Louisville basketball adds a local; St. X grad Cole Sherman walking on for Pat Kelsey
Pat Kelsey is adding a local to his inaugural Louisville basketball roster. St. X grad Cole Sherman is transferring to the Cards as a walk-on. Cole Sherman, a St. Xavier High School graduate, will join Pat Kelsey's inaugural Louisville men's basketball roster as a walk-on. Sherman, who began his collegiate career at Northern Kentucky, began his career with a 13-minute stint off the bench and was named to the All-Seventh Region second team. His father, Mike Sherman, described this as a "dream come true" for him. This is the second walk-On commitment this week for U of L, following the release of Patrick Antonelli, son of basketball analyst Debbie Antonlli. The team had to start from scratch after every scholarship player from Kenny Payne's final team hit the NCAA transfer portal.
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Pat Kelsey is adding a local player to his inaugural Louisville men's basketball roster.
Cole Sherman, a St. Xavier High School graduate who began his collegiate career at Northern Kentucky, announced Wednesday on social media he'll be joining the Cardinals as a walk-on.
"He’s a lifelong Card fan," his father, Mike Sherman, wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "This is a dream come true for him."
A 5-foot-11, 190-pound guard, Sherman graduated from St. X in 2022. As a senior, he finished second on the Tigers in scoring with 12.1 points per game on 51.6% shooting (41.8% from 3-point range) and was named to the All-Seventh Region second team.
At NKU, Sherman appeared in 10 games off the bench for a total of 13 minutes across his freshman and sophomore seasons. He scored his first points at the Division I level last November against DePauw and finished the 2023-24 campaign with seven points on 2-for-4 shooting (1 for 2 from 3), two rebounds and an assist.
The Norse reached the NCAA Tournament during Sherman's freshman season by winning the Horizon League Tournament.
Sherman is U of L's second walk-on commitment this week.
The first was Patrick Antonelli, son of basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli, who announced his pledge Monday on social media. He's joining the Cards after four seasons at Emory & Henry College, a DII program in Virginia.
Antonelli graduated from Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina. Kelsey and his staff spent the past three seasons at the College of Charleston.
Louisville's lone holdover from the Kenny Payne era, walk-on guard Aidan McCool, also attended Bishop England.
Kelsey and company had to start from scratch in building their first Cards roster after every scholarship player from Payne's final team hit the NCAA transfer portal. They signed 12 transfers and one incoming freshman.
Per statistician Kelly Dickey, U of L has not had a team with zero returning players since the 1943-44 squad, most of whom were Navy trainees attending the university during World War II. With McCool back in the fold, its streak dating back to 1944-45 of having at least one returner who scored the previous season remains alive.
Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at [email protected] and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball: Cole Sherman joins Pat Kelsey's team as walk-on
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