1955 - 2022
Lusia Harris American Basketball
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Details
| First Name |
Lusia
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| Last Name |
Harris
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| Birthday |
10th February, 1955
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| Birthplace |
Minter City, Mississippi
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| Died |
18th January, 2022
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| Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
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| Weight |
185lbs (84 kg)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Amanda Elzy High School
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| University |
Delta State University
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| Occupation |
Basketball
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Lusia Harris-Stewart (born Lusia Harris; February 10, 1955 – January 18, 2022) was an 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 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 was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
