New Coug Sharp’s transfer from Utah a prickly affair

New Coug Sharp’s transfer from Utah a prickly affair By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 27, 2011 01:52PM MDT Provo • Former Lone Peak High star Josh Sharp says he just wants to play basketball, continue his college education after a two-year hiatus for an LDS Church mission, and reunite with some old high school teammates. Instead, the 6-foot-7 wing player’s recent transfer from the University of Utah — where he redshirted the 2008-09 season — to rival Brigham Young University has touched off another one of those prickly Utah-BYU controversies. If nothing else, it has surely added to the “atmosphere of... Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.