Marsha Sharp

Marsha Sharp
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	August 31, 1952 (1952-08-31) (age 59)
Place of birth	Whidbey Island, Washington
Alma mater	Wayland Baptist College West Texas State University
Playing career
	Wayland Baptist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981/82 1982/83–2005/06	Texas Tech (asst.) Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	572–189 (.752)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (1993) SWC Women's Basketball Tournament (1992, 1993, 1995) Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament (1998, 1999) SWC Regular Season (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) Big 12 Regular Season (1998, 1999, 2000)
Awards
Big 12 Coach of the Year (1998, 1999) SWC Coach of the Year (1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)

The Marsha Sharp Freeway on U.S. Highway 82 in Lubbock

Marsha Sharp (born August 31, 1952)^[1] is the former head coach of Texas Tech University's women's basketball team, the Lady Raiders. She retired after twenty-three years at the conclusion of the 2005/06 season.

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. She became the head coach of the Lady Raiders in 1982. Under her leadership, the team won eight conference championships and a national title.

In 2003, Sharp was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.^[2] The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes on the campus of Texas Tech and the Marsha Sharp Freeway in Lubbock are both named in her honor.

Following Sharp's retirement from coaching, she was named Associate Athletic Director for Special Projects within the Texas Tech Athletic Department.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Tech Lady Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1982/83–1995/96)
1982–83	Texas Tech	22-9	6–2	2nd	NWIT Fifth Place
1983–84	Texas Tech	23-7	13-3	2nd	NCAA First Round
1984–85	Texas Tech	24-8	12-4	2nd	NWIT Third Place
1985–86	Texas Tech	21-9	13-3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1986–87	Texas Tech	18-11	10-6	3rd
1987–88	Texas Tech	17-13	9-7	3rd
1988–89	Texas Tech	16-13	9-7	3rd
1989–90	Texas Tech	20-11	11-5	3rd	NCAA First Round
1990–91	Texas Tech	23-8	12-4	3rd	NCAA First Round
1991–92	Texas Tech	27-5	13-1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1992–93	Texas Tech	31-3	13-1	1st	NCAA Champions
1993–94	Texas Tech	28-5	12-2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1994–95	Texas Tech	33-4	13-1	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1995–96	Texas Tech	27-5	13-1	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Texas Tech Lady Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (1996/97–2005/06)
1996–97	Texas Tech	20-9	11-5	4th	NCAA Second Round
1997–98	Texas Tech	26-5	15-1	1st	NCAA Second Round
1998–99	Texas Tech	30-4	14-2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1999–00	Texas Tech	28-5	13-3	T–1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2000–01	Texas Tech	25-7	13-3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001–02	Texas Tech	20-12	8-8	7th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002–03	Texas Tech	29-6	13-3	3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2003–04	Texas Tech	25-8	10-6	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Texas Tech	24-8	12-4	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2005–06	Texas Tech	15-14	9-7	5th
Texas Tech:		572-189	258-89
Total:		572-189
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

References

1. ^ Net Detective, People Search
2. ^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 

External links

• Player Bio
• RedRaiders.com

Persondata
Name	Sharp, Marsha
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 31, 1952
Place of birth	Whitby Island, WA, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death