Derrick Sharp

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Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played with the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for 15 years, spending part of the time as the team's captain, and also later served as the team's assistant coach under David Blatt. With Maccabi, he won a record 29 club titles. In 2009 he was named one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 11 Greatest Players, and subsequently he was named to the Israeli Basketball Super League 2000–2010 All-Decade Team. In July 2011, Sharp retired from playing professional basketball. After he retired from playing, he remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv, working as an assistant coach with the club, until August 2013.

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1. date of birth: 1971-10-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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