Austin Herro

AWARDS/HONORS

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

2024-25 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) 

• Put on scholarship prior to the start of summer workouts

2023-24 (FRESHMAN) 

• Redshirted initial collegiate season

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

• Led his high school team, Whitnall, to 25-4 record and state championship game as a senior after averaging 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game
• Shot 45 percent from the field and 36 percent from behind the arc
• Three-star recruit and the third ranked player in the state of Wisconsin in the class of 2023 via ESPN.com
• Played AAU for Team Herro and was coached by his dad ; teammates with Milan Momcilovic (Iowa State) and Jeremy Lorenz (Wofford)
• Helped Team Herro to a 6-1 record at EYBL Peach Jam in Augusta in summer of 2022

PERSONAL

• Son of Chris and Jen Herro – has an older brother Tyler and a younger brother Myles, who he was high school teammates with
• Brother Tyler starred at Kentucky (2018-19) and currently plays for the Miami Heat, where he was the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
• List his dad as his biggest motivator to always keep his head up and keep working
• Choose South Carolina because of the environment and the people – it felt like home
• Go-to food order is a pepperoni pizza from Old Chicago
• Retailing major