Taz Sherman Records 1,000 Points at West Virginia

On Monday night, WVU guard Taz Sherman become the 55th player in West Virginia history record 1,000 career points. Coming into the game against TCU, Sherman needed 17 points to reach the milestone.

The Missouri City, Texas, native has spent three seasons at WVU after spending two seasons in JUCO ball. Sherman raised his point per game average over his three seasons averaging 5.3 points his junior year, 13.6 points his senior year and 18.7 so far in his fifth-year. The 6-foot-4 guard is shooting 41.7 percent from the field in his career.

Sherman finished the night with 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, reaching 1,006 points.

Full List of West Virginia’s 1,000-Point Scorers:

1. Jerry West – 2,309
2. Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley – 2,180
3. Da’Sean Butler – 2,095
4. Will Robinson – 1,850
5. Kevin Jones – 1,822
6. Greg Jones – 1,797
7. Rod Thorn – 1,785
8. Jevon Carter – 1,758
9. Kevin Pittsnogle – 1,708
10. Lowes Moore – 1,696
11. Ron “Fritz” Williams – 1,687
12. Chris Brooks – 1,661
13. Pervires Greene – 1,655
14. Damian Owens – 1,616
15. Truck Bryant – 1,590
16. Warren Baker – 1,556
17. Mark Workman – 1,553
18. Lester Rowe – 1,524
19. Dale Blaney – 1,520
20. Darryl Prue – 1,426
21. Alex Ruoff – 1,420
22. Ricky Robinson – 1,373
23. Russel Todd – 1,350
24. Tracy Shelton – 1,316
25. Daxter Miles Jr. – 1,311
26. Maurice Robinson – 1,307
27. Steve Berger – 1,262
28. Juwan Staten – 1,260
29. Chris Leonard – 1,235
30. Marcus Goree – 1,183
31. Marsalis Basey – 1,168
32. Seldon Jefferson – 1,168
33. Chris Moss – 1,167
34. Jim McCormick – 1,156
35. Mike Boyd – 1,136
36. Devin Williams – 1,134
37. Eddie Becker – 1,127
38. Bob Smith – 1,127
39. Bob Hummell – 1,117
40. Herbie Brooks – 1,105
41. Tom Lowry – 1,104
42. Lloyd Sharrar – 1,101
43. Tyrone Sally – 1,092
44. Lionel Armstead – 1,083
45. David Reaser – 1,071
46. Johannes Herber – 1,069
47. Drew Schifino – 1,048
48. Esa Ahmad – 1,039
49. Derek Culver – 1,036
50. Lee Patrone – 1,028
51. Tony Robertson – 1,026
52. Fred Schaus – 1,009
53. Taz Sherman – 1,006
54. Patrick Beilein – 1,001
55. Leland Byrd – 1,000