- Walter Sharpe
Infobox NBA Player
name = Walter Sharpe
caption =
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 245
position = Power forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|7|16
birth_place =Birmingham, Alabama
league = NBA
team =Detroit Pistons (unsigned draft pick)
number =
highschool = A.H. Parker High School
college = UAB
nationality = American
draft = 32nd overall
draft_team =Seattle Supersonics
draft_year = 2008
career_start = 2008
former_teams =
awards =Walter Sharpe is an American basketball player from
Birmingham, Alabama . He was selected as the 32nd overall pick by theSeattle SuperSonics in the2008 NBA Draft . Shortly after being drafted, the Sonics traded his rights to theDetroit Pistons . [ [http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/round?draftyear=2008&round=2&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnbadraft%2fdraft%2ftracker%2fround%3fdraftyear%3d2008%26round%3d2 ESPN.com NBA Draft: Round 2] ]Sharpe played his prep basketball at Parker High School in
Birmingham, Alabama , and was signed byMississippi State University . Sharpe's career at Mississippi State had its ups and downs — he was suspended frequently during his freshman season, declared academically ineligible during his sophomore season and eventually kicked off the team. He transferred to theUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham , just blocks away from his old high school, where he averaged 14.2 points per game in 12 games before being declared academically ineligible for the spring semester of the 2007-08 season. Blazers coach Mike Davis said that some of Sharpe's problems could be attributed tonarcolepsy , for which Sharpe was diagnosed by UAB doctors. [cite news|url=http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1200388616273030.xml&coll=2|publisher="Birmingham News "|last=Irvine|first=Steve|date=2008-01-15|title=UAB basketball player Walter Sharpe declared academically ineligible]References
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