Ole Miss center Jamarion Sharp joining Dallas Mavericks for NBA Summer League

7-foot-5 center Jamarion Sharp will at least have an opportunity to pursue a career in the NBA,

Selected in the 2024 NBA Draft. Following the draft, Sharp committed to play Summer League ball with the NBA’s

runner-up, the Dallas Mavericks.

Sharp and his Ole Miss teammate Allen Flanigan had earlier competed in the 70th annual Portsmouth Invitational

Tournament (P.I.T.) in Portsmouth, Virginia, from April 17–20, in front of pro scouts and prospective professional

prospects. Despite scoring just seven points (2 of 5 FG), he topped the tournament in blocks (12). Along with his

team-high four steals in his second game of the tournament, he put on a defensive clinic with a team-high five

blocks.

With a 17.3 block % to end his college career, Sharp had one of the finest finishes in NCAA history.

Over the course of his career, he has averaged 3.73 blocks per game, which is the 21st-best figure in NCAA history.

In NCAA history, his 354 career blocks tie for 53rd place all-time.

Sharp attended Western Kentucky and Logan A. College before playing for just one season in Oxford.

Before being one of the first players off the bench to relieve Moussa Cisse, who had to wait for an NCAA waiver

before making his Rebel debut, he started the first 15 games of the season. At the conclusion of the season,

his 75 blocks were third in Ole Miss history and were the most among SEC programs.

On January 10, nine of those blocks were returned. His first block came off the bench, which also happened to set the

single-game record for Ole Miss. All things considered, the Rebels concluded Chris Beard’s first season at the helm

with an overall record of 20-12 and a 7-11 SEC record.

During his final season at Western Kentucky, he started all 32 games. In addition to his 7.5 points per game,

he averaged nearly eight rebounds, blocked 4.1 shots per game (a national record) in one season, and added 32 steals

to his stat line. In just 50 career games, he shattered the WKU career block record while playing an average of 28.6

minutes per game.

After being named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and Karen Abdul Jabbar watch lists late in the

season, Sharp was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Year at the end of the season.

He was also named to the C-USA All-Defensive Team and C-USA All-Conference.

The Zelmo Beaty Award from CollegeInsider.com was also given to Sharp.

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