Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played

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for the

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. Harris was selected to third team

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by the

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(AP) and by the

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(USBWA) in 2020. She is also the winner of the 2020 Dawn Staley Award, which is named after her coach at South Carolina. On January 31, 2025, it was reported that Harris was traded to the Dallas Wings.

College career

Harris is the first Gamecock to record 700 assists. Her career total of 705 assists ranked 10th all-time in SEC. In June 2020, Harris was named the

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2019-20 Female Athlete of the Year.

Professional career

WNBA

Dallas Wings (2020–2022)

Harris entered the 2020 WNBA draft, where she was selected by the

in the first round as the seventh overall pick in the draft. In her debut game on July 26, 2020, Harris recorded 13 points and 4 assist in a 95 - 105 loss to the

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Connecticut Sun (2023–2024)

In January 2023, the Wings traded Harris to the

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, as part of a three-team deal.

Dallas Wings (2025–present)

On January 29, 2025, Harris was reported to have been traded along with

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to the

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. On January 31, 2025, it was reported that the Mercury had traded Harris to the Dallas Wings in a three-team deal. Officially, Harris was sent directly from the Sun to the

as part of a larger four-team trade finalized on February 2, 2025. On June 10, 2025, the Wings announced that Harris underwent an unspecified surgery on her left knee and would be out for the remainder of the 2025 season.

Overseas

Harris signed with the Liaoning Flying Eagles of the

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for the 2024–2025 season.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Tyasha Harris is the daughter of Shannon-Greer Harris and Bruce Harris. She has an older brother, Bruce, and two younger sisters, Talia and Tamara. She majored in sports and entertainment management at the University of South Carolina.

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Tyasha 1998 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players from Indiana Connecticut Sun players Dallas Wings draft picks Dallas Wings players Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in basketball Point guards South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games United States women's national basketball team players Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year winners 21st-century American sportswomen