Editing Sheri Sam (section)

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Sheri Sam
| image           = 
| league = 
| team = 
| position        = 
| height_ft       = 5
| height_in       = 11
| weight_lb       = 178
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1974|5|5}}
| birth_place     = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], U.S.
| high_school     = [[Acadiana High School|Acadiana]] ([[Scott, Louisiana]])
| college         = [[Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball|Vanderbilt]] (1992–1996)
| draft_year      = 1999
| draft_round     = 2
| draft_pick      = 20
| draft_team      = [[Orlando Miracle]]
| draft_league    = WNBA
| career_start    = 1999
| career_end      = 2008
| career_position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] / [[Guard (basketball)|guard]]
| career_number = 55, 2
| years1          = {{WNBA Year|1999}}
| team1           = [[Orlando Miracle]]
| years2          = {{WNBA Year|2000}}–{{WNBA Year|2002}}
| team2           = [[Miami Sol]]
| years3          = {{WNBA Year|2003}}
| team3           = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| years4          = {{WNBA Year|2004}}
| team4           = [[Seattle Storm]]
| years5          = {{WNBA Year|2005}}–{{WNBA Year|2006}}
| team5           = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| years6          = {{WNBA Year|2007}}
| team6           = [[Indiana Fever]]
| years7          = {{WNBA Year|2008}}
| team7           = [[Detroit Shock]]
| cyears1 = 2014–2017
| cteam1 = [[Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball|Eastern Illinois]] (assistant)
| highlights      = 
* 2× [[WNBA Finals|WNBA champion]] ([[2004 WNBA Finals|2004]]), [[2008 WNBA Finals|2008]])
* [[WNBA All-Star Game|WNBA All-Star]] ([[2002 WNBA All-Star Game|2002]])
* Third-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[United States Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] (1996)
* [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association|Kodak]] All-American (1996)
* [[SEC Women's Basketball Tournament|SEC Tournament MVP]] (1995)
* 2x First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (1995, 1996)
| bbr_wnba        = samsh01w
| medaltemplates  = 
{{MedalSport | Women's [[basketball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|United States}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|Jones Cup]]| Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|1995 Taipei]]| Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|1996 Taipei]]| Team Competition}}
}}
'''Sheri Lynette Sam''' (born May 5, 1974) is an American professional [[women's basketball]] coach and player who played in the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]. She was born and raised in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadiana High School. She graduated from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1996. She was an assistant coach at [[Eastern Illinois University]].