Sherman Williams Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

Posted on March 23, 2022

Last night, our own Sherman Williams was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. What a well-deserved honor!

We have been privileged to have Sherm as part of the Heritage family for 20 years and blessed to have his influence on our students, athletes, staff, and community. The Hall of Fame recognized Sherm for his amazing career with the following overview:

John Sherman Williams sprung an all-star high school career at Indianapolis Washington into an All-American college career at Indiana State. Averaging over 21 points and nine rebounds per game as a high school sophomore, his averages climbed to 27.3 points and 10.6 rebounds by his senior year, leading to recognition as a 1982 Indiana All-Star. Along the way, he led the Continentals to a sectional championship in 1980 before a loss to eventual state champ Broad Ripple and reached the 1982 regional finals before a one-point loss to state finalist Cathedral. His senior season, he was the Indianapolis city scoring champion. A stellar career at Indiana State University culminated with 2,370 career points, leading the Sycamores in scoring each of his four seasons and earning Missouri Valley Conference all-conference recognition four times and All-American honors three times. His senior season, he tied Larry Bird’s ISU record of 81 consecutive games in double-figure scoring, was 5th in the country in scoring at 25.4 points per game and graduated 2nd in Indiana State career scoring. He completed his college career 3rd in career scoring in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference, trailing only Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird and in 2007 was named one of the 50 greatest players in MVC history. Employed at Heritage Christian School, he resides in Fishers.