Marie Ferdinand-Harris
American basketball player (born 1978)
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Marie Ferdinand-Harris (born October 13, 1978) is an American professional basketball player most recently for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 13, 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Edison (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | LSU (1997–2001) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Utah Starzz | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Utah Starzz / San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Early years
High school career
As a senior, Ferdinand averaged 24.0 points, seven rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2 steals per game, and was named the 1995 Player of the Year in Florida.
College career
Ferdinand attended Louisiana State University and played for the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team. She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.[2]
WNBA career
Ferdinand was selected by the Utah Starzz 8th overall in the 1st round of the 2001 WNBA draft. For her career, Ferdinand averages 13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 1.56 steals per game. She is a two time WNBA All-Star, playing on the 2002 and 2003 teams.
Ferdinand missed the entire 2006 WNBA season after giving birth to her first child.
On February 22, 2008, Ferdinand-Harris signed with the Los Angeles Sparks.
International career
- 2005–06 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Turkey)
- Lotos Gdynia (Poland)
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Utah | 32 | 22 | 27.0 | 49.3 | 26.2 | 61.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| 2002 | Utah | 32 | 32 | 33.3 | 47.4 | 14.7 | 77.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 15.3 |
| 2003 | San Antonio | 34 | 34 | 32.8 | 36.2 | 30.8 | 78.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 13.8 |
| 2004 | San Antonio | 17 | 17 | 29.9 | 41.4 | 37.0 | 85.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | San Antonio | 31 | 31 | 32.2 | 36.9 | 30.8 | 77.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 12.5 |
| 2006 | Did not play (pregnancy/childbirth) | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | San Antonio | 34 | 12 | 14.1 | 35.9 | 22.2 | 90.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 33 | 25 | 20.6 | 37.0 | 27.3 | 89.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 28 | 6 | 12.1 | 43.0 | 18.2 | 83.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | Los Angeles | 30 | 24 | 24.3 | 40.9 | 29.2 | 83.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 34 | 2 | 17.4 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 97.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| Career | 10 years, 3 teams | 305 | 205 | 24.2 | 40.2 | 28.0 | 79.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| All-Star | 3 | 0 | 13.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 34.5 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 2002 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | 44.6 | 20.0 | 67.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.8 |
| 2007 | San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 14.2 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 6 | 0 | 18.5 | 38.5 | 36.4 | 91.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 2010 | Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | 39.1 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 36.4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Career | 7 years, 3 teams | 26 | 9 | 21.7 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 80.7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | LSU | 27 | 66 | 37.7% | 58.3% | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1998-99 | 30 | 368 | 46.3% | 66.3% | 5.2 | 12.3 | |
| 1999-00 | 32 | 500 | 50.1% | 66.7% | 4.7 | 17.5 | |
| 2000-01 | 31 | 654 | 51.5% | 73.9% | 5.1 | 21.1 | |
| Career | 120 | 1648 | 48.9% | 69.7% | 4.4 | 13.7 | |
Personal life
On January 13, 2006, the San Antonio Express-News reported that Ferdinand was expecting a baby in June, and was planning to return to the San Antonio Silver Stars by July 2006, after the WNBA All-Star Game.[citation needed]
She and Cedrick Harris, a former player on the LSU Tigers baseball team and former baseball coach (2007–2009) at Antonian College Preparatory High School in San Antonio, met at Louisiana State University and were married on October 8, 2006.[citation needed]