Sherman Dillard (born September 1, 1955) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He was a head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University and at James Madison as well as an assistant at Maryland, California and Georgia Tech.^[1] Currently, he is an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Prior to being hired at Iowa in May 2010, he was a basketball representative for Nike.

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Sherman Dillard

Dillard on the Iowa sideline in a game at Williams Arena on February 16, 2020.
Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Iowa
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	(1955-09-01) September 1, 1955 (age 68) Bassett, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1978	James Madison
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1985	Maryland (assistant)
1985–1988	California (assistant)
1988–1994	Georgia Tech (assistant)
1994–1997	Indiana State
1997–2004	James Madison
2010–present	Iowa (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	122–157
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CAA regular season (2000)
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year (2000)

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Dillard was the sixth round pick in the 1978 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.

He resigned his position at Indiana State in order to replace Lefty Driesell at his alma mater, James Madison University. He had previously worked as an assistant coach for Lefty at the University of Maryland in the early 1980s.