Barbara Farris

Barbara Farris
Southern Miss Lady Eagles
Position	Assistant Coach
Personal information
Born	September 10, 1976 (age 48); Harvey, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Martin's (Metairie, Louisiana)
College	Tulane (1994–1998)
Playing career	1998–2009
Career history
As player:
1998	New England Blizzard
2000–2005	Detroit Shock
2006–2007	New York Liberty
2008	Phoenix Mercury
2009	Detroit Shock
As coach:
2018–2019	New York Liberty (assistant)
2020–2022	Stetson Hatters (assistant)
2023–present	Southern Miss (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA champion (2003); First-team All-CUSA (1997);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Career statistics

WNBA

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 best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Detroit	14	2	9.3	50.0	55.6	2.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	1.0	3.2
2001	Detroit	31	10	18.0	46.9	63.8	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	4.2
2002	Detroit	32	16	17.6	41.9	73.8	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.3	1.2	4.5
2003	Detroit	34	0	15.4	43.4	65.1	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.1	1.2	3.7
2004	Detroit	26	0	16.2	51.3	66.7	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.0	4.5
2005	Detroit	34	1	13.1	34.2	61.1	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.3	2.4
2006	New York	34	34	27.8	43.0	72.4	5.2	1.5	0.6	0.1	1.9	7.7
2007	New York	28	0	8.5	34.5	81.3	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.9
2008	Phoenix	34	8	16.3	47.3	69.8	3.8	0.2	0.6	0.1	1.0	3.5
2009	Phoenix	13	3	8.5	22.2	81.3	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.7	1.3
Career	1 year, 1 team	280	74	16.0	43.3	68.2	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.1	1.1	3.9

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	TO	PPG
2003	Detroit	8	0	16.6	40.0	64.7	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.3	3.9
2004	Detroit	3	2	26.0	35.3	75.0	5.0	0.7	0.3	1.7	6.0
2005	Detroit	2	0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	New York	3	0	4.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	16	2	14.7	39.6	68.0	2.3	0.4	0.1	1.1	3.4

College

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

^ "Barbara Farris of the New York Liberty guards against Anna DeForge of..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tulane Online Exhibits". exhibits.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "Barbara Farris". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "UP FRONT ABOUT NEEDS, BLIZZARD DRAFT FARRIS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ Sudsbury, John. "Barbara Farris - Hall of Fame". Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "Barbara Farris - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Tulane Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-15.

External links

[1] "Barbara Farris of the New York Liberty guards against Anna DeForge of..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

[:0-2] "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. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

[6] "Barbara Farris - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-11.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Tulane Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-15.

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