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Derrick Sharp

Derrick Sharp is an American-Israeli former basketball player who played 15 years with Maccabi Tel Aviv and later served as its assistant coach.

born 197115 years at Maccabi Tel AvivThe 2004 shot against ZalgirisThree EuroLeague-level European titles

Born: 5 October 1971, Orlando
Occupation: basketball player, basketball coach
Education: Maynard Evans High School, Wingate Institute, University of South Florida

Derrick Sharp was born in 1971 in Orlando

Sharp was born on October 5, 1971, in Orlando, Florida, to a single-parent family. He played point guard at Evans High School in Orlando.

He played college basketball at Brevard Community College from 1989 to 1991 and was named the state junior college player of the year. He then played for the University of South Florida from 1991 to 1993.

In 1993 he came to Israel and played for Maccabi Hadera, then for a club in Migdal HaEmek. He became an Israeli citizen and joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1996, where he played for 15 years and served as captain.

With Maccabi he won 13 league titles, 11 State Cups and 3 European titles. In 2004 his three-pointer against Zalgiris Kaunas forced overtime, and Maccabi went on to win the EuroLeague. He played for the Israeli national team from 2000 to 2003.

Sharp retired as a player in July 2011. He stayed with Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach under David Blatt until August 2013.