Women's Basketball



Danika Sharp
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Danika Sharp

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
West Wendover, Nev.

High School:
West Wendover High School

Height:
5-9

Position:
Guard

Experience:
1L

05/03/2012

Meet the Pack: Freshman Faith Lois

Nevada Women's Basketball

04/25/2012

Meet the Pack: Freshman Mimi Mungedi

Nevada Women's Basketball

04/18/2012

Several Women's Basketball Players Selected to the 2011-12 Academic All-WAC Team

2011-12 Winter Sports Honorees Announced

04/17/2012

Meet the Pack: Sophomore Guard Danika Sharp

Nevada Women's Basketball

03/07/2012

Utah State Defeats Nevada in WAC Tournament Quarterfinal

Pack ends season with a 75-66 loss

Nevada 2010-11 (Freshman): Saw limited minutes in 21 of Nevada's games ... Recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks on the season.

High School
Attended West Wendover High School in West Wendover, Nev. ... As a senior she became the all-time scoring leader in the state of Nevada and ended her high school career with 2,803 points, breaking Lindy La Rocque's record of 2,678 points set in 2008 ... As a junior, she averaged a career-best 29.7 points per game, 6.6 steals per game while shooting 50 percent (204-of-404) from the floor, 42 percent (73-of-172) from three-point range and 82 percent (205-of-249) from the charity stripe ... Was named the Nevada Freshman Player of the Year in 2006-07 as well as team MVP and to the first-team all-state as a freshman ... As a sophomore, she was named the 2A Southern League Player of the Year, first-team all-state, to the Elko County first-team and MVP of her team ... As a junior, she again was named the 2A Southern League Player of the Year, to the all-state first-team, to the Elko County first-team and team MVP ... She led the State of Nevada in scoring and steals her junior year averaging 29.7 points per game and totaling 185 steals ... As a prep senior she averaged 35.5 points per game shooting 53 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw line ... Her senior year marked the third consecutive year she was named the 2A Southern Conference Player of the Year, earned team MVP honors and was a first-team All-State selection ... The two-time Elko County Player of the Year also was a nominee for McDonald's All-America honors and Gatorade Player of the Year ... She was the ESPN Rise West Region Player for the week of Feb. 17.

Personal
Majoring in elementary education ... Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school ... Also recruited by Utah and New Mexico ... Likes to hang out, play softball and watch movies in her spare time ... Chose Nevada because she loved the campus and the coaches ... Favorite sports moment is breaking the Nevada state scoring record ... Sports hero is Diana Taurasi ... Has two siblings: Kylar and Kaydn ... Born April of 1992.

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