Mizzou Expected To Land Tallest Player In D-1 Basketball

by Mick Lite May 8, 2022

written by Mick Lite May 8, 2022

Mizzou basketball is expected to land 7-foot-5 Western Kentucky transfer Jamarion Sharp, per basketball insider Adam Zagoria. He is the tallest Division I men’s basketball player at 7-foot-5. He entered the transfer portal on April 29th.

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Last season he averaged 8.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and a nation-leading 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 72.7 percent from the field.

Sharp was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention all-conference selection. He was a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award, as well as a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award.

He had 148 blocks last season, while the Missouri team had 134.

Mick Lite

Mick Lite served for 12 years in the military and is now an entrepreneur and photographer. Has worked as the official scorer and social media manager for the River City Rascals, Statistician for the Missouri Monsters and St. Louis Attack arena football teams, and as the Team Photographer and social media consultant for the St. Charles Chill, SLU Hockey, St. Louis Slam, and Gateway Grizzlies.

Mizzou Expected To Land Tallest Player In D-1 Basketball

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