Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Head Women's Basketball Coach
- Email:
- asherard@liberty.edu
- Start Date:
- 04/16/2007
Longtime assistant Alexis Sherard was announced as the seventh head coach in program history on Aug. 28, 2025.
Sherard had spent 25 seasons as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, the last 18 of which came as a part of Carey Green’s staff at Liberty.
After shifting from the Liberty men’s basketball staff to the women’s basketball staff prior to the 2007-08 campaign, Sherard served as an assistant women's basketball/recruiting coordinator coach for his first 10 seasons. He was then promoted to associate head coach in time for the 2017-18 season.
Sherard has earned conference tournament championship rings during nine of his first 18 years with the Lady Flames. Liberty has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and four trips to the Postseason WNIT Tournament with Sherard on staff.
Sherard coached the Lady Flames’ post players during much of his time as an assistant. In that capacity, Sherard aided in the development of 2012 graduate Avery Warley. She graduated as the leading rebounder in Liberty and Big South Conference history and then began a WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury in 2012. Additionally, Liberty has led the nation in rebound margin four times (2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14) during Sherard’s tenure with the Lady Flames.
Sherard also oversaw the development of the “Big 3” of Katelyn Adams, Catherine Kearney and Ashley Rininger, each of whom wrapped up their time with the Lady Flames in 2015-16. The trio totaled 2,898 points and 2,431 rebounds during their careers.
Sherard helped coach post player Keyen Green to Big South Freshman of the Year and VaSID State Rookie of the Year awards during the 2016-17 campaign.
Sherard joined the Lady Flames’ staff after spending the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons working as an assistant for the Liberty men’s basketball team. He also served as the Flames’ director of recruiting and aided in post player development.
Sherard came to Liberty after six years of service on Pete Gillen’s men’s basketball staff at Virginia. Sherard joined the Cavaliers’ program in 1999 as the director of basketball operations, serving in this capacity from 1999 to 2002, as well as the 2003-04 season.
During the 2002-03 and 2004-05 seasons, Sherard served as an assistant coach, where he aided in Virginia’s recruiting efforts, while assisting in practice planning, game preparation, bench coaching and opponent scouting. Sherard helped guide the Cavaliers to the NCAA Tournament in 2001, as Virginia finished the season with a 20-9 record and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country. He was also a part of two Cavalier squads which qualified for the NIT Tournament (2000 and 2002). The 2002 squad finished fourth in the event.
Sherard got his coaching career started at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., where he served as an assistant coach from 1993 to 1995. He assisted the head coach in practice preparation, skill instruction and recruiting. During the 1995-96 campaign, Sherard served as the head boys varsity basketball coach and Dean of Admissions at Lakewood Prep School in Howell, N.J., where he led his team to a 15-7 record and the semifinals of the playoffs.
From 1996-98, Sherard was the administrative assistant at Providence, where he helped guide the Friars to the NIT in 1998 with an 18-12 record and to the “Elite Eight” round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament, as Providence finished the season with a 24-12 overall record.
Prior to joining the staff at Virginia, Sherard served as the assistant coach at Binghamton during the 1998-99 season and was responsible for the Bearcats’ recruiting efforts throughout the East Coast.
Sherard graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and education from Saint Michael’s in 1993. A member of the Purple Knights basketball team, he was selected to the Northeast 10 Conference All-Defensive team during his junior and senior seasons.
Sherard, who received his master’s degree in guidance from Providence in 1998, is a native of Lakewood, N.J. He, his wife, Jennifer, and his two children – Iyana and Elijah – currently live in Lynchburg. Both of Sherard’s children are members of Liberty’s track & field team.
Coaching Experience
1993-95: Two years, assistant men’s coach, Saint Michael’s
1995-96: One year, head men’s coach, Lakewood Prep School
1996-98: Two years, men’s administrative assistant, Providence
1998-99: One year, assistant men’s coach, Binghamton
1999-2002: Three years, men’s director of operations, Virginia
2002-03: One year, assistant men’s coach, Virginia
2003-04: One year, men’s director of operations, Virginia
2004-05: One year, assistant men’s coach, Virginia
2005-07: Two years, assistant men’s coach, Liberty
2007-25: 18 years, assistant women’s coach, Liberty
2025-Present: Head women’s coach, Liberty
