Marie Ferdinand-Harris (born October 13, 1978) is an American professional basketball player most recently for the

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in the

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Early years

Ferdinand-Harris was born in Miami, Florida, and is of

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an descent.

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

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and played for the

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team. She competed with

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as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in

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LSU statistics

Source

WNBA career

Ferdinand was selected by the

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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

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International

* 2005–06 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (

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) *

Lotos Gdynia Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional women's basketball club. It was founded in 1946 in the city of Gdańsk as Spójnia Gdańsk. In 1992 the club moved from Gdańsk to Gdynia and changed the name to Bałtyk Gdynia. Then it changed its name severa ...

(

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)

Personal

On January 13, 2006, the ''

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'' reported that Ferdinand was expecting a baby boy in June, and was planning to return to the

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by July 2006, preferably after the

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. She and

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, a former player on the

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team and former baseball coach (2007–2009) at

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in San Antonio, met at

and were married on October 8, 2006.

References

External links

WNBA Player Profile
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