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Barbara Farris, born September 10, 1976, is a basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
 in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
.

On March 14, 2008 Farris signed with the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
. She played significant minutes there as a reserve power forward during the first half of the 2008 season while Penny Taylor stayed home in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 to practice with her national team.

Farris previously played for the New York Liberty
New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
. In the 2007 season she played in 28 regular-season games and all three of the Liberty's playoff appearances.






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Barbara Farris, born September 10, 1976, is a basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
 in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
.

On March 14, 2008 Farris signed with the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
. She played significant minutes there as a reserve power forward during the first half of the 2008 season while Penny Taylor stayed home in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 to practice with her national team.

Farris previously played for the New York Liberty
New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
. In the 2007 season she played in 28 regular-season games and all three of the Liberty's playoff appearances. Farris started in 2006, but was relegated to the bench after the Liberty acquired Janel McCarville
Janel McCarville

Janel McCarville is an USA professional basketball player. She currently plays center for the WNBA's New York Liberty.High school years...
, Jessica Davenport
Jessica Davenport

Jessica Davenport, born June 24, 1985, is a reserve center for the WNBA's New York Liberty. She previously played for The Ohio State University's women's basketball team....
, and Tiffany Jackson
Tiffany Jackson

Tiffany Jackson, born April 26, 1985, is a basketball player for the New York Liberty in the Women's National Basketball Association.Jackson was drafted by the Liberty in 2007....
 in 2007.

Farris graduated in 1998 from Tulane University
Tulane University

Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....
, where she majored in sociology. As a member of the Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team, she was named to the Conference USA
Conference USA

Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a list of college athletic conferences whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States....
 All-Star first team in her junior year and posted a total of 34 double-doubles.

From 2000-2005, Farris played for the WNBA's Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
. She also has played professionally in France, Spain, and Korea, and for the New England team in the American Basketball League
American Basketball League (1996-1998)

The American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association....
.

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