Lusia Harris
Lusia Harris-Stewart (born Lusia Harris; February 10, 1955 – January 18, 2022) was an American basketball player. She played for Delta State University. She won three Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships.
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| Born | February 10, 1955 Minter City, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 18, 2022 (aged 66) Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Delta State (1973–1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 137th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New Orleans Jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979–1980 | Houston Angels | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She represented the United States' national team and won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL). She was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Harris was honored into to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Death
Harris died on January 18, 2022 in Greenwood, Mississippi at the age of 66.[1]
Other websites
- Lusia Harris became the first women drafted by an NBA team NBAHoopsOnline
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Profile
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Profile
- Meet the First Woman Officially Drafted by the N.B.A. The New York Times online