Alexis Sherard
Alexis Sherard is an American basketball coach who is in his first season as the head coach for the Liberty Lady Flames of Liberty University. Sherard had been an assistant coach to Carey Green for the Lady Flames for the previous eighteen seasons. He had previously been an assistant coach for the men's teams of notable programs such as Providence and Virginia.
Personal life and coaching
Sherard is from Lakewood Township, New Jersey and graduated from Saint Michael's College with a bachelor's degree in both education and mathematics. He and his wife have two children.Coaching
Following his graduation from college, Sherard entered coaching in men's basketball, spending fourteen seasons at various collegiate and preparatory programs. In 2007, he switched from men's basketball to women's basketball, joining the staff of Carey Green at Liberty University. He had previously served as a men's assistant coach for the Flames during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons under Randy Dunton. In 2017, Sherard was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach under Green, a position he held for the following seven seasons.On August 28, 2025, three months before the start of the 2025–26 basketball season, Green unexpectedly retired, concluding his coaching career after twenty-six seasons as head coach of the Lady Flames. Sherard was promoted to head coach and officially took over the position on September 15, 2025.