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Tyasha Harris
Harris with the Connecticut Sun in 2023
No. 52 – Liaoning Flying Eagles
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWCBA
Personal information
Born (1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 26)
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High schoolHeritage Christian
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022Dallas Wings
2020–2021Kayseri Basketbol
2021–2022Nika Siktivkar
2022–2023Cankaya
2023–presentConnecticut Sun
2024–2025Liaoning Flying Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pan American Games  
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship  

Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Liaoning Flying Eagles of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). 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

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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

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WNBA

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Dallas Wings (2020–2022)

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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] In her debut game on July 26, 2020, Harris recorded 13 points and 4 assist in a 95 - 105 loss to the Atlanta Dream.

Connecticut Sun (2023–present)

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In January 2023, the Wings traded Harris to the Connecticut Sun, as part of a three-team deal.[6]

Overseas

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Harris signed with the Liaoning Flying Eagles of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024–2025 season.[7]

Career statistics

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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
* Denotes season(s) in which Harris won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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
2022 Dallas 35 5 15.8 .416 .309 .792 0.9 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.1 5.0
2023 Connecticut 40 0 16.7 .416 .464° .680 0.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.0 5.8
2024 Connecticut 39 38 28.8 .425 .395 .766 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.3 1.4 10.5
Career 5 years, 2 teams 167 49 19.6 .410 .383 .753 1.3 2.6 0.7 0.2 1.1 6.6

Playoffs

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Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Dallas 1 0 7.0 .000 .000 — 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 Dallas 3 0 17.3 .368 .286 1.000 2.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 6.0
2023 Connecticut 7 0 21.9 .462 .542 .800 1.0 2.4 0.7 0.0 1.0 9.3
2024 Connecticut 5 3 16.4 .500 .600 1.000 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 6.4
Career 4 years, 2 teams 16 3 18.4 .438 .500 .909 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.9 7.2

College

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NCAA statistics[8]
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[a] 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

Personal life

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Tyasha Harris is the daughter of Shannon-Greer Harris and Bruce Harris. She has an older brother, Bruce, and two younger sisters, Talia and Tamara.

She majored in sports and entertainment management at the University of South Carolina.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2020 NCAA tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tyasha Harris wins the 2020 Dawn Staley Award". www.secsports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dallas Wings' Tyasha Harris, Ex-Gamecock, Wins SEC Female Athlete of The Year". The Next Hoops. June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks' Harris picked by Dallas Wings in WNBA Draft". WIS News 10. April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Tyasha Harris and the No. 6 Pick in a Three-Team Trade". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Liaoning inks Tyasha Harris". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Tyasha Harris - Women's Basketball". University of South Carolina Athletics. June 22, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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