| Marsha Sharp | |
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 31, 1952 |
| 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) |
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| Awards | |
| Big 12 Coach of the Year (1998, 1999) SWC Coach of the Year (1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) |
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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.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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