No. 9 – Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 4 February 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Perth Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Willetton Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | UC Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Rockingham Flames | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997)[1] is an Australian professional basketball player.
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]
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]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 |
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] She re-joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2023 NBL1 West season.[12] She was named NBL1 West MVP for the second time in three seasons.[13]
On 2 June 2023, Sharp signed with the UC Capitals for the 2023–24 WNBL season.[14]
Sharp is set to join the Rockingham Flames for the 2024 NBL1 West season.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17]
Sharp was named to represent the Australian Opals at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup.[18]