Marsha Sharp

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Marsha Sharp

| image = Marsha Sharp former head coach of Texas Tech University's women's basketball team cropped.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Sharp at the 2013 Women's Basketball Coaches Association convention in New Orleans

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|08|31}}

| birth_place = Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Wayland Baptist College
West Texas State University

| player_team1 = Wayland Baptist

| player_years1 =

| coach_years1 = 1981–1982

| coach_team1 = Texas Tech (asst.)

| coach_years2 = 1982–2006

| coach_team2 = Texas Tech

| admin_years1 = 2011–present

| admin_team1 = Texas Tech (asst. AD)

| overall_record = 572–189 ({{Winning percentage|572|189}})

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (1993)
3 SWC women's basketball tournament (1992, 1993, 1995)

2 Big 12 women's basketball tournament (1998, 1999)
5 SWC Regular Season (1992–1996)
3 Big 12 Regular 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)

| coaching_records =

| WBHOF = marsha-sharp

}}

File:Marsha Sharp Freeway, Lubbock, TX IMG 0231.JPG in Lubbock]]

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 Fame in 2003.

Early life

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.

Coaching career

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'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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html|title=WBHOF Inductees|publisher=WBHOF|access-date=2009-08-01}} 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.

Following Sharp's retirement from coaching, she was named Associate Athletic Director for Special Projects within the Texas Tech Athletic Department.{{Cite web|title=Sharp takes leadership spot at Tech|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/article/20110922/SPORTS/309229830|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|language=en}}

Head coaching record

{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Texas Tech Lady Raiders

| conference=Southwest Conference

| startyear = 1982/83

| endyear = 1995/96

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1982–83

Marsha Sharp

Early life

Coaching career

Head coaching record

Awards and honors

References

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