About Tyasha
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected No.7 overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.
- Traded to the Connecticut Sun in January 2023. Signed two-year extension through the 2025 season.
2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Appeared in all 40 games for the Sun in 2023.
- Averaged 5.8 points, 0.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.7 steals per game.
- Tied her career-high with 18 points against Phoenix on 8/31.
- Grabbed a career-high five rebounds in the season opener against Indiana on 5/19.
- Tied her career-high with four three-point field goals against Phoenix 8/31.
- Logged a career-high 34 minutes against Chicago on 7/12.
- Led the league in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 46.4% during the 2023 regular season.
2022 SEASON WITH DALLAS:
- Appeared in 35 regular season contests for the Wings, starting five games.
- Averaged 5.0 points, 0.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.4 steals per game.
- Tied her career high with 18 points in a win over Los Angeles on 8/14/22. Set a new career high with 11 assists in the same game.
2021 SEASON WITH DALLAS:
- Appeared in 32 regular season contests for the Wings, starting three games.
- Averaged 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.4 steals per game.
- Set her career high with 18 points on a career-high four made threes on 6/1 vs LAS.
- Led the team with 7 assists at PHX 6/8, tying her career high.
- Netted 13 points vs MIN on 6/19.
2020 SEASON WITH DALLAS:
- Appeared in 21 games for the Wings, starting in three during her rookie campaign.
- Averaged 6.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.9 steals per game.
- Dropped 13 points vs ATL 7/26.
- Scored 10 points and dished out a team-high seven assists vs CON 8/6.
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2023 (Connecticut):
- Appeared in seven postseason contests for Connecticut.
- Averaged 9.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game.
- Netted a postseason career-high 18 points against Minnesota in Game 3 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs on 9/20.
2022 (Dallas):
- Appeared in three postseason contests for Dallas.
- Averaged 6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
- Tallied a postseason career-high 13 points against Connecticut in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs on 8/18.
2021 (Dallas):
- Appeared in one postseason contest for Dallas, logging seven minutes and one assist against Chicago on 9/23.
COLLEGE CAREER:
- Harris was the seventh overall pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2020 Draft after playing four years at the University of South Carolina where she ranked first in the SEC with 702 career assists.
- A four-year starter, she averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game throughout her collegiate career and has the most assists in an NCAA tournament (52) and SEC tournament (37).
- Harris was a two-time All-SEC second team, a two-time WBCA All-American Honorable Mention, a two-time WBCA All-Region, made the NCAA All-Tournament Team and was a Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist.
OVERSEAS CAREER:
- 2022-2023: Cankaya (Turkey)
- 2021-2022: Nika Siktivkar (Russia)
- 2020-2021: Bellon Kayseri (Turkey)
TYASHA HARRIS IN THE NEWS:
- Hiedeman, Harris give the Sun a pair of capable point guards (July 21, 2023)
- Sun, Tyasha Harris agree to contract extension (May 16, 2023)
- How the Addition of Ty Harris Could Fuse the Connecticut Sun Offense (May 5, 2023)
- Gamecock Great Tyasha Harris Reflects on Stellar Career (March, 22, 2023)
- How South Carolina women’s basketball seniors made Tyasha Harris proud (February 23, 2023)
- Ty Harris, Chennedy Carter displayed pro-ready WNBA rookie debuts (July 28, 2020)