Table of Biography
Walter Sharpe is a professional basketball player who hails from Huntsville, Alabama, in the United States. Walter Sharpe has been playing for Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League (SBL) in the position of a power forward.
Early Life
The basketball player’s full birth name is Walter L. Sharpe III. His birthdate is 18th July 1986 whereas his birthplace is Huntsville, Alabama, the United States. Similarly, he holds an American nationality whereas his ethnicity is African American.
The athlete’s present age is thirty-seven years old and his zodiac sign is Cancer. However, there is no information regarding the American athlete’s parents and childhood. However, according to some sources, Sharpe has been working on his basketball skills since he was a child.
Also, Sharpe seems to be from a well-settled family since he could pursue his career at a small age. As for his educational background, he chose to go to Parker High School, located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Being considered a 4-star trainee by Rivals.com, Walter’s name was on the list as the No. 9 power forward and the No. 44 athlete in the state in the year 2004. After some time, he went to Mississippi State University for his college education from 2007 to 2008.
The university eventually signed him and his career at Mississippi State was suspended repeatedly throughout his freshman season. So, he was acknowledged as academically unqualified throughout his sophomore season and ultimately left the team.
After that, the American basketball player transferred to the University of Alabama, Birmingham. There, he averaged 14.2 points per match in twelve matches before being academically unqualified again for the spring semester from the year 2007 to 2008.
Career and Professional Life
The American athlete began from the year 2008 and came to an end in the year 2019. He was the 32nd overall choice by the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA draft of the year 2008. Soon after the selection round, the Sonics operated his rights to the Detroit Pistons.
However, he was also detected with narcolepsy which is a sleeping disorder that causes extreme sleepiness. On 13th July 2009, Walter was operated together with Arron Afflalo to the Denver Nuggets for a 2nd-round choice in the NBA draft of the year 2011.
On 31st July 2009, he went to work with Sonny Weems and cash deliberations to the Milwaukee Bucks for Malik Allen. Then, the Bucks waived the basketball player on 26th October 2009.
On 9th December 2011, the Memphis Grizzlies signed him for the lockout-shortened 2011 to 2012 season’s training camp. 2 days before the beginning of the regular season, the Grizzlies waived him on 23rd December. In March 2013, the GlobalPort Batang Pier of the PBA signed Sharpe, switching Justin Williams as their import.
Some more
On 19th March 2013, GlobalPort Batang Pier dismissed his deal due to “conduct unsuitable of a professional basketball player” after a scandalous image of him sleeping on parking lot pavement went viral. Walter had only played 2 matches in the PBA. Then, the Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico signed him on 1st July 2014 which he left after playing in only one game. On 9th February 2015, the athlete made a deal with Cocodrilos de Caracas of Venezuela for the 2015 LPB season.
Adding more to his professional life, he has received a 4-star scholarship from Rivals.com. He was also present on the list of the No. 9 power forward, and the no. 44 in the United States in the year 2004. On 9th February 2015, the American basketball player contracted with Cocodrilos de Caracas of Venezuela for the 2015 LPB season. All his hard work has made his name appear on the list of the most popular Basketball Players. Moreover, he was placed in the elite list of well-known people born in the United States.
Caption: Walter Sharpe playing basketball (Source: Texarkana Gazette)
Walter Sharpe – Net Worth 2024
When it comes to his income, there is no doubt that the American basketball player has an eye-catching income. According to a recent report, Walter has an impressive net worth of approximately $5 Million US Dollars. His primary source of money is from his career as a professional basketball player.
In July of 2009, the athlete was operated along with Sonny Weems and cash deliberations to the Milwaukee Bucks for Malik Allen. On 26th October 2009, he had been distant to the Bucks. In the year 2009, he earned about $442,114 as an athlete. Currently, the athlete has been living a decent and beautiful in his own house.
Relationship Status
Talking about his relationship status, Walter does not seem to be in any relationship right now or maybe he does not want to reveal anything about his love life. So, we can say that the American basketball player is single right now. Not just his present relationship but he has not revealed any information about his past relationships.
However, he must have dated a couple of girls till now which is not sure. Other than this, Sharpe has not been a part of any unwanted rumors or controversies. At present, it seems like the American athlete is eyeing his professional athlete career more than other things like relationships.
Caption: Walter Sharpe’s image from his photo shoot (Source: Getty Image)
Body Measurements
Regarding his body measurement, Sharpe being an athlete has an impressive physique. He has a height of 6 feet 9 inches or 2.06 m. Likewise, he has a slim yet muscular body type with a suitable body weight of 245 lb or 111 kg.
The professional basketball player’s intense exercises and training have given him a muscular body figure that attracts anyone. Also, Walter has a dark complexion with black eyes and tiny black hair. Looking at his body, the American athlete seems to have worked very hard to gain all he has now.
Walter Sharpe – Social Media
Coming to the social media part, Walter has not been very active on any of the social media platforms. However, there seems to be an Instagram account on his name but not sure if it’s his account.
The American basketball player has over five thousand followers on Instagram with over fifteen hundred followings. Other than this, Sharpe does not have Twitter and Facebook accounts for now. Furthermore, there are several videos of his matches available on YouTube, viewed mainly by basketball lovers.