Ram Carlo T. Sharma (born September 20, 1980 in

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentratio ...

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) is a professional

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player who last played for the Pilipinas MX3 Kings in the

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. He was drafted by

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twelfth overall in the 2004 PBA draft.

Professional career

Shell

He was originally drafted by the defunct

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in the 2004 PBA draft. He was rarely used by the team that had

Billy Mamaril John Billy San Luis Mamaril (born June 25, 1980) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays the forward and center positions. ...

, Tony dela Cruz and former defensive player awardee Chris Jackson.

Red Bull

He was signed by the

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during the

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. His game became more solid under

Yeng Guiao Joseller "Yeng" Medina Guiao (born March 19, 1959) is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently the head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketba ...

. He gained more minutes when the Barako traded

Enrico Villanueva Jose Enrico Pascual Villanueva (born June 23, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Amateur career Villanueva first played for the A ...

to the

San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

. He became a candidate for the most improved player award which Gary David eventually won. Sharma averaged 8.8

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and 6.1

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in 21 minutes. He was part of Guiao's big men rotation with

Mick Pennisi Michael Alfio Pennisi (born March 13, 1975) is an Australian-Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the GlobalPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was automatically hired by Red Bull in 2 ...

and Michael Hrabak the following seasons.

Burger King / Air21

On May 29, 2009, Barako Bull traded him to the

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(then known as the

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) in exchange for

Chad Alonzo Richard Hernando Alonzo is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Bacoor City Strikers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was an undrafted player signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2008 before being ...

Petron Blaze Boosters

After two and a half seasons with the Express, he,

Dondon Hontiveros Donaldo "Dondon" Cabañes Hontiveros (born June 1, 1977) is a Filipino politician and former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Cebu City Council since June 30, 2022 and previously from 2019 to 2021. He was the Vice Mayor of ...

and the third pick in the 2011 PBA draft (which turned to be Chris Lutz) were traded to the

Petron Blaze Boosters The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

for

Sunday Salvacion Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played the small forward and shooting guard positions. Salvacion played college basketball for the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB ...

and the eight pick in the 2011 draft (which turned out to be Allein Maliksi.

Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings

In October 2015, Sharma was signed by the

Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas Pilipinas MX3 Kings were a Filipino basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The team only played one season in the ABL, mainly because of financial difficulties after Manny Pacquiao pulled out his financial support from th ...

(now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings) of the ABL to play as one of the team's local players. However, on November the same year, he was released by the team after a roster overhaul.

Personal

Sharma is the half-brother of former UAAP MVP and former teammate

Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rabeh Ahmed T. Al-Hussaini (born August 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Elite of the PBA. A power forward/ center, he played five seasons for the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the U ...

References

External links

Player Profile
at PBA-Online! {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Carlo 1980 births Living people Centers (basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Filipino men's basketball players Swedish people of Filipino descent Filipino people of Indian descent People from Makati Basketball players from Metro Manila De La Salle Green Archers basketball players Shell Turbo Chargers players Barako Bull Energy Boosters players Barako Bull Energy players San Miguel Beermen players Meralco Bolts players Air21 Express players NorthPort Batang Pier players Shell Turbo Chargers draft picks