As a Senior (2018-19)
• Played in all 31 games with 24 starts
• Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection
• Runner-up for the Pac-12's Most Improved Player award
• Participated in the National Association of Basketball Coaches College All-Star Game
• Established a school record for field goal percentage in a season (.673)
• Mark was the eighth-best field goal percentage in a season in Pac-12 history.
• Completed his career eighth on Stanford's field goal percentage list (.563)
• Pac-12's field goal percentage leader
• Ranked in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds (3rd, 2.6 orpg), blocks (7th, 1.4 bpg) and rebounds (9th, 7.1 rpg)
• Averaged 11.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg during Pac-12 play
• Posted double-doubles in five of his final seven games, averaged 14.7 ppg and 11.1 rpg over those final seven contests
• Collected Pac-12 Player of the Week honors twice during the season
• First recognized in late December after a 23-point, 18-rebound performance in the win over Long Beach State
• Honored again after posting a double-double in a sweep of UCLA and USC in February.
As a Junior (2017-18)
• Played in 33 of Stanford’s 35 games
• 27 blocks ranked third on the team
• Season-high 14 points (7-of-7 from the field) in 18 minutes in win over Arizona State
• Scored 12 points in 15 minutes in Pac-12 Tournament win over California
• Key defensive play to help seal win at Arizona State
• Matched career-highs in blocks (4) and rebounds (7) in 13 minutes against Montana
• Scored nine points and collected six rebounds in a season-long 20 minutes against No. 7 Florida
• Registered 12 points in 15 minutes in Pac-12 Tournament win over California
• Poured in 13 points and added five rebounds in 16 minutes in win over San Francisco
As a Sophomore (2016-17) | Game-by-Game Stats
• Appeared in all 31 games
• Averaged 13.4 minutes per contest
• Recorded a team-best 34 blocks on the season, including 21 blocks in Pac-12 play
• Ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in blocks (1.2 bpg) in conference action and 13th overall (1.1 bpg)
• Recorded multiple blocks in 11 games
• Posted a career-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds in 19 minutes against Cal State Northridge
• Registered career-best seven rebounds at USC and against Washington
• Grabbed at least five rebounds in nine games this season
• Posted six points, five rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes vs. Arizona State
As a Freshman (2015-16) | Game-by-Game Stats
• Freshman center, who saw action in 26 games (did not play against Saint Mary’s, Arkansas, Colorado and OSU)
• Posted a career-best eight points in six minutes at Oregon State
• Five rebounds in 10 minutes of action at Colorado
• Scored 19 of his 50 points on the season in the final six games
• Averaged 12.5 minutes (7.8 mpg overall) in the final six contests, career-long 19 minutes at Arizona
• Finished with 23 blocks and 40 rebounds in 205 minutes on the year
• Career-high four blocks in 16 minutes vs. Carroll College
• Five points with three rebounds, a block and a steal in 15 minutes against UCLA
• Played 14 minutes against Charleston Southern, collecting six points and two blocks
• Led Stanford in blocks during six-game summer exhibition tour of Italy
Prior to Stanford
• 2015 graduate of Northfield (Mass.) Mount Hermon School in Gill, Mass.
• Recognized as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com (No. 83 overall) and ESPN.com (No. 75 overall), which also places him as the nation’s 13th-ranked center
• As a junior, averaged 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 34 games for the Hoggers
• Member of the Mass Rivals AAU program and also toured the Adidas circuit
• Guided team to conference semifinals and national prep semifinals
Personal
• Parents are Jayant Sharma and Henrietta Cooper
Sharma Says:
“Stanford has everything that I’m looking for both academically and athletically. I decided that attending Stanford would give me the best opportunity to reach my goals. The atmosphere combined with the attitude of the players and coaches was just all really positive. I felt very comfortable with everything right away.”
