Tyasha Harris
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.
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| No. 52 – Dallas Wings | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 1, 1998 East Lansing, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Heritage Christian (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | South Carolina (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–present | Dallas Wings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Harris is the first Gamecock to record 700 assists. Her career total of 705 assists ranked 10th all-time in SEC.[3]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
College
| † | NCAA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4]
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.[4]
References
- "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Tyasha Harris wins the 2020 Dawn Staley Award". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- "Tyasha Harris - Women's Basketball". University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-15.