Sky trades Ngoyisa to Fever for Sharp

The Chicago Sky traded center Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever today for veteran guard K.B. Sharp.

The Sky also waived two guards, Stephanie Raymond (Northern Illinois) and Erin Grant.

"Sharp is an experienced reserve point guard who will bring us size and strength off the bench," said Steven Key, the Sky's head coach and general manager. "Her size will give us a definite advantage on defense, and her experience will help improve the productivity of our second unit coming off the bench.

"Bernie is a solid player, but given the strength of our front court with Dupree, Fowles, and Melvin, we have the latitude to trade for a much-needed, experienced backup point guard."

Sharp appeared in all 34 games in the 2007 season, averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 assists per game and finishing 12th in the WNBA in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.77). Sharp was drafted by New York in the 2003 WNBA Draft (26th overall) and played two seasons with the Liberty. She was signed as a free agent by the Fever in February 2006 and played in 23 games that summer. She appeared in six playoff games for the Fever in 2007, and matched a career playoff high with five points in the Eastern Finals at Detroit.

Sharp played for the University of Cincinnati and was named Most Outstanding Player three straight years. Her senior year she led the team in assists and ranked third in scoring and rebounding. She finished her collegiate career as one of fewer than 15 women in Division I history to tally more than 1,000 career points, 600 assists and 450 rebounds.

During the 2007-08 off-season, Sharp played in France's LFB for the second straight year. She was one of four players on the Aix-en-Provence team to average in double-figures (11.5 ppg). Her full name is Kristen Brooke Sharpe, but she goes by K.B.