Derrick Lanorris Sharp (Hebrew: דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall,[1] he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He played with the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for 15 years, spending part of the time as the team's captain, and also later served as the team's assistant coach under David Blatt. With Maccabi, he won a record 29 club titles. In July 2011, Sharp retired from playing professional basketball.[2] After he retired from playing, he remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv, working as an assistant coach with the club, until August 2013.[2]
Sharp joined Maccabi Hadera, which was playing in the Israeli 2nd Division at the time, for the 1993–94 season. From 1994 to 1996, he played with Hapoel Migdal-HaEmek, which competed in the Israeli 2nd Division in the 1994–95 season, and in the Israeli 3rd Division, in the 1995–96 season. Sharp then made the big jump in his career, when he moved to the most well-known team in Israel – Maccabi Tel Aviv.
With Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sharp won 13 Israeli national league championships, 11 Israeli State Cups, 2 Israeli League Cups, and 3 European-wide titles (the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague, the 2004 EuroLeague, and the 2005 EuroLeague).[2][4] As a member of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sharp quickly became a crowd favorite, due to his tough defense, three-point shooting, and clutch plays. The most memorable example of the latter came on April 8, 2004, in a EuroLeague game against the Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas.[4] With 2 seconds remaining in the game, and Maccabi Tel Aviv trailing by 3 points and facing elimination from the EuroLeague Top 16 phase, Sharp caught a long pass from Gur Shelef, turned to the basket, and fired up a game-tying three-pointer, forcing overtime. Maccabi Tel Aviv won that game, and advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four, which was held in Tel Aviv that year. The team eventually became the EuroLeague champions.
In July 2011, Sharp retired from playing professional basketball, at the age of 39.[2][4] In total, Sharp played professional basketball in Israel for 18 years, spending 15 of them with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2][4] Sharp finished his playing career ranked seventh all-time on Maccabi Tel Aviv's career scoring list in European-wide games. In the EuroLeague, he scored a total of 1,755 points, in 290 games played, for a career scoring average of 6.1 points per game, when including both the FIBA and EuroLeague Basketball eras of the competition. At the time of his retirement, he was ranked seventh in the EuroLeague's modern era (since 2000), in career free throw accuracy, at 88.9%.
After he retired from playing professional basketball, Sharp continued to work with Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach, after he had taken a coaching course at Wingate Institute, in 2010.[2] On August 2, 2013, Sharp resigned from his role as an assistant coach of Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Personal life
In the mid-1990s, Sharp married an Israeli woman, and thus received Israeli citizenship, by virtue of that marriage. The couple have one son, who also played basketball in Israel. In 1999, he divorced his first wife, and married Canadian basketball player Justine Ellison. They have four children together, three sons and a daughter.
Sharp lived with his family in Herzliya, Israel, until August 2013, when they moved to Orlando, Florida. His son from his first marriage later returned to Israel to pursue a basketball playing career.[5] Sharp later moved to Tampa, Florida, where he formally worked as the head coach of the Blake High School boys' basketball team. Sharp is currently the Varsity Boys' Head Basketball Coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Pasco County, Florida.[6]
^ abcdYarone Arbel (July 20, 2011). "Maccabi's Sharp retires, named assistant coach". Euroleague. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
^"די ג'יי שארפ ימשיך בבני הרצליה, ישחק גם בכפ"ס". 17 September 2017.
^"Bishop McLaughlin appoints new Head Basketball Coach – 2020 5A Hillsborough County Coach of the Year". 17 April 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derrick Sharp.
