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Marsha Sharp Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

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Marsha Sharp is an American former college basketball coach and athletic director. She is best known for her time as the head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team from 1982 to 2006. During her tenure, she led the Lady Raiders to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1993 and was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year in 1993. Sharp was born on August 31, 1952 in Whidbey Island, Washington. She attended Central Washington University, where she played basketball and earned a degree in physical education. She then went on to earn a master's degree in physical education from the University of Oregon. Sharp began her coaching career at the high school level, coaching at both the boys' and girls' teams at Centralia High School in Washington. She then moved on to the college level, coaching at the University of Idaho and the University of Utah before taking the head coaching job at Texas Tech in 1982. At Texas Tech, Sharp led the Lady Raiders to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1993 and was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year in 1993. She was also named the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Sharp retired from coaching in 2006 and was named the athletic director at Texas Tech in 2011. She held the position until her retirement in 2018. As of 2021, Marsha Sharp is 68 years old and has a net worth of $2 million.

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Age71 years old
Zodiac SignVirgo
Born31 August, 1952
Birthday31 August
BirthplaceWhidbey Island, Washington, U.S.
NationalityUnited States

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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 the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes on the campus of Texas Tech and the Marsha Sharp Freeway in Lubbock are both named after Sharp.

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 the Southwest Conference, behind the Texas Longhorns under Jody 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 by Sheryl Swoopes, which won the first NCAA championship by a Texas Tech team in any sport. After Texas Tech became a charter member of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Sharp added three more regular season titles and two tournament titles.

Sharp went to high school in Tulia, Texas. She graduated in 1974 from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. She procured her master's degree in 1976 from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) in Canyon.

Marsha Sharp (born August 31, 1952) is the former head coach of Texas Tech University's women's basketball team, the Lady Raiders. She retired after 24 years at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season. Sharp was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Famein 2003.

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Update: 2024-05-19