This is the sixth installment of an eight-part series in which Blake Byler of Bamba Enteral will dissect the data and the movie to provide you with all the information you require about each of the 2024–25 recruits for Alabama basketball.
’Aiden Sherrell might be one of the best recruits Nate Oats has ever made, even though he isn’t the best-rated player in Alabama basketball’s No. 2-ranked 2024 recruiting class.
Sherrell, a 5-star center from Detroit, Michigan, has a rare mix of size, length, versatility, and shooting ability. Giving him some of the best potential of any player on the Alabama squad. Sherrell played high school basketball at Prolific Prep in California this past season, where he was teammates with Derrion Reid, a 5-star freshman.Sherrell, like Reid, was named a McDonald’s All-American as one of the greatest players in the 2024 high school class.
In the 2024 class, Sherrell is ranked No. 23 overall by 247Sports’ composite rankings. He is also ranked by 247 as the sixth-best high school recruit in Alabama history and the best commit for any school that is six feet ten inches or taller.
At six feet ten inches, Sherrell has excellent length, and his long, rangy arms match his height. Sherrell has a strong physique and has put on weight since joining the Crimson Tide at the start of the summer.
Players with his build are usually slender. He’s a fluid and explosive athlete to match his size. Along with his ability to play above the rim on both ends of the court. He can leap fairly well and run the floor with ease.
However, Sherrell’s shooting prowess is where he truly shines. With his extremely smooth outside shot, he can stretch the floor and force the other big men to defend him at the 3-point line, where he poses a threat from long range. Sherrell averaged 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and over 44 percent shooting from three during the 2023 EYBL season.
The fast-paced style of play that the Crimson Tide enjoys requires Alabama’s big men to be able to run the floor. Big men who run the floor well in transition have the potential to score four to six points every game merely by hustling down the floor.
Sherrell reaches the block in the first clip and is thrown a challenging pass; nonetheless, he once more demonstrates his soft hands and makes the pass with traffic circling him. He recovers quickly enough to brush off any contact and finish the layup over several defenders.
Omoruyi’s presence will allow Sherrell to develop and adjust to high-major college basketball at his own pace.
While also serving as a backup and igniting offense when he plays center.It’s not ideal for any team to have to rely on a freshman for the majority of its interior defense.
Despite this, he still has the ability to make a significant impact in the minutes he plays, and with his versatility and potential.
He might emerge as one of the SEC’s top big men as early as his sophomore year.