Education
She graduated in 1974 from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview.
She graduated in 1974 from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview.
She retired after 24 years at the conclusion of the 2005-2006 season. Sharp went to high school in Tulia, Texas. She procured her master"s degree in 1976 from West Texas State University (now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University) in Canyon.
She became the head coach of the Lady Raiders in 1982.
Foreign most of the 1980s, Sharp"s Lady Raiders were the second-best team in the Southwest Conference, behind the Texas Longhorns under Jody Conradt. However, they dominated the last years of the SWC"s existence, winning the last five regular season titles in a row (four outright, one shared) and three conference tournaments.
In 2003, Sharp was inducted into the Women"s Basketball Hall of Fame. The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes on the campus of Texas Technical and the Marsha Sharp Freeway in Lubbock are both named after Sharp.
Following Sharp"s retirement from coaching, she was named Associate Athletic Director for Special Projects within the Texas Technical Athletic Department.
After Texas Technical became a charter member of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Sharp added three more regular season titles and two tournament titles.
