Betsy Harris (born April 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional player.
| East Central Community College | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 2, 1972 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Decatur (Decatur, Mississippi ) |
| College | Alabama (1990–1994) |
| Playing career | 1994–1999 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1995 | Oviedo |
| 1995–1996 | Breiðablik |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2001 | West Alabama (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Troy (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | East Central (assistant) |
| 2003–2010 | West Alabama (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 | Meridian (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Coastal Georgia |
| 2014–2022 | Florida Southern |
| 2022–present | East Central |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach: | |
Early life edit
Harris was born in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] She went to Decatur High School, in Decatur, Mississippi, where she won the state championship in 1990.[2]
College career edit
Harris played college basketball for the University of Alabama from 1990 to 1994. She led Alabama to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip the NCAA Division I Final Four in 1994. She earned Second-Team All-SEC honors as a senior in 1994 and was also named the MVP of the Midwest Regional and earned a spot on the 1994 Final Four All-Tournament Team.[3]
Alabama statistics edit
Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | FG | FGA | FG% | 3FG | 3FGA | 3PA% | FT | FTA | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Alabama | 29 | 22 | 105 | 277 | 37.9% | 43 | 109 | 39.4% | 83 | 107 | 77.6% | 0.55 | 1.86 | 0.07 | 1.21 | 336 | 11.59 |
| 1991–92 | Alabama | 30 | 6 | 108 | 289 | 37.4% | 49 | 148 | 33.1% | 64 | 82 | 78.0% | 2.53 | 1.43 | 0.00 | 1.23 | 329 | 10.97 |
| 1992–93 | Alabama | 31 | 31 | 125 | 292 | 42.8% | 89 | 208 | 42.8% | 48 | 62 | 77.4% | 3.52 | 1.29 | 0.06 | 1.42 | 387 | 12.48 |
| 1993–94 | Alabama | 33 | 33 | 156 | 385 | 40.5% | 91 | 264 | 34.5% | 66 | 89 | 74.2% | 2.97 | 1.52 | 0.09 | 0.88 | 470 | 14.24 |
| Career | 123 | 92 | 494 | 1243 | 39.7% | 272 | 729 | 37.3% | 261 | 340 | 76.8% | 2.43 | 1.52 | 0.06 | 1.18 | 1522 | 12.37 |
Professional career edit
After graduating in 1994, Harris went on to play four years professionally in Greece (Apollon), Iceland (Breiðablik), Spain (CD Universidad de Oviedo), Sweden (Ockelbo BBK), and Switzerland (ABB Baden).[3]
After starting the year playing in Spain,[1] Harris signed with reigning Icelandic champions Breiðablik in August 1995.[5] She helped Breiðablik win the Icelandic Super Cup[6] and reach the playoffs.[7] After the season, where she averaged 26.6 points per game,[8] she was named the Foreign Player of the Year.[9]
In 1998, she was invited to training camp with the WNBA's Detroit Shock.[3]
Coaching career edit
In 2014, Harris was hired as the head coach of Florida Southern women's basketball team. In 2019, she won her second-consecutive Sunshine State Conference championship.[2] During her stint with Florida Southern, she was a three-time Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year and the WBCA South Region Coach of the Year in 2019. She stepped down from her post in August 2022 and took over as head coach at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ a b Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (14 November 1995). "Kann mjög vel við mig hérna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b Elton Hayes (12 March 2019). "29 years to the day". Meridian Star. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Betsy Harris Named Moccasins New Womens Basketball Coach". fscmocs.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "2016-17 Alabama Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Nýr erlendur leikmaður til Blika". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1995. p. C1. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Ægir Már Kárason (25 September 1995). "Njarðvík og Breiðablik sigruðu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 27. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Verðum að vera mjög grimmar i vörninni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 March 1996. p. 42. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "1. deild kvenna - Breiðablik". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Teitur og Anna María best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 1996. p. D1. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Robert Magobet (5 August 2022). "Florida Southern women's basketball coach Betsy Harris steps down". The Ledger. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Betsy Harris Named ECCC Women's Basketball Head Coach". ecccathletics.com. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
External links edit
- Profile Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine at Florida Southern
- Profile at East Central