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Personal information | |
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Born | (1971-01-02) January 2, 1971 (age 53) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Southern (Louisville, Kentucky) |
College | Tennessee (1989–1993) |
WNBA draft | 1999: 3rd round, 34th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
Playing career | 1996–2005 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1996–1998 | Portland Power |
1998 | Columbus Quest |
1999–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Lisa Harrison (born January 2, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Early life
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Harrison learned to play basketball from a young age. In 1989, she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and High School Player of the Year while attending Southern High School, by Parade magazine. She also was named 1989's Kentucky Miss Basketball. In 1991, as a sophomore while attending the University of Tennessee, she was a member of their women's basketball team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
Professional career
After graduating from Tennessee in 1993, Lisa played one season (1998–1999) for the Columbus Quest of the American Basketball League and two seasons (1997–1999) for the Portland Power.
In the 1999 WNBA draft, she was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round (34th pick overall). In the WNBA, Lisa was once ranked eighth in free throw shooting accuracy at 86.4% in 2001.
Outside basketball
Harrison was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletics Hall of Fame on September 10, 2001. On September 12, 2006, Harrison was named an outreach coordinator for the athletic department at the University of Louisville.
In July 2001, she was voted "Sexiest Babe of the WNBA" in a Playboy.com poll.
Career statistics
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 best | ° | League leader |
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1999 | Phoenix | 32 | 23 | 25.9 | 47.4 | 10.0 | 68.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
2000 | Phoenix | 31 | 20 | 24.2 | 52.6 | 66.7 | 81.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
2001 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 28.6 | 43.0 | 33.3 | 86.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
2002 | Phoenix | 32 | 28 | 28.1 | 49.6 | 33.3 | 87.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
2003 | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 25.4 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 68.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
2005 | Phoenix | 27 | 2 | 11.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Career | 6 years, 1 team | 187 | 138 | 24.2 | 46.6 | 34.1 | 77.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2000 | Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1989–90 | Tennessee | 33 | - | - | 46.7 | 0.0 | 63.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 7.7 |
1990–91 | Tennessee | 34 | - | - | 39.7 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 7.6 |
1991–92 | Tennessee | 31 | - | - | 39.3 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 5.6 |
1992–93 | Tennessee | 32 | - | - | 46.8 | 33.3 | 62.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | - | 14.0 |
Career | 130 | - | - | 43.7 | 14.3 | 61.0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | - | 8.7 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. |
References
- Lisa Harrison Archived November 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. WNBA.com
- Rovell, Darren (August 30, 2001). "WNBA player exposed in Playboy pictorial". espn.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "Lisa Harrison College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 1990–91 NCAA champions | |
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky
- Columbus Quest players
- Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
- Phoenix Mercury draft picks
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Portland Power players
- Small forwards
- Southern High School (Kentucky) alumni
- Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players