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per Amelia:
Sharp said he didn’t know what to expect coming into this season.
“Honestly, I was just looking for an opportunity to be a part of the team and work hard and if minutes presented themselves it would be great,” he said. “So it’s been very meaningful to me to be able to play.”
Pitino has lauded Sharp’s energy, size defensive rotations, team play, and willingness to do the little things. He says he’s watched Sharp slash to the rim in practice a lot, and Gophers fans saw that translate to a game when he converted an and-one against Oklahoma State.
The coach said Sharp is probably the best walk-on he’s worked with in his coaching career.
“He’s very active defensively,” Pitino said. “He gets hands on balls, he gets deflections, he had a nice drive to the basket. He’s a good player. When we got him we kind of thought … ‘OK, we’ve got a legit DI player.’”
http://www.startribune.com/walk-on-sharp-earning-trust-minutes-from-pitino/363142761/
Go Gophers!!
Sharp said he didn’t know what to expect coming into this season.
“Honestly, I was just looking for an opportunity to be a part of the team and work hard and if minutes presented themselves it would be great,” he said. “So it’s been very meaningful to me to be able to play.”
Pitino has lauded Sharp’s energy, size defensive rotations, team play, and willingness to do the little things. He says he’s watched Sharp slash to the rim in practice a lot, and Gophers fans saw that translate to a game when he converted an and-one against Oklahoma State.
The coach said Sharp is probably the best walk-on he’s worked with in his coaching career.
“He’s very active defensively,” Pitino said. “He gets hands on balls, he gets deflections, he had a nice drive to the basket. He’s a good player. When we got him we kind of thought … ‘OK, we’ve got a legit DI player.’”
http://www.startribune.com/walk-on-sharp-earning-trust-minutes-from-pitino/363142761/
Go Gophers!!
