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Jersey Number 21
Emanuel Sharp
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop McLaughlin School
Bio
HONORS
• 2024-25 NCAA Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player
• 2024-25 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player
• 2024-25 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2024-25 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2024-25 All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
• 2023 The Halal Guys Showcase Game Most Valuable Player
• The American Freshman of the Week (Dec. 26, 2022)
• 2024 Winter Big 12 All-Academic Team
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 30 | vs. (4) Texas A&M (3/24/24) | ||
| FG | 8 | vs. (4) Texas A&M (3/24/24) | ||
| FGA | 17 17 |
vs. rv/#24 (3) Arizona (3/15/25) vs. rv/rv Texas A&M (12/16/23) |
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| 3FG | 7 | vs. (4) Texas A&M (3/24/24) | ||
| 3FGA | 14 | vs. (4) Texas A&M (3/24/24) | ||
| FT | 11 | vs. Texas State (12/21/23) | ||
| FTA | 11 | vs. Texas State (12/21/23) | ||
| Rebounds | 10 | vs. SMU (1/5/23) | ||
| Assists | 4 | at Xavier (12/1/23) | ||
| Steals | 4 4 4 |
vs. Troy (12/10/24) vs. #6/6 Iowa State (2/19/24) vs. rv/– Texas (2/17/24) |
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| Blocks | 1 (5X) |
Most recently vs. #13/14 (4) Duke (3/29/24) |
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| Minutes | 40:39 | at rv/rv Texas (1/29/24) | ||
Became eighth Cougar in program history to be named Most Outstanding Player of conference tournament... Was first Cougar to earn that honor at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship... Competed in 37 games with 36 starts... Ranked second among Cougars with 12.6 points per game and 3-point field goals (87), and free throw percentage (.868)... Led Houston with 50 steals and 1.4 steals per game... Finished fourth in the Big 12 with a .868 free throw percentage and ninth with 2.4 3-point field goals per game... Scored eight points with two 3-pointers and added two steals with a rebound in charity exhibition win vs. #13/15 Texas A&M (10/27)... Made his regular-season debut in season-opening win over Jackson State inside Fertitta Center... Finished with seven points and grabbed a rebound against the Tigers (11/4)... Posted 13 points with a team-high three 3-pointers against #11/11 Auburn in Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 inside Toyota Center (11/9)... Posted 11 points with two 3-pointers, five rebounds and a game-high-tying four steals in home win over Louisiana (11/13)... Scored 16 points, thanks to 5-of-5 shooting from behind the arc, and grabbed two rebounds with two assists and a pair of steals in home win over Hofstra (11/22)... Finished with 14 points and six rebounds against #9/9 Alabama during first day of Players Era Festival inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas... Saw his streak of 10 consecutive 3-pointers made end in first half (11/26)... Led Cougars with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with a pair of assists against Notre Dame during second day of Players Era Festival (11/27)... Led all players with 23, thanks to four 3-pointers and 9-of-9 shooting from the free throw line against San Diego State during Players Era Festival Third-Place Game (11/30)... Posted 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from field, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc, against Butler during Big 12-Big East Challenge... Added two rebounds and an assist against the Bulldogs (12/7)... Posted 14 points with four rebounds, four assists and three steals in home win over Troy (12/10)... Finished with 13 points and grabbed five rebounds with a pair of steals in home win over Toledo (12/18)... Led all players with 18 points and dished out a pair of assists in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/21)... Led all players with 18 points and led Cougars with four 3-pointers in home win over BYU (1/4)... Buried four 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 14 points and swiped three steals with a pair of rebounds in home win over TCU (1/6)... Led Cougars with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-6 from the arc, in road win at Kansas State... Added four rebounds, three assists and a steal against the Wildcats (1/11)... Finished with 14 points, thanks to three 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds with an assist in home win over rv/#25 West Virginia (1/15)... Returned to Houston lineup with 10 points, thanks to three 3-pointers, in home win over rv/rv Baylor (2/10)... Scored 17 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds in road win at Arizona State (2/18)... Recorded 12 points and grabbed a game-high five offensive rebounds with a pair of steals in Senior Night home win over Kansas (3/3)... Finished with 11 points, five rebounds and an assist in road win at Baylor (3/8). Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Led Houston with 19 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and grabbed five rebounds with three steals in Quarterfinal win over (16) Colorado (3/13)... Led all players with 26 pointsm thanks to 5-of-7 3-point shooting, and grabbed four rebounds with a steal in Semifinal win over #17/18 (4) BYU (3/14)... Finished with 17 points and three 3-pointer and added three rebounds in Title Game win over rv/#24 (3) Arizona... Named Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20.7 points 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 3-pointers per game (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Scored 12 points in Second Round win over #24/23 (8) Gonzaga inside INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. (3/22)... Totaled 17 points with a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed two offensive rebounds in Sweet 16 win over #22/22 (4) Purdue inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (3/28)... Scored 16 points and drained four 3-pointers with two rebounds in Sweet 16 win over #6/6 (2) Tennessee (3/30).
