[3] For his junior season, Sharpe transferred to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona and assumed a leading role.

[7] Sharpe was unranked by major recruiting services early in his high school career and became one of the top players in his class in about one year, in part due to his success at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2021.

[8] On September 7, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over offers from Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma State and the NBA G League Ignite.

An MRI later revealed a small labral tear in his left shoulder, and Sharpe was unable to play for the rest of the Summer League.

[15] On March 29, 2023, in a loss against the Sacramento Kings, Sharpe had 30 points along with seven rebounds and seven assists, and joined LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić as the only teenagers to ever achieve such numbers in a game.