Janet Harris
| 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 | |
Janet Harrisis a former women's basketball player for theNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA). She is a member of theWomen's Basketball Hall of Famefor the class of 2015.[1]
High school
[edit]Harris helped lead herMarshallhigh school team fromChicagoto a 31–2 record during her senior year. She was inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]
NCAA
[edit]Harris played four years atUniversity of Georgia.The team advanced to the Final Four two of those years. During her final season, theGeorgia Lady Bulldogsfinished as NCAA runners-up.[3]
Georgia statistics
[edit]Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field goalpercentage | FT% | Free throwpercentage |
| RPG | Reboundsper game | APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game |
| BPG | Blocksper 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]References
[edit]- ^"CaptainU News:: Janet Harris Elected To Women's Basketball Hall of Fame".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-27.Retrieved2014-07-23.
- ^"Who are the future Hall of Famers?".CSN Chicago.2012-01-06.Retrieved2017-09-07.
- ^"Gail Goestenkors rides a roller-coaster of a weekend into women's basketball Hall of Fame".Fox News.2014-07-21.Retrieved2017-09-07.
- ^"Georgia Media Guide".26 October 2016.Retrieved2017-09-07.
- ^"University of Georgia Official Athletic Site".www.georgiadogs.com.Retrieved2017-09-07.
- ^"Janet Harris Inducted Into Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame « NashvilleSportsMix".NashvilleSportsMix.Retrieved2017-09-07.
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