Lucy Harris, a native Mississippian, was the first and only woman ever drafted by an NBA team. Here's the story of how it happened.
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today January 24, 2022 Lusia"Lucy" Harris, is pictured at Delta State in 1977 wearing all her Team USA basketball medals. So much of the late Lusia Harris’ legacy boggles our minds: three-time national tournament MVP; scored first points in Olympics basketball history; and led Delta State to three straight national championships beginning just the second year after the program was recreated.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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