• Player
• Seasons: 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92
• Number: 34
• Position: F
• Height: 6' 3“
• Weight: 220 lbs.
• Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
• High School: Taylor Allderdice
• Prep School: none
• Transfer From: Richmond
• Birthdate: ?

• Scored 1,148 career points in 2½ seasons at UMass. See where Herndon ranks among the UMass scoring leaders.
• Frequent dunking led to a career 64.6% FG shooting mark. See where Herndon ranks among the UMass FG percentage leaders.
• Atlantic 10 Third Team as a sophomore (1989-90). Tenth in the A-10, and second on UMass, in scoring average (15.5 ppg) the same year.
• Incredible vertical leap allowed him to play much bigger than his 6' 3” height.
• Regularly converted alley-oops from his teammates, electrifying the UMass crowds.
• Named to the 1990s All-Decade team during the 100 Seasons of UMass Basketball celebration.
• Came to UMass after just a semester at Richmond.

News: Allderdice grad Herndon plans future at UMass (12/28/1988)

Game program cover from December 1991 featuring Will “The Thrill” Herndon

Stats from freshman year (1987-88) at Richmond unavailable.

• Single shooting FG percentages of 72.0% (1991-92) and 63.2% (1990-91) are the two best in UMass history.%

% = Records as of 2007-08 season

• Played just one semester at Richmond before deciding to transfer.
• Wore jersey number 33.