Linda Kay Sharp (born March 14, 1950)[1] is an American former collegiate women's basketball coach.

[2] Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and raised in Cypress, California, Sharp attended John F. Kennedy High School in Los Angeles and played at point guard on the basketball team.

[3]: 162 After graduating from Cal State Fullerton in 1973 with a physical education degree, Sharp taught part-time at a local Catholic school and also did substitute teaching before landing a full-time teaching and coaching position at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana.

Sharp taught American literature and physical education and coached girls' basketball, volleyball, and softball in addition to launching tennis and track programs.

For USC's 1984 national title, Sharp earned WCAA, Wade Trophy, and Sporting News Coach of the Year honors.

In May 1989, she resigned from the program, citing a need for a new challenge while accepting the head coach position at Southwest Texas State University.

In 2001, Sharp was hired as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Concordia University Texas, a Division III school.

[8] Sharp was chosen as the head coach of the team representing the US in 1981 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

[9] Sharp was the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia in July 1987.