Marie Ferdinand-Harris

Marie Ferdinand-Harris

Personal information
Born	(1978-10-13) October 13, 1978 (age 47) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Edison (Miami, Florida)
College	LSU (1997–2001)
WNBA draft	2001: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by	Utah Starzz
Playing career	2001–2011
Position	Shooting guard
Number	9
Career history
2001–2007	Utah Starzz / San Antonio Silver Stars
2008–2010	Los Angeles Sparks
2011	Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights
3× WNBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005) Kodak All-American (2001) 2x First-team All-SEC (2000, 2001)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing USA Jones Cup 2000 Taipei Team Competition

Marie Ferdinand-Harris (born October 13, 1978) is an American professional basketball player most recently for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association.

Early years

Ferdinand-Harris was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Haitian descent. ^[1]

High school career

As a senior, Ferdinand averaged 24.0 points, seven rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2 steals per game, and was named the 1995 Player of the Year in Florida.

College career

Ferdinand attended Louisiana State University and played for the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team. She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei. ^[2]

WNBA career

Ferdinand was selected by the Utah Starzz 8th overall in the 1st round of the 2001 WNBA draft. For her career, Ferdinand averages 13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 1.56 steals per game. She is a two time WNBA All-Star, playing on the 2002 and 2003 teams.

Ferdinand missed the entire 2006 WNBA season after giving birth to her first child.

On February 22, 2008, Ferdinand-Harris signed with the Los Angeles Sparks.

International career

• 2005–06 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Turkey)
• Lotos Gdynia (Poland)

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics ^[3]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2001	Utah	32	22	27.0	49.3	26.2	61.1	2.7	2.5	1.3	0.1	2.0	11.4
2002	Utah	32	32	33.3	47.4	14.7	77.2	3.3	2.8	1.6	0.2	2.8	15.3
2003	San Antonio	34	34	32.8	36.2	30.8	78.9	3.7	2.6	1.7	0.2	2.5	13.8
2004	San Antonio	17	17	29.9	41.4	37.0	85.9	3.2	1.7	1.9	0.1	2.1	11.7
2005	San Antonio	31	31	32.2	36.9	30.8	77.6	3.7	2.2	1.5	0.2	2.3	12.5
2006	Did not play (pregnancy/childbirth)
2007	San Antonio	34	12	14.1	35.9	22.2	90.0	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.1	4.8
2008	Los Angeles	33	25	20.6	37.0	27.3	89.1	2.6	1.3	0.8	0.1	1.2	8.4
2009	Los Angeles	28	6	12.1	43.0	18.2	83.8	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	5.4
2010	Los Angeles	30	24	24.3	40.9	29.2	83.9	2.7	1.2	0.9	0.2	1.1	8.9
2011	Phoenix	34	2	17.4	33.5	33.3	97.4	1.5	1.1	0.6	0.2	1.3	6.8
Career	10 years, 3 teams	305	205	24.2	40.2	28.0	79.5	2.7	1.7	1.1	0.1	1.7	9.8
	All-Star	3	0	13.6	50.0	0.0	—	0.0	1.0	1.3	0.0	1.7	6.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2001	Utah	2	2	34.5	43.8	0.0	83.3	4.0	3.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	14.5
2002	Utah	5	5	37.2	44.6	20.0	67.6	4.4	2.6	2.0	0.0	4.0	14.8
2007	San Antonio	5	0	14.2	42.3	0.0	84.6	3.8	1.2	2.0	0.0	1.2	6.6
2008	Los Angeles	6	0	18.5	38.5	36.4	91.7	2.5	1.8	0.3	0.0	1.3	7.5
2009	Los Angeles	2	0	7.0	25.0	50.0	100.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.5
2010	Los Angeles	2	2	32.5	39.1	42.9	100.0	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	12.5
2011	Phoenix	4	0	12.3	36.4	50.0	100.0	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.3	1.0	5.8
Career	7 years, 3 teams	26	9	21.7	40.9	33.3	80.7	2.9	1.6	1.2	0.0	1.6	9.0

College

NCAA statistics ^[4]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	FT%	RPG	PPG
1997-98	LSU	27	66	37.7%	58.3%	2.3	2.4
1998-99		30	368	46.3%	66.3%	5.2	12.3
1999-00		32	500	50.1%	66.7%	4.7	17.5
2000-01		31	654	51.5%	73.9%	5.1	21.1
Career		120	1648	48.9%	69.7%	4.4	13.7

Personal life

On January 13, 2006, the San Antonio Express-News reported that Ferdinand was expecting a baby in June, and was planning to return to the San Antonio Silver Stars by July 2006, after the WNBA All-Star Game.^{[ citation needed ]}

She and Cedrick Harris, a former player on the LSU Tigers baseball team and former baseball coach (2007–2009) at Antonian College Preparatory High School in San Antonio, met at Louisiana State University and were married on October 8, 2006.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Marie Ferdinand". Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
2. "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. "Marie Ferdinand-Harris WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
4. "LSU Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2017.

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• Ferdinand-Harris signed with the Sparks