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Schnider Hérard (born October 7, 1996) is a Haitian
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player who last played for Sloga Kraljevo of the
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. He played college basketball for the
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Early years

Hérard was born in
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, Haiti to Jean Hérard Lesner and Carline Bois-de-Fer.MS Athletics: Schnider Herard
/ref> When he was just 10 years old his mother died giving labor to a sibling. He moved to the U.S. and spoke no English upon arrival. He enrolled in
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and started his ninth-grade year where he read English at only a third–fourth-grade level. Conversely, he excelled in his native tongue and earned the French award.


High school career

Hérard attend the Prestonwood Christian Academy in
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. He led his team to three consecutive 5A state championships and to a 33–4 record his senior year, averaging 17.6 points and 8.2 rebounds. He has scored 1,000 points in his career. Hérard was awarded MVP of the 5A State Championship in his sophomore and senior year and earned first-team all-state sophomore, junior and senior years. He was named to the Max Prep Texas Top 25. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hérard was listed as the No. 7 center and the No. 37 player in the nation in 2016.Rivals: Schnider Herard
/ref> He graduated high school with a 3.1 GPA, just four years after arriving in the U.S.


College career

Hérard chose to play at Mississippi State, despite receiving 20+ offers from other schools. Hérard chose Mississippi State because "everything (he) saw was pretty good" and that he was also going to be receiving playing time and by extension heading into his sophomore year when the team's only big who will be a senior, leaves the following year. He also cited coach
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’s experience and proven success as a deciding factor. He posted 5.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a freshman but saw a decrease in playing time as a sophomore. On January 20, 2018 Herard announced he would transfer to Maryland. He never actually played a game for the Terrapins and on August 1, 2018 it was announced Herard would instead pursue professional opportunities.


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Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
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