Lisa Harrison

Lisa Harrison
Personal information
Born	January 2, 1971; 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
	NCAA champion (1991); Kodak All-American (1993); First-team All-SEC (1993); SEC All-Freshman Team (1990);

Lisa Harrison (born January 2, 1971) is a former American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

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.

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 best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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
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
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.[2]

References

Lisa Harrison Archived November 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. WNBA.com
"Lisa Harrison College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

External links

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[1] Lisa Harrison Archived November 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. WNBA.com

[2] "Lisa Harrison College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.