Kristen Brooke "K. B." Sharp (born April 18, 1981) is a professional women's basketball player. Sharp played in the WNBA and overseas.

Early years

She was born in Columbus, Ohio., Sharp attended

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, in Bexley, Ohio, where she was named all-state ( Ohio) in her senior year. She was named as Honorable Mention All-American by the newspaper '' USA Today''.

University of Cincinnati

She attended the University of Cincinnati, and majored in Criminal Justice. (2002–03) Her best collegiate season scoring performance was 13.6 ppg, while also averaging 5.7 rpg and 5.9 apg. She made the All-Conference USA First Team. She was team captain (2001–02) of the All-Conference USA Third Team. She was named UC's Most Outstanding Player and earned the team's Ball of Courage and Insane Chain awards. She had 205 assists, breaking her own school record of 170 set as a sophomore. She played 1,214 minutes, breaking her own school record of 1,207. She earned a spot on the Bearcat Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 11.5 ppg and 6.0 apg in the two games. In 2000–01 she was named UC's most outstanding player, averaging 8.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, team-best of 5.3 apg and 1.5 spg. She was named to the Conference USA all-tournament team after averaging 11.8 ppg and 6.8 apg during the four contests in the 1999-00 season. She finished fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.6 points a game

Cincinnati statistics

Sharp's statistics:

WNBA career

Sharp was chosen in the second round (26th overall) in the 2003 WNBA draft by the

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was f ...

. She saw action in 30 games in her rookie campaign. She scored a career high, 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting on June 7 against the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

. She was selected to the WNBA Select team, which competed internationally. In 2004, Sharp played 30 games for the Liberty, but she played fewer overall minutes than she did in the previous season. In May 2005, prior to the start of the following WNBA season, she was waived by the Liberty. In February 2006, she signed a free agent contract with the

. She then played for the Chicago Sky.

Overseas career

* 2003–04 she played in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she helped lead the team to the EuroCup Championship. * 2004–05 she played 10 games for Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv, where she averaged 14.9 ppg (.603 field goals), 3.8 rpg and 3.5 apg * 2005–06 she played for Raanana Herzeliya in the Israel's First Division * 2006–09 she played for Aix-en-Provence in France.

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, K. B. 1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American women's basketball players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Bexley High School alumni Chicago Sky players Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball players Indiana Fever players New York Liberty draft picks New York Liberty players Shooting guards