Jamarion Sharp

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
7-5 / 235
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Hopkinsville, Ky.
High School:
Hopkinsville
Prev. College:
Western Kentucky
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 75 Blocked Shots in 2023-24 (3rd in Ole Miss History)
• Ole Miss-Record Nine Blocks vs Florida on Jan. 10, 2024
• 3.73 Career Blocks Per Game Average (21st in NCAA All-Time)
• 354 Career Blocks (Tied for 53rd in NCAA All-Time)

2023-24 (SENIOR): Named to the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award preseason watch list ... Appeared in 31 games for Ole Miss, making 15 starts ... Averaged 15.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game ... Finished with a team and SEC-best 75 blocks on the season, the third-most in school history ... Blocked four shots and added a pair of steals in his Ole Miss debut on November 6 against Alabama State ... Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds on November 14 against Detroit Mercy, adding eight points, two steals, and a pair of blocked shots ... Became the 95th student-athlete in NCAA Division-I history to hit 300 career blocks on December 10 against UCF, and one of just 14 to hit that mark in three years or less ... Recorded another 10-rebound game on December 31 against Bryant, scoring eight points ... On January 10 against Florida, set a program record for blocks in a single game with nine, helping Ole Miss tie the SEC record for most blocked shots as a team in a conference game with 16 ... Entered the top-10 for blocks in a single season in school history in the following game against Vanderbilt on January 13, simultaneously passing former Rebel Reginald Buckner on the all-time NCAA career blocks list ... On February 21 at Mississippi State, scored four points with 10 rebounds ... Blocked six shots, including five in the first half, on March 2 at Missouri.

WESTERN KENTUCKY: Spent two seasons at Western Kentucky, playing in 64 of 65 games with 60 starts during that time, before transferring to Ole Miss.

2022-23 (SENIOR*): Started in 32 of 33 games for the Hilltoppers … Led the nation in blocks with 131 and blocks per game at 4.1 … Averaged 28.6 minutes with 7.4 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game … Broke the school career block record on January 16 against FIU in just his 50^th game with the program … Scored in double figures in 10 games and secured double-digit rebounds in 11 … Finished third in the conference in rebounds per game, fourth in defensive rebounds (5.5) and 10^th in offensive rebounds (2.2) … Scored a career-high 18 points on November 30 against Austin Peay, adding nine boards and six blocks … Tied his career-best with 14 rebounds at Florida Atlantic on January 28 … Named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, and earned a spot on the all-conference defensive team and third team all-conference … Named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List … Earned CollegeInsider.com Zelmo Beaty Award … Named C-USA Preseason All-Conference … Named to the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Watch List … Finished his two years at WKU with an average of 4.36 blocks per game, the 10^th-best career margin in NCAA Division-I basketball history at the time.

2021-22 (JUNIOR): Played in all 32 contests for the Hilltoppers, making 28 starts … Averaged 28.0 minutes, 8.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, and a nation-leading 4.62 blocks per game … Collected 148 total blocks on the year, shattering the school record for most in a season … Finished third in the conference in rebounds per game … Recorded a triple-double on November 24 against Alabama A&M with 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks, the third-ever triple-double at WKU and first ever with blocks … Was the 18^th triple double with blocks in Division I since 2010 and first since 2019 … Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and to the C-USA All-Defensive Team … Named the conference player of the week on March 7 … An all-conference honorable mention selection … A semifinalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award … Selected as a finalist for Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year.

JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE: Spent two seasons at John A. Logan College … Averaged 7.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.8 blocks as a sophomore … Named an all-conference and all-region selection … As a freshman, averaged 5.5 points, five rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 64.1% from the field … Helped Logan finish undefeated in conference play for the first time in school history … Ranked a four-star prospect and the top junior-college player in the nation by 247sports.com.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 7.6 points and 7.9 rebounds as a senior at Hopkinsville High School … Named to the All-Eighth District Team and a member of the Kentucky All-Stars.

PERSONAL: The tallest player in NCAA Division I basketball at 7’5” and is one of the tallest living humans.