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Monday, March 15, 2010
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Member Directory
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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Head Athletic Trainer
Joe Sharpe
Colleges: Old Dominion University (B.S., M.S.)
Years in NBA: 7
Joe Sharpe enters his second season with Oklahoma City Thunder, serving as head athletic trainer. Before joining the Thunder, Sharpe spent four seasons as head athletic trainer for the Charlotte Bobcats. Prior to Charlotte, Sharpe was the head strength and conditioning coach/assistant athletic trainer with the Minnesota Timberwolves for two seasons, which included the team's Midwest Division title and run to the Western Conference Finals.
Sharpe was previously the head basketball athletic trainer at the University of Connecticut during a nine-year stint with the Huskies that included its 1999 NCAA Championship season. He worked as part of the United States Olympic Committee medical staff at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 2002, and traveled to Thailand in 2007 for The University World Games. He has worked with the USA Basketball men's junior national team in 2002 and 2008, and men's senior national team in 2009. He also participated in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders camp held in Johanneburg, South Africa in 2007.
Joe and his wife, Jennifer, have two kids, Joseph and Jayme.
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