Marsha Sharp
 Sharp at the 2013Women's Basketball Coaches Associationconvention in New Orleans | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1952 Whidbey Island,Washington,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wayland Baptist College West Texas State University |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Texas Tech(asst.) |
| 1982–2006 | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (ADunless noted) | |
| 2011–present | Texas Tech(asst. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 572–189 (.752) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament(1993) 3SWC women's basketball tournament(1992,1993,1995) 2Big 12 women's basketball tournament(1998,1999) 5SWCRegular Season (1992–1996) 3Big 12Regular Season (1998, 1999, 2000) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Big 12 Coach of the Year (1998, 1999) 6× SWC Coach of the Year (1983, 1991–1995) Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year (1995) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Marsha Sharp(born August 31, 1952)[1]is the former head coach ofTexas Tech University's women'sbasketballteam, theLady Raiders.She retired after 24 years at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season. Sharp was inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in2003.
Early life
[edit]Sharp went to high school inTulia, Texas.She graduated in 1974 fromWayland Baptist UniversityinPlainview.She procured hermaster's degreein 1976 from West Texas State University (nowWest Texas A&M University) inCanyon.
Coaching career
[edit]She became the head coach of the Lady Raiders in 1982. For most of the 1980s, Sharp's Lady Raiders were the second-best team in theSouthwest Conference,behind theTexas LonghornsunderJody Conradt.However, they dominated the last years of the SWC's existence, winning the last five regular season titles in a row (four outright, one shared) and three conference tournaments. Her best team was the 1992–93 unit, led bySheryl Swoopes,which won the first NCAA championship by a Texas Tech team in any sport. After Texas Tech became a charter member of theBig 12 Conferencein 1996, Sharp added three more regular season titles and two tournament titles.
Sharp's 24-year career won–lost records included a 258–89 record (.744 winning percentage) in conference play (Southwest Conference and Big 12 Conference combined) and a 572–189 record (.752 winning percentage) overall with no losing seasons.
In 2003, Sharp was inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes on the campus of Texas Tech and theMarsha Sharp FreewayinLubbockare both named after Sharp.
Following Sharp's retirement from coaching, she was named Associate Athletic Director for Special Projects within the Texas Tech Athletic Department.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Texas Tech Lady Raiders(Southwest Conference)(1982/83–1995/96) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Texas Tech | 22–9 | 6–2 | 2nd | NWIT Fifth Place | ||||
| 1983–84 | Texas Tech | 23–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Texas Tech | 24–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | NWIT Third Place | ||||
| 1985–86 | Texas Tech | 21–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1986–87 | Texas Tech | 18–11 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Texas Tech | 17–13 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Texas Tech | 15–13 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Texas Tech | 20–11 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Texas Tech | 23–8 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Texas Tech | 27–5 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1992–93 | Texas Tech | 31–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 1993–94 | Texas Tech | 28–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1994–95 | Texas Tech | 33–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1995–96 | Texas Tech | 27–5 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Texas Tech Lady Raiders(Big 12 Conference)(1996/97–2005/06) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Texas Tech | 20–9 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Texas Tech | 26–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Texas Tech | 30–4 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1999–00 | Texas Tech | 28–5 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2000–01 | Texas Tech | 25–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2001–02 | Texas Tech | 20–12 | 8–8 | 7th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2002–03 | Texas Tech | 29–6 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2003–04 | Texas Tech | 25–8 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Texas Tech | 24–8 | 12–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2005–06 | Texas Tech | 15–14 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 571–189 | 257–89 | |||||||
| Total: | 571–189 (.751) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
[edit]- 1994—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year[4]
- 2003—Carol Eckman Award[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Women's Basketball Coaches Career".NCAA.Retrieved25 Sep2015.
- ^"WBHOF Inductees".WBHOF.Retrieved2009-08-01.
- ^"Sharp takes leadership spot at Tech".Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.Retrieved2020-08-31.
- ^"Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year".Women's Basketball Coaches Association.Retrieved30 Jun2014.
- ^"Carol Eckman Award".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-15.Retrieved1 Jul2014.
External links
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