Emanuel Christopher Sharp (; born March 7, 2004) is a

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

player for the

Houston Cougars The Houston Cougars are the athletic teams representing the University of Houston. Informally, the Houston Cougars have also been referred to as the Coogs, UH, or simply Houston. Houston's nickname was suggested by early physical education inst ...

of the

Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida ...

Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Sharp committed to play

for the

over other schools such as Texas Tech, Florida, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Arizona, Clemson, Penn State, SMU and USF.

College career

As a

freshman A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational in ...

in 2021–22, Sharp was

redshirted Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the ...

. As a redshirt freshman in 2022–23, he averaged 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 33 games. In the second round of the

2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2023–24 s ...

, Sharp led the way with 30 points and seven threes in a win over

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

. During the 2023-24 season, he averaged 12.6 points in 37 games. On November 22, 2024, Sharp hit five threes in a win over Hofstra. On November 30, he put up 23 points in an overtime loss to

San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...

. On January 25, 2025 Sharp scored eight points in a double overtime victory against

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

. On February 18, he notched 17 points with four threes in a victory versus

Arizona State Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is one of the largest ...

. During the

2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 11–15, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center. Houston received the conference's autom ...

, Sharp helped lead his team to a conference title where he was named the tournament's most outstanding player. In the March Madness tournament, Sharp and the Cougars would reach the

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, where they fell short at the buzzer against

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

, 65–63.

National team

In 2019, Sharp was a member of the Israeli Under-16 national team and participated in the FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 25 points per contest.

Personal life

He is the son of former Israeli professional basketball player

Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp (; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played with the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club fo ...

. Sharp has Israeli, American and Canadian citizenship. According to Sportsnet.ca, although being born in Israel, Sharp's "ties to Canada run deep through his mother Justine Ellison Sharp, a Hamilton, Ontario native." His mother played basketball at the University of Toronto and in 2009 was inducted into the Varsity Blues Hall of Fame. She led Toronto to two national silver medals and was named the women's university athlete of the year in her senior season (1995-96).

Career statistics

College

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Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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References

External links

Houston Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, Emanuel 2004 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Israeli sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Tel Aviv Houston Cougars men's basketball players Canadian men's basketball players Israeli men's basketball players Shooting guards Basketball players from Tampa, Florida