Janet Harris is a former women's basketball player for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). She is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame for the class of 2015.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Marshall (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Georgia (1982–1985) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
High school
editHarris helped lead her Marshall high school team from Chicago to a 31–2 record during her senior year. She was inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]
NCAA
editHarris played four years at University of Georgia. The team advanced to the Final Four two of those years. During her final season, the Georgia Lady Bulldogs finished as NCAA runners-up.[3]
Georgia statistics
editSource[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | Georgia | 30 | 663 | .533 | .631 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 22.1 |
| 1982–83 | Georgia | 34 | 692 | .557 | .606 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 20.4 |
| 1983–84 | Georgia | 33 | 586 | .528 | .698 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 17.8 |
| 1984–85 | Georgia | 34 | 700 | .592 | .707 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 20.6 |
| Career | 131 | 2,641 | .555 | .658 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
Accomplishments
edit- She was the first women's basketball player in NCAA history to score 2,500 points and collect 1,250 rebounds
- She has scored career totals of 2,641 points and 1,398 rebounds, number 34 and number 18 in NCAA women's basketball history, respectively.[5]
- Harris was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on June 13, 2015.[6]
See also
edit- List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds
References
edit- ^ "CaptainU News :: Janet Harris Elected To Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Who are the future Hall of Famers?". CSN Chicago. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Gail Goestenkors rides a roller-coaster of a weekend into women's basketball Hall of Fame". Fox News. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Georgia Media Guide". 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "University of Georgia Official Athletic Site". www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Janet Harris Inducted Into Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame « NashvilleSportsMix". NashvilleSportsMix. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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