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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-01-02)January 2, 1971 (age 54) 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 |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Mercury |
| Playing career | 1996–2005 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1998 | Portland Power |
| 1998 | Columbus Quest |
| 1999–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Lisa Harrison (born January 2, 1971) is an American former professionalbasketball player for thePhoenix Mercury in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
Born inLouisville, Kentucky, Harrison learned to play basketball from a young age. In 1989, she was named theNaismith Prep Player of the Year and High School Player of the Year while attendingSouthern High School, byParade magazine. She also was named 1989'sKentucky Miss Basketball. In 1991, as a sophomore while attending theUniversity of Tennessee, she was a member of their women's basketball team that won theNCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
After graduating from Tennessee in 1993, Lisa played one season (1998–1999) for theColumbus Quest of theAmerican Basketball League and two seasons (1997–1999) for thePortland Power.
In the 1999WNBA draft, she was selected by thePhoenix Mercury in the third round (34th pick overall). In the WNBA, Lisa was once ranked eighth infree throw shooting accuracy at 86.4% in 2001.
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 theUniversity of Louisville.
In July 2001, she was voted "Sexiest Babe of the WNBA" in aPlayboy.com poll.[2]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 fromSports-Reference.[3] | |||||||||||||