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
One of five Cougars to compete in all 37 games... Finished third among Cougars and 20th in the Big 12 with 12.6 points per game... Ranked sixth in Big 12 with 2.2 3-point field goals per game and a 36.8 3-point field goal percentage... Second on team with six 20-point games and finished third with 24 double-digit scoring contests... Made 32 starts... Made his first career start in season opener against ULM... Posted the first 20-point game of his career with 20 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, against the Warhawks (11/6)... Finished with 11 points with two 3-pointers, two rebounds and two assists in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Posted 14 points with three 3-pointers and added three rebounds in win over Towson during Shriner Children’s Charleston Classic First Round (11/16)... Led Houston with 15 points and grabbed six rebounds with three steals in win over Utah during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (11/17)... Totaled 11 points with two 3-pointers and six rebounds, including three offensive, in home win over Montana (11/24)... Finished with 10 points and dished out four assists with three steals in win over Xavier (12/1)... Totaled 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and a steal in home win over Rice (12/6)... Posted a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers in home win over Jackson State... Also grabbed three rebounds with three steals against the Tigers (12/9)... Led Houston with 21 points and five 3-pointers in win over rv/rv Texas A&M at The Halal Guys Showcase inside Toyota Center... Also led Cougars with five offensive rebounds... With Cougars clinging to 2-point lead late in shot clock, buried a 3-pointer from the right wing for a 5-point lead with 21 seconds remaining... Drained a pair of free throws for a 4-point lead with five seconds left against the Aggies (12/16)... Led all players with 17 points, thanks to 11-of-11 shooting from the free throw line, and grabbed three rebounds with game-high four steals in home win over Texas State (12/21)... Scored 12 points with four rebounds, including two offensive boards, and added a steal and assist in home win over Penn (12/30)... Led all players with seven rebounds and scored eight points with three steals in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia (1/6)... Led all players with 20 points and five 3-pointers at rv/rv Iowa State (1/9)... Topped all players with three steals at rv/rv TCU (1/13)... Pushed the Cougars’ lead to three with 41 seconds remaining in road win at #21/19 BYU... Led Houston with nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, and added nine points with two steals against the Cougars (1/23)... Totaled nine points with six rebounds, two assists and three steals in home win over rv/rv Kansas State (1/27)... Posted 13 points with three 3-pointers, eight rebounds and two assists in road win at rv/rv Texas... Drained four free throws in the final 10 seconds to ice the victory against the Longhorns (1/29)... Drained three 3-pointers on the way to 11 points at #8/9 Kansas (2/3/24)... Finished with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with three 3-pointers in win over Oklahoma State (2/6)... Snared six rebounds in road win at Cincinnati (2/10)... Posted 15 points with three rebounds and four steals in home win over rv/– Texas (2/17)... Recorded 20 points with two 3-pointers and 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line in home win over #6/6 Iowa State (2/19)... Led Cougars with 18 points and added two rebounds with two steals in road win at #11/11 Baylor (2/24)... Finished with 11 points, thanks to three 3-pointers, and added four rebounds with a pair of steals in home win over Cincinnati (2/27)... Scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and three rebounds in road win at rv/rv Oklahoma (3/2). Big 12 Championship: Led Cougars with 14 points and added four rebounds in Quarterfinal win over (8) TCU (3/14)... Drilled four 3-pointers on the way to 17 points and added four rebounds and two assists in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Tied for team lead with 17 points and three 3-pointers in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/24)... Led all players with 30 points and seven 3-pointers and added three rebounds with an assist and two steals in overtime win over (9 Texas A&M in Round of 32.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Competed in 33 games... Averaged 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game... Finished third among the Cougars with 43 3-point field goals... Drained 88.1 percent (37-of-42) free throw attempts... Made his season debut in season-opening win over Northern Colorado inside the Fertitta Center... Finished with 11 points, thanks to three treys, and grabbed two offensive rebounds with an assist against the Bears (11/7)... Posted nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the 3-point line in home win over North Florida (12/6)... Totaled 10 points and added three rebounds with a pair of assists in home win over North Carolina A&T during Coaches vs. Racism HBCU Roundball Classic (12/13)... Drained six 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds with an assist in home win over McNeese (12/21).. His 3-pointer total tied as the second-highest mark by a Houston freshman in school single-season history... Finished with 14 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and added four rebounds in road win at Tulsa (12/28)... Posted six points with 10 rebounds in home win over SMU (1/5)... Came off the bench to pour in a game-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 from the arc and 4-of-4 from the 3-point line... Also grabbed three rebounds against the Knights (1/25)... Posted 13 points with three 3-pointers and added four rebounds with an assist and steal in home win over Tulsa (2/8). The American Championship: Grabbed three defensive rebounds in Semifinal win over Cincinnati (3/11). NCAA Tournament: Scored 10 points with two 3-pointers and grabbed a rebound in First-Round win over (16) Northern Kentucky... Finished with seven points and four rebounds in Round of 32 win over (9) Auburn... Scored eight points with a pair of 3-pointers in Sweet 16 loss to #16/15 (5) Miami (Fla.) (3/24).
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Graduated from high school early and joined the program at the semester break on Dec. 29, 2021... Did not play in games for the Cougars as he recovered from injury but practiced and traveled with the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
No. 60 player nationally in ESPN 100... 4-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals... Ranked as No. 11 shooting guard nationally by ESPN, No. 18 by 247Sports and No. 20 by Rivals... Also recruited by Texas Tech, Arizona, Clemson, Florida, Louisville, Rutgers, Clemson, Penn State, SMU, Iona and USF... Coached by his father, Derrick Sharp, at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic School. Senior (2021-22): Did not compete as he recovered from injury... Graduated early and joined the Cougars in December 2021. Junior (2020-21): Named Florida Class 3A Player of the Year ... Guided Hurricanes to their first state championship game appearance, scoring 33 points, including 16 of his team’s final 19... Named to Suncoast News All-County Team... Scored 23 points with 14 assists in win over King High School in season debut... Totaled 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting with four assists and four steals against Admiral Farrugut High School. Sophomore (2019-20): Named Florida Class 5A State Player of the Year... Was the state’s fourth-leading scorer and finished among the Top 20 nationally with 31.9 points per game.
PERSONAL
Full name is Emanuel Christopher Sharp... Born March 7, 2004, in Tel Aviv, Israel... Son of Derrick Sharp and Justine Ellison... Has three brothers, Gabriel, Noah and Derrick Jr., and a sister, Maya... Majoring in integrated studies.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
