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Lisa Harrison (born January 2, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, U.S.
United States

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) is a former American
United States

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 professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 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 Women's National Basketball Association
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....
 (WNBA).

Harrison learned to play basketball from a young age. In 1989, she was named the High School Player of the Year by attending Southern High School, by Parade
Parade (magazine)

PARADE is a national Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 400 newspapers in the United States. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications....
 magazine. In 1991, as a sophomore while attending the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
, she was a member of their women's basketball team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....
.

r graduating from Tennessee in 1993, Lisa played one season (1996-1997) for the Columbus Quest
Columbus Quest

The Columbus Quest was a professional women's basketball franchise in the now-defunct American Basketball League . They were one of the league's original eight teams that started play in 1996....
 of the American Basketball League and two seasons (1997-1999) for the Portland Power
Portland Power (basketball)

The Portland Power was a women's professional basketball team in the American Basketball League based in Portland, Oregon. The Power began play in 1996, and disbanded when the ABL folded at the end of 1998....
.

In the 1999 WNBA Draft
WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players....
, she was selected by 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 third round (34th pick overall).






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Lisa Harrison (born January 2, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
) is a former American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 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 Women's National Basketball Association
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....
 (WNBA).

Early life

Lisa Harrison learned to play basketball from a young age. In 1989, she was named the High School Player of the Year by attending Southern High School, by Parade
Parade (magazine)

PARADE is a national Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 400 newspapers in the United States. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications....
 magazine. In 1991, as a sophomore while attending the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
, she was a member of their women's basketball team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....
.

Professional career

After graduating from Tennessee in 1993, Lisa played one season (1996-1997) for the Columbus Quest
Columbus Quest

The Columbus Quest was a professional women's basketball franchise in the now-defunct American Basketball League . They were one of the league's original eight teams that started play in 1996....
 of the American Basketball League and two seasons (1997-1999) for the Portland Power
Portland Power (basketball)

The Portland Power was a women's professional basketball team in the American Basketball League based in Portland, Oregon. The Power began play in 1996, and disbanded when the ABL folded at the end of 1998....
.

In the 1999 WNBA Draft
WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players....
, she was selected by 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 third round (34th pick overall). In the WNBA, Lisa was once ranked eighth in free throw
Free throw

In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a personal foul by the opposing team....
 shooting accuracy at 86.4% in 2001.

Vital statistics

  • Position: Forward
  • Number: 3
  • Born: January 2, 1971
  • Height: 6-1 / 1,85
  • Weight: 164 lb / 74,4 kg.
  • College: Tennessee 1993


Outside basketball

Harrison has two brothers and one sister. Her hobbies include running and hiking.

Harrison was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletics Hall of Fame on September 10, 2001. On September 12, 2006, Harrison was named an outreach coordinator for the athletic department at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville

The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest chartered universities west of the Allegheny Mountains and is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University"....
.

After winning Playboy
Playboy

Playboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, with a presence in nearly every medium....
s "Sexiest WNBA Player" contest, Harrison was offered to $500,000 to pose, but she declined. She was married to Florida State soccer assiant Paul Rogers.

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