Derrick Sharp

Derrick Sharp (Hebrew: דריק שארפ‎; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player. Sharp was born in Orlando, Florida. He played college basketball with the University of South Florida, and then went to Israel to play basketball in 1993. He played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for 15 years, part of the time as team captain, and later served as assistant coach under David Blatt. With Maccabi, he won a record 29 trophies. In July 2011, Sharp retired as a player. He remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach until August 2013.