Tyasha Harris
No. 52 – Dallas Wings | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | East Lansing, Michigan | May 1, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Heritage Christian (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | South Carolina (2016–2020) |
WNBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–present | Dallas Wings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Harris was selected to third team All-American by the Associated Press (AP)[1] and by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)[2] in 2020. She is also the winner of the 2020 Dawn Staley Award,[3] which is named after her coach at South Carolina.
College career
Harris is the first Gamecock to record 700 assists. Her career total of 705 assists ranked 10th all-time in SEC.[3]
In June 2020, Harris was named the Southeastern Conference 2019-20 Female Athlete of the Year.[4]
Professional career
Harris entered the 2020 WNBA draft, where she was selected by the Dallas Wings in the first round as the seventh overall pick in the draft.[5]
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2020 | Dallas | 21 | 3 | 19.6 | .433 | .339 | .636 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
2021 | Dallas | 32 | 3 | 16.3 | .336 | .339 | .833 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 53 | 6 | 17.6 | .381 | .339 | .750 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
College Statistics
South Carolina
† | NCAA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2016–17† | South Carolina | 37 | 27 | 26.3 | .429 | .333 | .673 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
2017–18 | South Carolina | 36 | 35 | 33.6 | .418 | .299 | .745 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 10.4 |
2018–19 | South Carolina | 33 | 32 | 31.5 | .398 | .307 | .854 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
2019–20* | South Carolina | 33 | 33 | 28.7 | .426 | .384 | .857 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 12.0 |
Career | 139 | 127 | 30.0 | .417 | .328 | .792 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
* 2020 NCAA tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Source: gamecocksonline.com[6]
Personal life
Tyasha Harris is the daughter of Shannon-Greer Harris and Bruce Harris. She has an older brother, Bruce, and two younger sisters, Talia and Tamana. She is a major in Sports and Entertainment Management.[6]
References
- ^ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tyasha Harris wins the 2020 Dawn Staley Award". www.secsports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Wings' Tyasha Harris, Ex-Gamecock, Wins SEC Female Athlete of The Year". The Next Hoops. June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Gamecocks' Harris picked by Dallas Wings in WNBA Draft". WIS News 10. April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Tyasha Harris - Women's Basketball". University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Dallas Wings draft picks
- Dallas Wings players
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Point guards
- South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- United States women's national basketball team players