Lusia Harris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lusia Harris
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1955(1955-02-10)
Age	69
Birthplace	Minter City
Country	United States
Birth City	Mississippi
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lusia Harris Biography

Lusia Harris is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 10, 1955 in Minter City, Mississippi, United States. She was the first female basketball player to appear in the NBA. In 1977, she was drafted by New Orleans Jazz.

She was a teammate with She was teammates with Ann Meyers..

In 1975, Harris was selected to represent the United States’ national team in the FIBA World Championship for Women in Colombia and the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. She teamed up with high school star Nancy Lieberman and fellow college stars Ann Meyers and Pat Head. In the FIBA World Championship, the United States compiled a 4–3 record and finished in eighth place. In the Pan American Games, the United States team went unbeaten in seven games to win the gold medal, their first win since 1963. They averaged 86.7 points per game with an average winning margin of 34.4.

In the 1975–76 season, Delta State and Immaculata met again in the national tournament final. Harris again led Delta State with 30 points and 18 rebounds in a 69–64 victory. That season, she led the nation in scoring with 1,060 points and a 31.2 points per game average, including a 58-point game against Tennessee Tech. In her senior season, Delta State played a game in the Madison Square Garden, in which Harris scored 47 points. This was one of the first women’s basketball game ever played there. Delta State then went to the national tournament final for the third year in a row. In the final, Harris scored 23 points and recorded 16 rebounds as Delta State defeated Louisiana State University 68–55 for their third consecutive title.

On February 4, 1977, she married George E. Stewart. Together they had four children.

Lusia Harris Net Worth

Lusia Harris is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lusia Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a college basketball player at Delta State University.

She was a competitor for the Houston Angels in the Women’s Professional Basketball League.

Lusia Harris-Stewart (born Lusia Harris; February 10, 1955) is a former American basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women’s basketball. She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships, the predecessors to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships, from 1975 to 1977. In international level, she represented the United States’ national team and won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, the first ever women’s basketball tournament in the Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL) and was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA), a men’s professional basketball league. For her achievements, Harris has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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For her achievements and contributions to the Delta State University, Harris was inducted to the Delta State’s Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1992, Harris and former player Nera White became the first two women ever inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. She also became the first African- American woman inductee. In 1999, Harris, along with her college coach, Margaret Wade, and her teammates in the national team, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers and Pat Head, were among the 26 inaugural inductees to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She has also been named to the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Facts & Trivia

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In her first year in Delta State, Harris helped the Lady Statesmen to a 16–2 record. However, they finished third in the regional tournament and failed to qualify to the national tournament. The following year, the Lady Statesmen qualified to the national tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia. They went all the way to the final where they met the Mighty Macs of Immaculata University who had won the last three consecutive AIAW championships. In the final, Harris scored 32 points and recorded 16 rebounds to lead Delta State past Immaculata 90–81. The 1975 championship game was televised nationally (albeit delayed). This is the first year that women’s basketball games were nationally televised by a major network. That season, Delta State went undefeated in with a 28–0 record, the only undefeated college season that year (men or women). Harris scored a total of 138 points and 63 rebounds in four games at the national tournament and was named as the tournament’s most valuable player.

Top Facts about Lusia Harris

1. Lusia Harris was the first woman to be drafted by the NBA.
2. She played for Delta State University and won three national championships.
3. Harris won two Olympic medals with Team USA in 1976 and 1980.
4. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
5. Harris passed away on February 20, 2022 at age 66.

Did Lusia Harris play in the NBA?

In the 1977 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Jazz selected a 6-foot-3 center out of Delta State University with the 137th overall pick. The difference between this individual pick, and all others in NBA history, is that the Jazz selected a woman.

Why is Lusia Harris in a wheelchair?

Rheumatoid arthritis has painfully knotted her joints. The wheelchair is a beginning. Stewart has other needs. Jessie Watt Stewart and others have set up a special account in Lusia Harris-Stewart’s name at Regions bank.

Who was the first female NBA player?

Personal information
NBA draft| 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 137th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career| 1979–1980
Position| Center

Who was the first black WNBA player?

Personal information
College| USC (1990–1994)
WNBA draft| 1997 / Allocated
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career| 1997–2009

Can a man play in the WNBA?

In the WNBA, the squads are also part of maintaining league parity: teams are only allowed to have men on their practice squads in order to prevent them from hoarding potential players. “We need their athleticism and size so they can really battle with our women,” Poole explains.