Ellise Sharpe

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Tipp City, Ohio
High School:
Tippecanoe

As a Senior in 2015-16 | Stats
Served team as captain … Selected as an Allstate WBCA Good Works Team Nominee … Played in 21 games with four starts … Averaged 12.3 minutes, 3.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game … Shot 71.9 percent from the free throw line … Totaled nine points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals vs. Mount Ida (Nov. 19) … Scored eight points vs. Princeton (Feb. 20) and vs. Cornell (Mar. 5).

As a Junior in 2014-15 | Stats
Played in 28 games, starting eight … Averaged 21.8 minutes per game with 43.9-percent shooting from the field … Finished third on the team with 7.6 points per game, adding 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game … Scored double-digit points in eight games, including a streak of three straight 19-point games from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7; went 24-of-26 from the free throw line during that streak … Sniped three 3-pointers against Boston College (Nov. 28) to contribute to 15 points … Compiled a season-high seven rebounds and six assists against Penn (Feb. 14) … Chipped in multiple steals in 10 different games … Named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 9 … Earned the team’s Unsung Hero Award.

As a Sophomore in 2013-14 | Stats
Played in 27 games, making one start and averaging 14.2 minutes on the floor … Finished the season averaging 3.1 points per game with a field-goal percentage of 36.1 percent … Scored a season-high 13 points against Bryant (Nov. 20), shooting 5-of-6 from the floor and 3-of-4 from 3-point range … Chipped in 10 points and four rebounds against Cornell (Feb. 22) … Registered a career-high five steals against Army West Point (Nov. 23) … Earned the team’s Most Valuable Defender Award.

As a Freshman in 2012-13 | Stats
Saw action in 27 games for the Bears, averaging 13.0 minutes on the floor … Registered a season-high nine points against Penn (Feb. 10), shooting 3-of-6 from the floor to go along with five rebounds … Dished out a season-high four assists against Harvard (Feb. 2) … Pulled down at least three rebounds in each of eight games, including six rebounds at Dartmouth (Feb. 23) … Honored with the team Hustle Award.

Before Brown: A 5-foot-10 guard from Tippecanoe High School; a four-year varsity letter winner in basketball … A 2012 McDonald's All-American nominee/finalist; was an Academic All-State Selection, three-time District Team, three-time All-Conference Team and a two-time team MVP … As a senior led squad to a 15-8 record and a CBC Conference Championship … Combined 1,210 career points ranks fourth all-time at Tippecanoe; broke the single-season scoring record with 474 points … Scored in double figures in every game during junior and senior years; averaged 20.6 points, five assists, five steals, six rebounds per game; shot 51 percent from the field … As a s junior led team to an 18-5 overall record, averaging 17.4 points and 4.5 assists per game … An All-District selection and a first team All-Conference honoree … An All-State soccer player and a regional track & field qualifier.

Personal: Ellise is the daughter of Chuck and Kay … Chuck was a world-class ranked swimmer and Kay was a diver at Indiana University … Her aunt was the former head women’s basketball coach at Northern Iowa ... Has one brother, Jordan, who competed in track & field at Eastern Kentucky, and a sister Lauren, who played basketball for Southeast Missouri … Concentrating in Public Health and Biology.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 19, 3x, last at Dartmouth (2/7/15)
Rebounds: 7, vs. Penn (2/14/15)
Assists: 6, vs. Penn (2/14/15)
Steals: 5, 3x, last vs. Dartmouth (2/7/15)
Blocks: 2, 2x, last vs. Columbia (2/21/14)