EuroLeague profile
FIBA Archive profile
FIBA Europe profile
Israeli League profile
March 03, 2023
derrick, sharp, derrick, lanorris, sharp, hebrew, דריק, שארפ, born, october, 1971, american, israeli, retired, professional, basketball, player, coach, height, tall, played, point, guard, shooting, guard, positions, sharp, with, maccabi, aviv, 2006, personal, . Derrick Lanorris Sharp Hebrew דריק שארפ born October 5 1971 is an American Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach At a height of 1 85 m 6 1 tall 1 he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions Derrick SharpSharp with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2006 Personal informationBorn 1971 10 05 October 5 1971 age 51 Orlando FloridaNationalityAmerican IsraeliListed height6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Listed weight186 lb 84 kg Career informationHigh schoolMaynard Evans Orlando Florida CollegeBrevard CC 1989 1991 South Florida 1991 1993 NBA draft1993 UndraftedPlaying career1993 2011PositionPoint guard Shooting guardNumber6Coaching career2011 2013Career historyAs player 1993 1994Maccabi Hadera1994 1996Beitar Migdal HaEmek1996 2011Maccabi Tel AvivAs coach 2011 2013Maccabi Tel Aviv assistant Career highlights and awardsAs player 2 EuroLeague champion 2004 2005 FIBA SuproLeague champion 2001 13 Israeli League champion 1997 2007 2009 2011 11 Israeli State Cup winner 1998 2006 2010 2011 2 Israeli League Cup winner 2007 2010 Israeli League Rising Star 1997 Maccavi Tel Aviv s 11 Greatest Players 2009 Israeli League 2000 2010 All Decade Team 2010 As assistant coach 2 Israeli League champion 2011 2012 3 Israeli Cup champion 2011 2013 3 Israeli League champion 2011 2013 Adriatic League champion 2012 He played with the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for 15 years spending part of the time as the team s captain and also later served as the team s assistant coach under David Blatt With Maccabi he won a record 29 club titles In July 2011 Sharp retired from playing professional basketball 2 After he retired from playing he remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv working as an assistant coach with the club until August 2013 2 Contents 1 High school 2 College career 3 Professional playing career 4 National team playing career 5 Coaching career 6 Personal life 7 Honors and awards 8 References 9 External linksHigh school EditSharp who was born in Orlando Florida attended Evans High School in Orlando At Evans High he played high school basketball College career EditAfter high school Sharp played college basketball at Brevard Community College from 1989 to 1991 He then played college basketball at the University of South Florida where he played with the South Florida Bulls from 1991 to 1993 3 Professional playing career EditSharp joined Maccabi Hadera which was playing in the Israeli 2nd Division at the time for the 1993 94 season From 1994 to 1996 he played with Hapoel Migdal HaEmek which competed in the Israeli 2nd Division in the 1994 95 season and in the Israeli 3rd Division in the 1995 96 season Sharp then made the big jump in his career when he moved to the most well known team in Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv With Maccabi Tel Aviv Sharp won 13 Israeli national league championships 11 Israeli State Cups 2 Israeli League Cups and 3 European wide titles the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague the 2004 EuroLeague and the 2005 EuroLeague 2 4 As a member of Maccabi Tel Aviv Sharp quickly became a crowd favorite due to his tough defense three point shooting and clutch plays The most memorable example of the latter came on April 8 2004 in a EuroLeague game against the Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas 4 With 2 seconds remaining in the game and Maccabi Tel Aviv trailing by 3 points and facing elimination from the EuroLeague Top 16 phase Sharp caught a long pass from Gur Shelef turned to the basket and fired up a game tying three pointer forcing overtime Maccabi Tel Aviv won that game and advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four which was held in Tel Aviv that year The team eventually became the EuroLeague champions In July 2011 Sharp retired from playing professional basketball at the age of 39 2 4 In total Sharp played professional basketball in Israel for 18 years spending 15 of them with Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 4 Sharp finished his playing career ranked seventh all time on Maccabi Tel Aviv s career scoring list in European wide games In the EuroLeague he scored a total of 1 755 points in 290 games played for a career scoring average of 6 1 points per game when including both the FIBA and EuroLeague Basketball eras of the competition At the time of his retirement he was ranked seventh in the EuroLeague s modern era since 2000 in career free throw accuracy at 88 9 National team playing career EditSharp became a naturalized Israeli citizen He then played with the senior Israeli national team from 2000 to 2003 With Israel he played at the 2001 EuroBasket and at the 2003 EuroBasket Coaching career EditAfter he retired from playing professional basketball Sharp continued to work with Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach after he had taken a coaching course at Wingate Institute in 2010 2 On August 2 2013 Sharp resigned from his role as an assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv Personal life EditIn the mid 1990s Sharp married an Israeli woman and thus received Israeli citizenship by virtue of that marriage The couple have one son who also played basketball in Israel In 1999 he divorced his first wife and married Canadian basketball player Justine Ellison They have four children together three sons and a daughter Sharp lived with his family in Herzliya Israel until August 2013 when they moved to Orlando Florida His son from his first marriage later returned to Israel to pursue a basketball playing career 5 Sharp later moved to Tampa Florida where he formally worked as the head coach of the Blake High School boys basketball team Sharp is currently the Varsity Boys Head Basketball Coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Pasco County Florida 6 Honors and awards Edit Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 Israeli League Champion 1997 2007 2009 2011 11 Israeli State Cup Winner 1998 2006 2010 2011 FIBA SuproLeague Champion 2001 3 Triple Crown Winner 2001 2004 2005 2 EuroLeague Champion 2004 2005 2 Israeli League Cup Winner 2007 2010 References Edit Derrick Sharp 6 1 185cm a b c d e f Efrat Maayan April 2 2008 Sharp symbol of Maccabi Tel Aviv retires Haaretz Retrieved July 21 2011 Topic Galleries Orlando Sentinel Orlando Sentinel Retrieved July 21 2011 a b c d Yarone Arbel July 20 2011 Maccabi s Sharp retires named assistant coach Euroleague Retrieved July 21 2011 די ג יי שארפ ימשיך בבני הרצליה ישחק גם בכפ ס 17 September 2017 Bishop McLaughlin appoints new Head Basketball Coach 2020 5A Hillsborough County Coach of the Year 17 April 2020 Retrieved April 19 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derrick Sharp EuroLeague profile FIBA Archive profile FIBA Europe profile Israeli League profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derrick Sharp amp oldid 1125327346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
