Derrick Sharp

Derrick Lanorris Sharp (Hebrew: דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.85 metres (6 feet 1 inch) tall, 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. After he retired from playing, he remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv, working as an assistant coach with the club, until August 2013.

Infobox

Born

(1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 54)Orlando, Florida

Nationality

American / Israeli

Listed height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Listed weight

186 lb (84 kg)

High school

Maynard Evans (Orlando, Florida)

College

Brevard CC (1989–1991) South Florida (1991–1993)

NBA draft

1993: undrafted

Playing career

1993–2011

Position

Point guard / shooting guard

Number

Coaching career

2011–2013

1993–1994

Maccabi Hadera

1994–1996

Beitar Migdal-HaEmek

1996–2011

Maccabi Tel Aviv

2011–2013

Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)

Tables

· Career statistics › EuroLeague

Led the league

· Career statistics › EuroLeague

2001–02

Year

2001–02

Team

Maccabi

MPG

20.4

FG%

443

3P%

382

FT%

952

RPG

1.1

APG

SPG

BPG

—

PPG

6.8

PIR

4.2

2002–03

Year

2002–03

Team

23.2

MPG

527

FG%

515

3P%

909

FT%

1.8

RPG

1.4

APG

1.4

SPG

—

BPG

7.5

PPG

7.4

2003–04

Year

2003–04

Team

17.0

MPG

468

FG%

459

3P%

917

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

—

BPG

5.8

PPG

3.8

2004–05

Year

2004–05

Team

19.6

MPG

495

FG%

431

3P%

821

FT%

1.6

RPG

1.0

APG

SPG

BPG

7.0

PPG

5.3

2005–06

Year

2005–06

Team

23.5

MPG

427

FG%

396

3P%

878

FT%

1.8

RPG

1.4

APG

1.3

SPG

—

BPG

7.9

PPG

6.1

2006–07

Year

2006–07

Team

25.2

MPG

465

FG%

481

3P%

883

FT%

2.3

RPG

1.3

APG

1.2

SPG

BPG

10.4

PPG

10.2

2007–08

Year

2007–08

Team

25*

12.9

MPG

429

FG%

358

3P%

1.000

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

—

BPG

4.5

PPG

3.0

2008–09

Year

2008–09

Team

9.4

MPG

300

FG%

313

3P%

500

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

1.3

PPG

0.3

2009–10

Year

2009–10

Team

1.5

MPG

333

FG%

333

3P%

1.000

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

—

BPG

0.8

PPG

0.6

2010–11

Year

2010–11

Team

1.6

MPG

429

FG%

333

3P%

667

FT%

RPG

—

APG

—

SPG

—

BPG

0.7

PPG

0.3

Career

Year

Career

Team

195

17.2

MPG

457

FG%

428

3P%

889

FT%

1.2

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

6.0

PPG

4.7

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2001–02	Maccabi	20	6	20.4	443	382	952	1.1	7	9	—	6.8	4.2
2002–03		20	0	23.2	527	515	909	1.8	1.4	1.4	—	7.5	7.4
2003–04		21	0	17.0	468	459	917	9	9	9	—	5.8	3.8
2004–05		24	1	19.6	495	431	821	1.6	1.0	8	1	7.0	5.3
2005–06		25	10	23.5	427	396	878	1.8	1.4	1.3	—	7.9	6.1
2006–07		23	4	25.2	465	481	883	2.3	1.3	1.2	0	10.4	10.2
2007–08		25*	0	12.9	429	358	1.000	7	7	5	—	4.5	3.0
2008–09		14	2	9.4	300	313	500	5	1	3	1	1.3	0.3
2009–10		10	0	1.5	333	333	1.000	3	1	2	—	0.8	0.6
2010–11		13	0	1.6	429	333	667	2	—	—	—	0.7	0.3
Career		195	23	17.2	457	428	889	1.2	9	8	0	6.0	4.7

References

Derrick Sharp.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/derrick-sharp-1.html
"Sharp, symbol of Maccabi Tel Aviv, retires"
https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-sharp-symbol-of-maccabi-tel-aviv-retires-1.374342
"Topic Galleries - Orlando Sentinel"
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061754/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/derrick-sharp
"Maccabi's Sharp retires, named assistant coach"
http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86800/180
"די ג'יי שארפ ימשיך בבני הרצליה, ישחק גם בכפ"ס"
http://www.one.co.il/Article/17-18/2,620,1347,0/298368.html?ref=rss
"Bishop McLaughlin appoints new Head Basketball Coach – 2020 5A Hillsborough County Coach of the Year"
https://bishopmclaughlinathletics.com/2020/04/17/bishop-mclaughlin-appoints-new-head-basketball-coach-2020-5a-hillsborough-county-coach-of-the-year/