Sheri Sam was Drafted by the Lasers in the fifth round (35th overall) of the 1996 Inaugural ABL Draft.
Sheri Tried out for the 1998 U.S. World Championship squad.
She was the Second-leading scorer (14.5, 11th ABL) on the 1997-98 Lasers.
Sheri Sam has Started in back-to-back ABL All-Star Games (1997 and 1998).
College:
Led the Commodores during her senior season in scoring (20.4 PPG) and rebounding (7.2 RPG) while leading them to the Elite Eight
Named Kodak All-American, UPI All-American second team, AP All-American third team, All-SEC, team MVP and was a Boost/Naismith Player of the Year finalist
Member of the WBCA All-Star team that faced the USA National Team in April of '96, and a member of the USA Jones Cup Team that played in Taiwan during the summer of '96
Won the SEC championship as a junior, leading the team in scoring (15.5 PPG), rebounding (8.3 RPG) and assists (3.6 APG)
Named MVP of the SEC Tournament as a junior
Scored in double figures in 33 of 35 games and finished the '95 season with 10 double doubles.
Did you know…
Sheri wears number 55 to represent her birthday (5/5)
Her favorite food is fried chicken
Her favorite movie is Grease II
Her favorite TV show Good Times
Her favorite place is Jamaica
If she could spend one day with anyone alive or dead it would be Malcolm X
Sheri Enjoys horseback riding and reading
Her advice to kids is to "never take anything for granted and seize the opportunity for anything they want to do in life."
Sheri was named 1992 Louisiana "Miss Basketball."
Attended Acadiana High School (La.)
Off-Court Activities
and Community Service:
Participated in a free community basketball clinic at the Camden Lifetime Center in Campbell, CA
Attended the KMEL 3-on-3 JAM at Newark Mall in Newark, CA
Honored in June 1998 by the American Heart Association (AHA) with a "Have Heart" award as a positive role model for boys and girls in low income and neglected neighborhoods
Created Club 55 (her jersey number is 55) which brought over 300 children from low income communities to San Jose Lasers games
Established the HIS Foundation in her hometown of Duson, Louisiana. HIS means God and stands for Honesty, Integrity and Self-Motivation…
Coordinated with MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, to bring awareness to all Lasers fans not to mix drinking and driving
Will be a weekly guest on KMEL's afternoon show hosted by Sway during the 1998-99 season.
