chaleoa. His nickname was Bump. He started playing basketball in Sanford High School and ranked very high nationally as among the top 50 prep players in by Basketball Times.[1]
He was recruited to Villanova University where he majored in Communications.[2] Division I basketball team Villanova Wildcats in the 2003-2004 season and started for all 4 seasons there until graduation at the end of the 2006-2007 season. He is 6'8 and played as forward. He also penned a journal for the Philadelphia Daily News during Villanova's 2006 NCAA tournament run.
After returning from Italy, where he played briefly in the Italian Basketball League, he returned to New York where he went into music.
His start was a gig entitled the Will to Win at the Spark Center, a tiny cafe attached to an Italian restaurant in New York. He was also inspired by a visit to Nairobi and the Ruiru Rehabilitation Center. His music is a mix of house, hip hop and African rhythms. He released his first EP Ngoma (meaning music in Swahili language). His first music video from the EP was "Welcome to the Jungle," that has a decidedly African rhythm with the refrain of the word "asante," which means thank you in Swahili. His follow-up single is "302", being the area code for Bear, Delaware where he grew up. He is releasing a full album in the winter of 2011.
At the beginning of his freshman year, Will Sheridan came out privately to his teammate and roommate at Villanova Mike Nardi as being gay.[3] He also came out to his parents months later, after he ended his freshman year in the university. His teammates at Villanova knew about his homosexuality, but kept a "wall of silence" opting for team unity.[3] On May 16, 2011, and in an interview with Dana O'Neil on ESPN.com, he came out publicly at the age of 26, after retiring from basketball. After the publication of the article, he also appeared on ESPN's Outside the Lines.
In an interview with Outsports, he said many of his songs, most notably "You Know I Got It" and "Set Fire in the Streets" did contain lyrics about homosexuality prior to coming out publicly.[4]
Sheridan is only the second former Division I male basketball player to publicly come out of the closet as gay with the Briton John Amaechi being the first to come out in February 2007. NCAA Division I Long Beach State 49er basketball center Travon Free came out openly as a bisexual player in January 2011. As of May 2011 Will is in talks with VH1 for a spinoff from 'Basketball Wives' for openly gay or bisexual Basketball players. John Amaechi is rumored to be apart of the cast.[5]
All releases on Royal Advisor Records
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