Linda Sharp
Biographical details | |
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Born | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 14, 1950
Playing career | |
1968–1970 | Fullerton JC |
1970–1972 | Cal State Fullerton |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1974–1977 | Mater Dei HS |
1976–1977 | USC (assistant) |
1977–1989 | USC |
1989–1997 | Southwest Texas State |
1997 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2000 | Phoenix Mercury (assistant) |
2001–2008 | Concordia (TX) |
2002 | Phoenix Mercury |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 496–271 (.647) (college) 9–24 (.273) (WNBA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
Linda Kay Sharp (born March 14, 1950)[1] is an American former collegiate women's basketball coach. Her coaching career spans 31 seasons with stints on all levels from elementary, junior high and high school to the collegiate and professional ranks, and she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]
Early life and education
Born in
Coaching career
College
After graduating from Cal State Fullerton in 1973 with a physical education degree, Sharp taught part-time at a local Catholic school and also did substitute teaching before landing a full-time teaching and coaching position at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. Sharp taught American literature and physical education and coached girls' basketball, volleyball, and softball in addition to launching tennis and track programs.[3]: 162
In 1976, the University of Southern California (USC) hired Sharp as an assistant coach for its women's basketball program; Sharp was a part-time assistant at USC while still coaching at Mater Dei.[3]: 162–163 [4] After one year, USC promoted Sharp to head coach. In twelve seasons from 1977 to 1989, Sharp accumulated a 271-99 won-loss record.[3]
Turning around a program that won only five games in 1976–77, USC won 21 games in Sharp's second season as head coach in 1978–79.
From 1989 to 1997, Sharp compiled a 138-85 record in eight seasons at Southwest Texas State (now Texas State).
For seven years, Sharp served on the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee.
In 2001, Sharp was hired as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Concordia University Texas, a Division III school. She coached the team for seven years and to an 87–87 won-loss record. On September 10, 2008, Sharp resigned from Concordia.[6]
Sharp's career head coach record is 496–271 after 27 years coaching NCAA women's basketball.
WNBA
In 1997, she became the first head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. Sharp later assisted her former player at USC, Cheryl Miller, with the Phoenix Mercury in 2000. Then in 2002, Sharp became the interim head coach for the Phoenix Mercury after Cynthia Cooper resigned from the position.[7] Sharp had a 9–24 overall record as a WNBA head coach.[8]
USA Basketball
Sharp was chosen as the head coach of the team representing the US in 1981 at the
Sharp was the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in
Head coaching record
College
Source for USC:[11]
Sources for Texas State:[12][13]
Source for Concordia (TX):[14]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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USC Trojans (Western Collegiate Athletic Association/Pacific West Conference) (1977–1986) | |||||||||
1977–78 | USC | 11–13 | 3–5 | 4th | |||||
1978–79 | USC | 21–10 | 4–4 | 3rd | WAIAW Regionals | ||||
1979–80 | USC | 22–12 | 9–3 | 2nd | AIAW Regionals | ||||
1980–81 | USC | 26–8 | 9–3 | 2nd | AIAW Final Four | ||||
1981–82 | USC | 23–4 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1982–83 | USC | 31–2 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1983–84 | USC | 29–4 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1984–85 | USC | 21–9 | 10–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1985–86 | USC | 31–5 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
USC Trojans (Pacific-10 Conference) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
1986–87 | USC | 22–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1987–88 | USC | 22–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1988–89 | USC | 12–16 | 8–10 | T–4th | |||||
USC: | 277–99 (.737) | 106–40 (.726) | |||||||
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (1989–1997) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Southwest Texas State | 16–11 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
1990–91 | Southwest Texas State | 14–13 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1991–92 | Southwest Texas State | 17–12 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
1992–93 | Southwest Texas State | 19–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | |||||
1993–94 | Southwest Texas State | 20–8 | 13–5 | 4th | |||||
1994–95 | Southwest Texas State | 17–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
1995–96 | Southwest Texas State | 18–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
1996–97 | Southwest Texas State | 17–12 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
Southwest Texas State: | 138–85 (.619) | 91–43 (.679) | |||||||
Concordia Tornadoes (American Southwest Conference) (2001–2008) | |||||||||
2001–02 | Concordia (TX) | 13–12 | 7–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
2002–03 | Concordia (TX) | 12–12 | 8–6 | 4th (West) | |||||
2003–04 | Concordia (TX) | 16–9 | 8–6 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
2004–05 | Concordia (TX) | 16–10 | 15–7 | 4th (West) | |||||
2005–06 | Concordia (TX) | 8–17 | 7–15 | 5th (West) | |||||
2006–07 | Concordia (TX) | 8–16 | 8–13 | 5th (West) | |||||
2007–08 | Concordia (TX) | 14–11 | 12–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
Concordia (TX): | 87–87 (.500) | 65–63 (.508) | |||||||
Total: | 496–271 (.647) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 24 Sep 2015.
- ^ a b "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ ISBN 0313309124)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Jackson, Roger (February 22, 1982). "USC Has Doubled Its Fun". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Sharp is Leaving Trojans for Southwest Texas State". Los Angeles Times. 25 May 1989.
- ^ "Sharp retires from Concordia-Austin". D3Hoops.com. September 10, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Head Coach - Linda K. Sharp". Concordia University Texas. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Linda Sharp WNBA Coaching Record | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ "1981 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "FOURTEENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1987". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ 2017-18 USC Women's Basketball, p. 56
- ^ 2016-17 Southland Conference Women's Basketball, pp. 96-97
- ^ 2016-17 Texas State Women's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 70-71
- ^ Women's Basketball All-Time Standings. American Southwest Conference.