Player Profile – Sherlan John (Swat)
Sherlan is possibly the loudest and most excited player in the league as we’ve mentioned before, but he swears that he’s a lot more calm off the court. He has a true passion for the game which was started when he was just a young’un – glued to the tv watching Magic take down the Celtics in his rookie year. His love of the game was initiated by his sporty dad and Sherlan developed his game by played older and tougher guys. He honed the fundamentals under the tutelege of coach Bill Johnston who also shares Sherlan’s appreciation for fast, aggressive ball.
Armed with natural speed and agility, Sherlan styled his game after Magic and Barkley, controling the floor and ripping down boards. In Metro League, he’s even nabbed a few Rodman-esque rebounds with flying elbows and legs! In high-school, this energetic play earned him some triple-doubles and consistently brought in double-doubles. Moving into college and university ball was an intense transition period where Sherlan’s game matured through hard work. This determination paid off, earning him a memorable university career-high stat of “getting 6 steals in one game, 18 rebounds in a game, dunking in warm-ups!”
Playing and competing are virtually second nature for him, so Sherlan focuses a lot of his energy on other aspects of his life, including his growing business: Moult Athletic. Taking the lessons from those tough college days has really given him a great perspective on life and business. Some of his best advice (and I’m sure he’s got a lot more) is to learn from every experience and to respect those who are trying to teach you: ”ALWAYS respect your coach, you don’t have to listen to him all the time, but always respect him! Especially our coaches here that do this out of the sake of the game, their love for teaching these skills to others, and creating young men and women to tackle all possible life issues!!!”
Quick & Dirty with Sherlan John
Best athlete of all time: MUHAMMAD ALI - hands down!!
Most exciting person in pro sports today: USAIN BOLT & LEBRON JAMES
Sport that requires the most athletic talent: BASKETBALL AND SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL
Your guiltiest pleasure: TATTOOS! AMERICAS TOP MODEL! LOL
Favourite moment in sports history: RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE, JORDAN PLAYING SICK, & MAGIC’S HOOK SHOT !
Toughest guy to guard in the Metro League: these are my favorites challenges : PASHA BAINS, PETE MORRIS, RANDY NOHR ! all tough – great time !
Favourite Olympic Winter sport: LADIES SPEED SKATING! Biathlon!
Would you rather take a charge from: Shaq, Karl Malone or Dwight Howard? Dwight will give you that poster forever, Karl will kick a hole in your face, Shaq will give me the big butt and probably throw up a baby hook- he’s not dunking on too many people now a days! lol
NHL All-Star starting line-up: fair or foul? NHL is cool – this year was real fun to watch ! NBA starters – the fans really dictate who starts which is not all that cool – Yi Jianlan was gonna start over Kevin Garnett ! crazy !
Best stat: 10 steals, 20 rebounds, or 4 blocks? 20 pts, 18 boards, 6 steals, 4 blocks (2 stapled to the backboard, 2 inbounds for dunks on the other end!), 5 assists. That’s my best stat , but I’d rather have 20 rebounds !
Clearly not a shy guy to share his enthusiasm and opinion!!! 
Oh and when you hear Wu-tang Clan or Tupac thumping from a car in the parking lot, you know it’s just Sherlan drinking redbull and getting pumped for the game!