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Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997)[1] is an Australian professional basketball player.

Alexandra Sharp

Sharp in September 2021
No. 9 – Perth Lynx
Position	Guard
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 25) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
High school	Our Lady of Mercy College (Melbourne, Victoria)
College	Wake Forest (2016–2020)
WNBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	BA Centre of Excellence
2016	Diamond Valley Eagles
2020–present	Perth Lynx
2021–2022	Willetton Tigers
Career highlights and awards
NBL1 West champion (2021) NBL1 West MVP (2021) NBL1 West Grand Final MVP (2021) All-NBL1 West First Team (2021) ACC All-Freshman Team (2017)
Medals Basketball Representing  Australia FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Jordan Summer Universiade 2017 Taiwan Team 2019 Italy Team

Early life and career

Sharp was born in Melbourne, Victoria,[2] and attended Our Lady of Mercy College.[1]

Sharp attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and played in the SEABL for the program's BA Centre of Excellence team in 2014 and 2015.[2] In 2016, she played in the Big V for the Diamond Valley Eagles.[2]

College career

Sharp played college basketball at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, playing with the Demon Deacons in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA Division I.[1][3]

Statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016–17	Wake Forest	32	25	33.4	.337	.345	.712	7.6	2.3	0.6	0.6	3.0	7.4
2017–18	Wake Forest	15	15	35.3	.381	.319	.762	9.3	2.3	0.8	0.4	2.6	12.7
2018–19	Wake Forest	31	31	33.2	.421	.250	.681	8.4	3.0	0.5	0.5	2.8	10.5
2019–20	Wake Forest	32	32	33.3	.420	.402	.800	8.7	1.8	0.8	0.4	2.4	12.3
Career		110	103	33.8	.451	.334	.740	8.3	2.4	0.6	0.5	2.7	10.4

Professional career

Perth Lynx and Willetton Tigers (2020–present)

In July 2020, Sharp signed her first professional contract with the Perth Lynx of the WNBL.[4] During the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland, she led the team in rebounds with 7.9 per game and was the fourth highest scorer with 8.9 points per game.[5]

In 2021, Sharp joined the Willetton Tigers for the NBL1 West season.[6] She was named NBL1 West MVP and All-NBL1 West First Team[7] and helped lead the Tigers to the grand final, where they defeated the Joondalup Wolves 65–54 to win the championship.[8] Sharp was named grand final MVP for her 13 points, 15 rebounds and four assists.[8] In 20 games, she averaged 18.95 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.25 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[9]

Sharp recommitted to the Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[5] She re-joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2022 NBL1 West season.[10]

On 10 June 2022, Sharp re-signed with the Lynx for the 2022–23 WNBL season.[11]

National team career

Sharp made her international debut with the Sapphires at the 2013 FIBA Under-16 Oceania Championship in Melbourne where Australia swept New Zealand to take home Gold.[12] Sharp would go on to represent the Sapphires at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic the following year.

Sharp then made her debut with the Gems at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Russia, where the Gems took home the bronze.[13]

Sharp was named to represent the Australian Opals at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup.[14]

References

External links

• NBL1 profile
• 2021 FIBA Asia Cup profile

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- [en] Alexandra Sharp

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[ru] Шарп, Александра

Александра Джейн Шарп (англ. Alexandra Jane Sharp; род. 4 февраля 1997 года, Мельбурн, Виктория, Австралия) — австралийская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступающая за команду женской национальной баскетбольной лиги «Перт Линкс». На драфте ВНБА 2020 года не была выбрана ни одной из команд. Играет на позиции атакующего защитника.

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