The Hoops Hub: Jama Sharp Takes the Reins at UIndy, Bill Walton’s Legacy Lives On

The University of Indianapolis has announced Jama Sharp as the next head coach of the women’s basketball program. A native of the state of Indiana, Sharp has served as an assistant coach at her alma mater Stetson University for the past five seasons.

“I want to thank Dr. Gines and Greg Shaheen for the incredible opportunity to be a part of the Greyhound family,” said Sharp. “I am excited to be back home and be at the helm of such a storied program.”

During her coaching tenure at Stetson, Sharp progressed from coordinating and organizing practices, creating recruiting graphics and materials, running the team’s social media accounts, and specifically working on-court with guards, to later leading the offense, and, most recently serving as Stetson’s defensive coordinator.

As a point guard and member of the Hatters from 2011-15, Sharp scored more than 1,200 career points and played in all 133 games while twice earning A-SUN All-Conference honors and graduating cum laude.

Prior to joining the Stetson bench, Sharp made stops at three academically-selective Power Five programs within the SEC, Big 12, and ACC.

“UIndy is an outstanding university, both academically and athletically, and I’m excited to get things rolling!” Sharp concluded.

In other news, the basketball world mourns the loss of Bill Walton, a legendary player and sportscaster who passed away at 71. Walton’s impact on the game is still felt today, and his legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched.

Walton’s performance in the 1973 title game against Memphis – 21-of-22 from the field for 44 points, as well as 13 rebounds – may be the finest single-game performance in NCAA history.

In college basketball recruiting news, Arkansas has risen in the Top 25 And 1 rankings with the addition of DJ Wagner, making the 6-foot-4 guard the eighth player to join John Calipari’s program since the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach was hired last month.

That’s a possible starting lineup: Boogie Fland, DJ Wagner, Johnell Davis, Adou Thiero, and Jonas Aidoo.