Laura Harper (basketball)

Laura Harper

Personal information
Born	April 11, 1986 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Cheltenham (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)
College	Maryland (2004–2008)
WNBA draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career	2008–2012
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	15
Career history
2008–2009	Sacramento Monarchs
Medals Women's Basketball U18 and U19 2004 U18 Mayaguez Team Competition

Laura Harper (born April 11, 1986) is an American professional women's basketball assistant coach player American University.She played professionally with the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association. Harper was the 10th pick in the 2009 WNBA draft. She is no longer playing professionally because of continuing pain from previous injury. Harper's father, Haviland Harper played at George Washington University in the 1970s and currently coaches at Central High School in Philadelphia, and is the head of the Mathematics department. Haviland Harper's great-uncle, David "Big Dave" DeJernett, was a pioneering Afro-American basketball star at both pro and amateur levels in the Midwest.

College

Laura Harper played college basketball at the University of Maryland and was part of the 2006 National Championship team. Harper tore her Achilles tendon during her freshman year, but battled back to become the Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 NCAA tournament.^[1] A beloved Terrapin, Laura's No. 15 jersey hangs in the rafters at Comcast Center.

Maryland statistics

Source^[2]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004-05	Maryland	9	119	57.0	-	58.3	9.8	1.3	0.9	1.7	13.2
2005-06	Maryland	36	413	53.5	-	68.3	7.2	0.7	0.9	1.9	11.5
2006-07	Maryland	34	353	55.1	-	69.7	6.3	1.1	0.8	1.9	10.4
2007-08	Maryland	37	522	60.3	50.0	68.9	8.5	1.4	1.5	1.3	14.1
Career	Maryland	116	1407	56.5	50.0	68.2	7.5	1.1	1.0	1.7	12.1

High school

Harper played for Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored nine points.^[3]

USA Basketball

Harper was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Harper started all five games and helped the team win the gold medal, scoring 12.8 points per game.^[4]

Notes

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
4. "Fifth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team -- 2004". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• Maryland Terrapins bio