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Barbara Farris
No. 54 – New York Liberty
PositionForward/Assistant Coach
Personal information
Born (1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 48)
Harvey, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Martin's (Metairie, Louisiana)
CollegeTulane (1994–1998)
Playing career1998–2009
Career history
As player:
1998New England Blizzard
2000–2005Detroit Shock
2006–2007New York Liberty
2008Phoenix Mercury
2009Detroit Shock
As coach:
2018– 2019New York Liberty (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Barbara Farris, (born September 10, 1976), is a retired basketball player formerly of the WNBA.

On May 29, 2009, Farris signed with the Detroit Shock.

Farris previously played for the New York Liberty.[1] In the 2007 season she played in 28 regular-season games and all three of the Liberty's playoff appearances. Farris started in 2006, but was relegated to the bench after the Liberty acquired Janel McCarville, Jessica Davenport, and Tiffany Jackson in 2007.

Farris graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in 1994.[2] She is a member of the St. Martin's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. Farris graduated in 1998 from Tulane University, where she majored in sociology.[2] As a member of the Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team, she was named to the Conference USA All-Star first team in her junior year and posted a total of 34 double-doubles.

From 2000 to 2005, Farris played for the WNBA's Detroit Shock.[3] She also has played professionally in France, Spain, and Korea, and for the New England Blizzard in the American Basketball League.[4]

In 2004, Ferris was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

In 2017, Ferris was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

She has been an assistant coach with the New York Liberty.[6]

Tulane statistics

Source[7]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994-95 Tulane 28 438 59.9% 0.0% 58.6% 8.0 0.5 1.0 0.4 15.6
1995-96 Tulane 31 465 62.7% 0.0% 56.2% 8.0 0.7 1.1 0.4 15.0
1996-97 Tulane 32 437 62.3% 0.0% 60.2% 7.7 1.3 1.5 0.4 13.7
1997-98 Tulane 27 389 71.9% 100.0% 65.6% 8.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 14.4
Totals 118 1729 63.7% 50.0% 59.6% 8.0 0.9 1.2 0.4 14.7

Notes

  1. ^ "Barbara Farris of the New York Liberty guards against Anna DeForge of..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Tulane Online Exhibits". exhibits.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  3. ^ "Barbara Farris". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. ^ "UP FRONT ABOUT NEEDS, BLIZZARD DRAFT FARRIS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  5. ^ Sudsbury, John. "Barbara Farris - Hall of Fame". Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  6. ^ "Barbara Farris - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  7. ^ "Tulane Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-15.


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