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Lusia Harris

American basketball player (1955–2022)
Person human Q2014245

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
February 10, 1955
Date of death
January 18, 2022
Place of birth
Minter City
Place of death
Greenwood
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Ethnic group
African Americans[8]
Occupation
basketball player, basketball coach
Educated at
Amanda Elzy High School, Delta State University[9][10]
Award received
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Honda Sports Award, Honda Sports Award for Basketball[11][12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Country for sport
United States[28]
Described by source
Lusia Harris, ‘Queen of Basketball,’ Dies at 66[23]
Drafted by
Utah Jazz[18]
Family name
Harris, Stewart[19][20]
Given name
Lusia, Mae[21][22]
Height
+191[30]
Mass
+84[31]
Member of sports team
Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball[15]
Name in native language
Lusia Harris[29]
Participant in
basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – women's tournament, 1975 Pan American Games, 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women[24][25][26]
Position played on team / speciality
center[16]
Sport
basketball[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lusia Harris-Stewart en Lusia Harris en Lucy Harris en Lusia Mae Harris ar لوسيا هاريس es Lusia Mae Harris fa لوسیا هریس it Lusia Harris-Stewart it Lucy Harris it Lusia Mae Harris ja ルシア・ハリス nl Lucy Harris nl Lusia Mae "Lucy" Harris (-Stewart) ru Люсия Харрис ru Харрис, Люсия uk Лусія Гарріс zh 卢西娅·哈里斯
🔖 Identifiers · 24
VIAF cluster ID
4893173308584538980002
Library of Congress authority ID
no2024127437
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lusia Harris DSU.jpg ↗
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
h/harrilu02
Basketball Reference WNBA player ID
h/harrilu02w
Basketball Reference international player ID
lucy-harris-1
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/harris-lusia-1955
FIBA.basketball people ID
100791
FIBA.com player ID (archived)
87576
Find a Grave memorial ID
236036478
Freebase ID
/m/02q2r9y
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000390251
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Mississippi Encyclopedia ID
lusia-harris-stewart
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID
lusia-harris-stewart
Olympedia people ID
5263
Prabook ID
1714284
RealGM basketball player ID
65460
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
lusia-harris-1
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ha/lucy-harris-1
Sports-Reference.com college basketball coach ID
lusia-harris-1
The Draft Review ID
3381
Trading Card Database name ID
106921
WikiTree person ID
Harris-51295
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ID
Harris, stewart

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 3
1975 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1975 Pan American Games, basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – women's tournament
Award received 2
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Honda Sports Award
Family name 2
Harris, Stewart
Occupation 2
basketball player, basketball coach
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Utah Jazz
Educated at 1
Delta State University
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Mae
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Minter City
Place of death 1
Greenwood
Position played on team / speciality 1
center
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
basketball
← Main subject 1
The Queen of Basketball
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Summary

Lusia Harris was born on February 10, 1955[1], in Minter City[2]. She died on January 18, 2022[3], in Greenwood[4]. She worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Lusia Harris born?

Lusia Harris was born in Minter City[2].

Where did Lusia Harris die?

Lusia Harris died in Greenwood[4].

What did Lusia Harris do for work?

Lusia Harris worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

Where did Lusia Harris go to school?

Lusia Harris was educated at Amanda Elzy High School[9] and Delta State University[10].

What awards did Lusia Harris receive?

Honors received include Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[11], Honda Sports Award[12], and Honda Sports Award for Basketball[13].

Related Entities

Delta State University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . theathletic.com. Retrieved . theathletic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . collegiatewomensportsawards.com. collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . theathletic.com. Retrieved . theathletic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Minter City
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → United States
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Mississippi Encyclopedia ID: lusia-harris-stewart, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83597884|Lusia Harris-Stewart (#83597884)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
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