NKyTribune staff
Northern Kentucky standout guard Tyler Sharpe has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 12 second team, the organization announced on Monday.
Sharpe, who joined NKU’s 1,000-point club earlier this year, averaged a career-high 15.1 points per game as the Norse captured their second straight Horizon League Tournament championship. The Bullitt East graduate helped NKU post a 23-9 record by draining a team-best 78 shots from 3-point range.
NKU’s Tyler Sharpe has been named to the NABC’s All-District 12 second team. (Photo by Jeff McCurry)
The Mt. Washington native ranks 22nd all-time in scoring for the Norse with 1,196 points. Sharpe’s 214 3-pointers are also the ninth most in school history.
In Sharpe’s three seasons at NKU, the Norse were 71-28 (.717 winning percentage) overall and 41-13 (.759) in Horizon League play. Sharpe began his career at Louisville before transferring to NKU in 2017-18.
2019-20 NABC All-District 12
First Team
Loudon Love, Wright State
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
Vinnie Shahid, North Dakota State
Tyler Hagedorn, South Dakota
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Second Team
Emmanuel Nzekwesi, Oral Roberts
Tyler Sharpe, Northern Kentucky
Tyson Ward. North Dakota State
Bill Wampler, Wright State
Darius Quisenberry, Youngstown State
Coach of the Year: Scott Nagy, Wright State
(Information compiled from NKU Athletics Communications and staff reports)
