Amber Harris (born January 16, 1988) is a professional basketball player. She last played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Xavier .
Amber Harris Position Forward League WNBA Born (1988-01-16 ) January 16, 1988 (age 36) Indianapolis, Indiana Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 193 lb (88 kg) High school North Central (Indianapolis, Indiana)College Xavier (2006–2011)WNBA draft 2011 : 1st round, 4th overall pickSelected by the Minnesota Lynx Playing career 2011–present 2011 –2013 Minnesota Lynx 2017 –2018 Chicago Sky
2× WNBA champion (2011 , 2013 )
Second-team All-American - AP (2011)
All-American - USBWA (2011)
Third-team All-American - AP (2010)
2x State Farm Coaches' All-American (2010, 2011)
2x A-10 Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
4x First-team All-10 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
A-10 Freshman of the Year (2007)
A-10 All-Freshman Team (2007)
A-10 All-Defensive Team (2007)
McDonald's All-American (2006 )
Stats at WNBA.comStats at Basketball Reference
Source[ 1]
Year
Team
GP
Points
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2006–07
Xavier
34
553
46.9
29.5
68.3
8.9
0.9
1.4
4.0
16.3
2007–08
Xavier
33
505
41.0
27.9
63.6
8.9
2.1
1.2
2.8
15.3
2008–09
Xavier
redshirt
2009–10
Xavier
34
548
56.1
42.4
66.7
8.9
1.9
1.3
1.8
16.1
2010–11
Xavier
32
599
52.5
28.2
62.7
10.2
2.1
1.3
2.3
18.7
Career totals
Xavier
133
2205
48.9
30.8
65.1
9.2
1.7
1.3
2.7
16.6
Harris was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (4th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx .,[ 2] the second of two Lynx first round picks. Harris served primarily as a bench player, averaging 3.3 points per game on a team that had the best record in the Western Conference.[ 3] Harris continued to be a role player in the playoffs, but still had some notable moments, including a key three-pointer in the Finals against the Atlanta Dream , which ultimately helped the Lynx win the WNBA championship.[ 4]
WNBA career statistics
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Year
Team
2011 †
Minnesota
27
0
10.3
.398
.000
.742
2.2
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.5
3.3
2012
Minnesota
27
0
8.9
.404
.389
.682
1.9
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.6
3.5
2013 †
Minnesota
30
1
8.8
.375
.143
.714
1.5
0.7
0.1
0.2
0.5
2.4
2017
Chicago
27
0
5.9
.396
.000
.625
1.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.6
2018
Chicago
1
0
2.0
.000
.000
.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Career
5 years, 2 teams
112
1
8.4
.394
.209
.707
1.8
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.4
2.7
Year
Team
2011 †
Minnesota
6
0
5.2
.400
1.000
.000
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
1.5
2012
Minnesota
6
0
4.2
.444
.250
.500
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.7
2013 †
Minnesota
5
0
3.0
.333
.000
.000
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.8
Career
3 years, 1 team
17
0
4.2
.400
.400
.500
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.4