CU women’s basketball: Jaylyn Sherrod announces she’s coming back for fifth season

The heart and soul of the #cubuffs is returning for one final ride

A burning question for the Colorado Buffaloes women’s basketball core has been if Jaylyn Sherrod would return for a fifth season. Sherrod emphatically answered that question on Saturday by announcing on Twitter, “Buffs nation, I’m Back.”

The two-way guard who has made life miserable for other Pac-12 teams for the last four years will lead the Buffaloes for one more go-around after pushing CU to the Sweet 16 this year. Sherrod set new career-highs in field goal percentage (41%), 3-point percentage (31%), points per game (11.3) and total steals (78) while blossoming into a star on both ends of the court. Her fiery on-court demeanor was once again infectious to anyone watching in the stadium or at home.

Needless to say, head coach JR Payne is excited to have her star point guard back:

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=26]

[mm-video type=playlist id=01fc3h5x4enxt6nsr4 player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]