Bears' Sharpe headed to Wilkes

Wilkes University head coach Jerry Rickrode has announced that Michael Sharpe has joined the men's basketball recruiting class for the upcoming 2011-12 season.

Sharpe, a 6-5 forward who played at Pleasant Valley High School averaged 13 points and five rebounds per game as a senior this past season. He brought home multiple honors during his senior year, being named first team by the Mountain Valley Conference, The TIMES NEWS and Pocono Record.

"Michael has a great upside and played extremely well down the stretch of his high school career," Rickrode said. "He has the ability to score in the post as well as being able to step out and stretch the defense."

The Colonels, who have made it to the conference postseason 16 times in the last 19 seasons, tip-off 2011-12 on Nov. 15 when they host Penn State Hazleton in the Marts Center.