Junior (2013-14)
Appeared in 28 games with a pair of starts and averaged 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … finished with a season-high 16 points, eight rebounds and two steals in his first start, which came against Huston-Tillotson (12/4) … scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in the season opener against Northern Arizona (11/9) … matched that outing with another eight points against McMurry (11/18) … played a season-high 31 minutes against UTPA (11/21) and pulled down eight boards … scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor and a 5-of-5 mark at the free-throw line at Texas Tech (11/29) … scored seven points and added seven rebounds to help lead UTSA to a win over Marshall (1/9) in its Conference USA debut … hit double-digits for the third time during the season with 12 points off the bench at Middle Tennessee (1/18) … tied a season best with eight boards in the win over Florida Atlantic (2/15).
Prior To UTSA
Averaged 8.3 points on 56.7-percent shooting, 6.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 2012-13 for head coach Jared Phay at North Idaho College … 67 of his 115 rebounds came on the offensive glass (2.4 per game) … helped the Cardinals to a 26-5 overall record and a 13-2 mark and runner-up finish in the Scenic West Athletic Conference … ranked in the league’s top 10 in five different categories, including third in blocks and fifth in rebounding … posted 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per contest as a freshman when he was a teammate of current UTSA senior Edrico McGregor, helping the Cardinals to a 24-8 record … blocked 10 shots, a conference season high, against Columbia Basin … topped 10 rebounds in 11 games and posted six double-doubles during his two-year career … attended Mercer Island High School in Mercer Island, Wash. … averaged 13.0 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior for the Islanders.
Personal
Full name is Kaj-Björn Kristof Sherman … born on May 22, 1992, in Bellevue, Wash. … son of Jerry and J.C. Sherman … has two brothers, Kjell and Karsten … Kjell plays hockey at Eastern Washington, while Karsten plays baseball at Edmonds Community College … majoring in communications … favorite food is barbecue and favorite TV show is “How I Met Your Mother”.