Well-traveled 6-9 Mike Sharavjamts plans to make his final college stop with South Carolina. The only Division One basketball player from Mongolia, Sharavjamts was announced Monday morning as a commitment to the Gamecocks by his agent through ESPN. He visited USC over the weekend.
Sharavjamts has also played college basketball at Dayton, San Francisco and Utah. In 99 games, 83 of which he has started, the big guard has averaged seven points, three rebounds and three assists per game. He is a career 41% shooter from the floor, 33% from three and 70% from the foul line.
His best season came two years ago with the Dons. He averaged nearly eight points per game along with three rebounds and three assists. He shot 46% from the floor, 36% from three and 82% from the foul line.
His career high in scoring is 19 points which came against Queens early lat season. He scored six points in a loss to Mississippi State in November. His his high mark in Big 12 Conference play was 15 points in a loss at UCF in February.
Sharavjamts is the fifth transfer and the ninth newcomer for the 2025 class.
2025 USC Newcomers:
- HAYDEN ASSEMIAN 6-8 POWDERSVILLE
- ELI ELLIS 6-1 HICKORY, NC
- EJ WALKER 6-8 ERLANGER, KY
- GRANT POLK 6-7 WASHINGTON, DC
- CHRIST ESSANDOKO 7-0 TRANSFER PROVIDENCE
- MEECHIE JOHNSON 6-2 TRANSFER OHIO STATE
- KOBE KNOX 6-5 TRANSFER SOUTH FLORIDA
- ELIJAH STRONG 6-8 TRANSFER BOSTON COLLEGE
- MIKE SHARAVJAMTS 6-9 TRANSFER UTAH
Sharavjamts bio from Utah prior to last season:
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE) SAN FRANCISCO
- Started in all 34 games in his lone season at San Francisco
- Averaged 7.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists to go with 32 steals and 15 blocks
- Scored 11 points with 5 rebounds and 7 assists on a perfect 4-for-4 night in his debut at USF against Bethesda (11/6)
- Posted 16 points with 3 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block against Grand Canyon (11/17)
- Recorded a career-high 18 points against Seattle U at home
2022-23 (FRESHMAN) DAYTON
- Just the second true freshman to start in the season-opener for Dayton in the last eight 10 years since DaRon Holmes
- Played in 32-of-34 games as a true freshman while starting in 20 games
- Averaged 5.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists
- Made his college debut against Lindenwood (11/7), scoring 10 points with 3 rebounds and 5 assists with no turnover
- Followed up with 10 points against SMU (11/11) and 14 points shortly at UNLV (11/15)
- Posted a season-high 15 points against BYU (11/25) at Battle 4 Atlantis
- Dished out a career-high 8 assists three times
- First against Western Michigan (11/30) followed by Southeastern Louisiana (12/3) and UNC Asheville (12/10)
- Entered 2023 NBA Draft before withdrawing prior to deadline
HIGH SCHOOL
- The first Mongolian citizen to earn a Division I scholarship
- Was a consensus four-star recruit according to ESPN, On3, Rivals and 247Sports
- Member of the Midwest 3ssb team on the AAU circuit
- Represented Mongolia on the World Team at the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit (11min, 2pts, 2stls, 2blks, 1ast)
- Averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 24 games while shooting .512 from 3-point range his senior year at International Sports Academy in Willoughby, Ohio
- Spent his junior season back home in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during height of pandemic before signing with ISA program for his senior season
- Played his sophomore season at Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif. (2019-20)
- Captained the Mongolian U18 team that finished sixth in the 2019 World 3×3 Championships that was played in his hometown
- Started his prep career at Legacy Christian in Xenia, Ohio, where he averaged 10.5 points in 19 games (2018-19)
PERSONAL
- Son of Sharavjamts Tserenjankhar and Erdenebulgan Purevsuren
- Given name is Enkhiin-Od Michael Sharavjamts
- Was born in Phoenix
- Has a younger brother, Munkhiin-Od Sharavjamts
- His father Sharavjamts Tserenjankhar aka The Mongolian Shark was the first Asian Harlem Globetrotter
- Majoring in communications
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