Rebecca Harris
Belleville, Illinois
Two-Time National Champion
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Personal: Has coached at the high school and collegiate levels ... hobbies include reading, traveling and writing ... authored book “How Bad Do YOU Want It?”
2022 Season: Closed inaugural season in 22nd place on the leaderboard ... tallied 3,152 points, including season-high 358 points against Team Sims in Week One … appeared in all 15 games, including four starts ... averaged 8.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with seven double-digit scoring performances … reached double figures in scoring five consecutive games from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5 ... averaged 12.6 points during five-game streak, including season-high 17 points against Team Sims on Jan. 28 … closed Week One with season-high eight rebounds in addition to 13 points against Team Russell ... shot 4-for-7 from the field, including a 3-of-4 effort from three-point range … scored 13 points against Team Hawkins to begin Week Four ... converted 4-of-8 field goal attempts, including 3-for-6 performance from long range … finished Week Two with back-to-back 10-point games against Team Brown and Team Harrison.
Other Professional Experience: Played four seasons for St. Louis Surge of the Global Women’s Basketball Association ... helped Surge win two national championships ... has also played professionally in Czech Republic, Greece, Poland and Ukraine ... three-time International All-Star Team pick.
College Experience: Played two seasons at Illinois after transferring from Rend Lake College ... became first junior college player to transfer to Illinois since Yolanda Smith in 2000 ... appeared in 65 games with Fighting Illini with 26 starts ... sixth in Illinois history with .793 career free throw percentage ... ranked second on the team as a senior with 10.1 scoring average ... received Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors in 2007-08 ... earned Honorable Mention NJCAA All-America honors in 2005-06 after averaging 23.6 points and 5.6 assists per game ... led Warriors to 38-25 record in two seasons.
