Walter L. Sharpe III (born ) is an
American
professional
basketball player.
Early career
Sharpe
played his prep basketball at Parker High School in Birmingham,
Alabama
, his place of birth. He was later signed by
Mississippi
State University
. Sharpe's career at Mississippi State was
suspended frequently during his freshman season, declared
academically ineligible during his sophomore season and eventually
kicked off the team. He transferred to the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham, 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 to
narcolepsy, for which Sharpe was diagnosed by UAB
doctors.
Professional career
He was selected as the 32nd overall pick by the
Seattle SuperSonics in the
2008 NBA Draft. Shortly after being drafted,
the Sonics traded his rights to the
Detroit Pistons.
On
July 13,
2009, he was
traded along with
Arron Afflalo to the
Denver Nuggets for a second round
pick in the
2011 NBA Draft.
On
July 31,
2009, he was
traded along with
Sonny Weems and cash
considerations to the
Milwaukee
Bucks for
Malik Allen. He was waived
by the Bucks on October 26, 2009.
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