Before Brown: A 5-foot-10 guard hailing from Tippecanoe High School, Sharpe was a four-year lvarsity etter winner in basketball ... A 2012 McDonald's All-American nominee/finalist, Sharpe was a three-time District Team, three-time All-Conference Team and a two-time team MVP ... During her senior season, she led her squad to a 15-8 record and a CBC Conference Championship ...  Her combined 1,210 career points ranks fourth all-time at Tippecanoe, and she broke the single-season scoring record with 474 points ... Scored in double figures in every game during her junior and senior year and averaged 20.6 points, five assists, five steals, six rebounds and was 51 percent from the field ... In her junior year, Sharpe led the team to an 18-5 overall record averaging 17.4 points and 4.5 assists per game ...  She was an All-District selection and a first team All-Conference honoree.

Personal: Ellise is the daughter of Chuck and Kay ... Has one brother, Jordan, and a sister Lauren ... Concentration is undecided.