Professional playing career
Harper was selected in the first round of the 2008 WNBA draft, tenth overall, by the Sacramento Monarchs. As a rookie, she played 34 games and made one start. She averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds. [4]
After the WNBA season ended, she signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. [4] She averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds in 10 games played with Beşiktaş. [5]
In 2009, Harper returned to the Monarchs and started 11 of 33 games played. She averaged 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds. [4] After the WNBA season, she signed with Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian Serie A1. [6] In 16 games with Venezia, she averaged 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds. [7]
Due to injuries, Harper sat out the 2010 and 2011 WNBA seasons. [4] She returned to action later in 2011, again in Europe, with Antakya of the Turkish league, averaging 13.3 points and 9.9 rebounds. [8]
Harper played her final season of professional basketball in 2012–13 with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League. In 12 games, she averaged 7.3 points and 8.3 rebounds. [9]
Coaching career
In May 2013, Harper became an assistant coach at American University. [11] She left American to become an assistant at Loyola University Maryland in September 2013. [12]
Harper moved to North Carolina to become an assistant coach at High Point University in June 2014. [13]
Following High Point, Harper served as an assistant coach for a season at George Washington University before coaching for two seasons at University of Florida. She left Florida after the 2018–19 season to become the head coach at Montverde Academy on June 29, 2019.
Towson University
On April 20, 2022, Towson University announced Harper as the new head coach of their women's basketball team. [15] Harper was placed on administrative leave on May 19, 2023 for undisclosed reasons. [16] She returned from her suspension on November 29, missing the first four games of the season. [17]
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