Tyasha Harris

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Tyasha Harris
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Harris with the Connecticut Sun in 2023
No. 52–Dallas Wings
Position Point guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 26)
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school Heritage Christian (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College South Carolina (2016–2020)
WNBA draft 2020: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022 Dallas Wings
2020–2021 Kayseri Basketbol
2021–2022Nika Siktivkar
2022–2023Cankaya
2023–2024 Connecticut Sun
2024 Liaoning Flying Eagles
2025–presentDallas Wings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Pan American Games  
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship  

Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Harris was selected to third team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) [1] and by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) [2] in 2020. She is also the winner of the 2020 Dawn Staley Award, [3] which is named after her coach at South Carolina. On January 31, 2025, it was reported that Harris was traded to the Dallas Wings. [4]

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College career

Harris is the first Gamecock to record 700 assists. Her career total of 705 assists ranked 10th all-time in SEC. [3] In June 2020, Harris was named the Southeastern Conference 2019-20 Female Athlete of the Year. [5]

Professional career

WNBA

Dallas Wings (2020–2022)

Harris entered the 2020 WNBA draft, where she was selected by the Dallas Wings in the first round as the seventh overall pick in the draft. [6] In her debut game on July 26, 2020, Harris recorded 13 points and 4 assist in a 95 - 105 loss to the Atlanta Dream.

Connecticut Sun (2023–2024)

In January 2023, the Wings traded Harris to the Connecticut Sun, as part of a three-team deal. [7]

Dallas Wings (2025–present)

On January 29, 2025, Harris was reported to have been traded along with Alyssa Thomas to the Phoenix Mercury. [4] On January 31, 2025, it was reported that the Mercury had traded Harris to the Dallas Wings in a three-team deal. [8] [9] Officially, Harris was sent directly from the Sun to the Wings as part of a larger four-team trade finalized on February 2, 2025. [10]

Overseas

Harris signed with the Liaoning Flying Eagles of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024–2025 season. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
*Denotes season(s) in which Harris won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Dallas 21319.6.433.339.6361.22.70.90.10.96.8
2021 Dallas 32316.3.336.339.8331.62.70.40.31.04.4
2022 Dallas 35515.8.416.309.7920.92.80.40.11.15.0
2023 Connecticut 40016.7.416.464°.6800.91.70.70.11.05.8
2024 Connecticut 393828.8.425.395.7661.83.11.00.31.410.5
Career5 years, 2 teams1674919.6.410.383.7531.32.60.70.21.16.6

Playoffs

Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Dallas 107.0.000.000—0.01.00.00.00.00.0
2022 Dallas 3017.3.368.2861.0002.32.30.30.31.36.0
2023 Connecticut 7021.9.462.542.8001.02.40.70.01.09.3
2024 Connecticut 5316.4.500.6001.0000.80.20.20.00.66.4
Career4 years, 2 teams16318.4.438.500.9091.11.60.40.10.97.2

College

NCAA statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17* South Carolina 372726.3.429.333.6732.03.21.00.21.65.6
2017–18 South Carolina 363533.6.418.299.7453.46.12.20.22.610.4
2018–19 South Carolina 333231.5.398.307.8543.55.31.70.31.710.9
2019–20 [a] South Carolina 333328.7.426.384.8573.55.71.60.12.112.0
Career13912730.0.417.328.7923.15.11.60.22.09.6

Personal life

Tyasha Harris is the daughter of Shannon-Greer Harris and Bruce Harris. She has an older brother, Bruce, and two younger sisters, Talia and Tamara.

She majored in sports and entertainment management at the University of South Carolina. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2020 NCAA tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. ↑ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tyasha Harris wins the 2020 Dawn Staley Award". www.secsports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Mercury to acquire Alyssa Thomas from Sun in blockbuster trade, per report". CBSSports.com. January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dallas Wings' Tyasha Harris, Ex-Gamecock, Wins SEC Female Athlete of The Year". The Next Hoops. June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gamecocks' Harris picked by Dallas Wings in WNBA Draft". WIS News 10. April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Tyasha Harris and the No. 6 Pick in a Three-Team Trade". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sources: Sabally traded to Mercury in 3-way deal". ESPN.com. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Henderson, Cydney. "Mercury acquire All-Star Satou Sabally in 3-team trade with Wings, Fever, per reports". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dallas Wings Complete Four-Team Trade With Connecticut, Phoenix and Indiana". www.wnba.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Liaoning inks Tyasha Harris". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Tyasha Harris - Women's Basketball". University of South Carolina Athletics. June 22, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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