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Ben Davis standout Sheridan Sharp signs with Southern Illinois

Sharp will play in the Missouri Valley Conference

Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports

Ben Davis standout Sheridan Sharp signs with Southern Illinois
Ben Davis standout Sheridan Sharp signs with Southern Illinois /

Ben Davis senior point guard Sheridan Sharp thought he had his college destination figured out after committing to Nicholls State in mid January. 

After a coaching change, the 6-foot-3 standout announced on April 25 that he was decommitting from the school and re-opening his recruitment. 

Sharp found his new college home recently when he announced he was committing and signing with Southern Illinois University. 

He picked the Salukis after also receiving scholarship offers from Florida International and Wyoming. 

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Sharp was one of the driving forces for Ben Davis during the Giants' unforgettable 33-0 season capped by winning the Indiana 4A championship – the program's fourth title.

Sharp dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds in the championship game win over Kokomo. He averaged 9.8 points and six assists per game during his senior season. 

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Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports
NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting.  He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com.  In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University. 

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