Tyasha Harris College

Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris is a professional basketball player in the WNBA playing for the Connecticut Sun. At 5 feet 10 inches, Harris plays as a guard. Harris started her professional career with the Dallas Wings after being drafted seventh overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft. She was able to quickly become a solid player, who was recognized for her playmaking and defensive prowess.

Harris was traded to the Connecticut Sun in 2023 and has been performing well with the team, making playoffs in 2023 and 2024. In the 2024 WNBA season, Tyasha Harris averaged 10.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game.

Which college did Tyasha Harris go to?

Tyasha Harris played college basketball for the University of South Carolina from the year 2016 to 2020. Harris was a point guard for the South Carolina Gamecocks team for four years where she was able to achieve many accomplishments such as the 2017 NCAA National Championship. During her four-year stay, she participated in 139 games, started 127 of them, and scored a total of 1340 points with an average of 9.6 points per game. Harris was especially effective in creating plays, setting 705 assists, which makes her the leader in the SEC.

Harris’s senior year was particularly eventful. She scored an average of 12.0 points, 5.7 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game and was awarded several awards such as the Third-team All-American by the Associated Press and the USA Basketball Writers Association in 2020. Her college career was characterized by her ability to dish out the ball, she became the first Gamecock to achieve 700 assists with a total of 705, placing her 10th on the list of all-time best performers in the SEC. She also received the Dawn Staley Award, an award given to the best guard in the nation, and named after the former coach.

Tyasha Harris' College Stats

Below mentioned are Tyasha Harris’ college stats:

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015-16	South Carolina	37	209	42.9	33.3	67.3	2.0	3.2	1.0	0.2	5.6
2016-17	South Carolina	36	374	41.8	29.9	74.5	3.4	6.1	2.2	0.2	10.4
2017-18	South Carolina	33	361	39.8	30.7	85.4	3.5	5.3	1.7	0.3	10.9
2018-19	South Carolina	33	396	42.6	38.4	85.7	3.5	5.7	1.6	0.1	12.0
Career	South Carolina	139	1340	41.7	32.8	79.2	3.1	5.1	1.6	0.2	9.6

Tyasha Harris High School

Tyasha Harris played high school basketball for Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis, Indiana. In her four years there, she won four city championships, four regional championships, and three straight state championships for her team. Harris, who was a star player in her high school team, received many awards for her performance on the basketball court; she was awarded a finalist position as an Indiana Miss Basketball in 2016 as well, as per the official Gamecocks website.

Harris scored 2,004 points in her high school career and thus, she became the Heritage Christian’s all-time leading scorer. She also had 487 steals, setting the record of the school and 426 assists ranked third place in the school's history. Her shooting, her defense, and her playmaking skills made her one of the most sought-after players in Indiana’s 2016 recruiting class.