Charlotte 49ers

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  Peaches Harris
Peaches Harris
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
Gateway Tech

Height:
5-9

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
05/05/1982

2002-03: Conference USA’s Sixth Player of the Year ... A second-team All-Conference USA selection ... Came off the bench most of the season, but moved into the starting lineup at UAB, Feb. 23 ... Led Charlotte with 11.4 points per game despite averaging just 20.0 minutes ... Ranked 22nd among the league leaders for scoring ... Ranked third in the league from the free throw line with an .823 percentage ... Her .369 three-point percentage was good for 14th in C-USA ... Fifth in the league for three-pointers made with 1.93 per game ... Connected on three or more three-pointers in a game 12 times as a junior, including three games with four treys ... Battled Leslie Cook for the school record for three-pointers in a season ... Earned the record with 58, two better than Cook ... Owns the career record for three-pointers with 112 ... Began the season sixth on the 49ers’ career list ... Broke the record with one trey against Tulane in the regular-season finale ... Led the team in scoring 11 times, more than any other player ... Scored in double figures in 21 games, including the last 11 of the last 12 ... Season-best 24 points at East Carolina, Jan. 19, one shy of her career-high ... Matched her career high with seven rebounds against Louisville, Feb. 9 ... Shared Conference USA Co-Player of the Week honors after the 49ers posted wins over Cincinnati, Feb. 7 and Louisville, Feb. 9.

2001-02: Led Charlotte and ranked 19th in C-USA with 11.6 points per game as a sophomore ... Was ninth in the league with a .763 percentage from the free throw line ... Knocked down 1.64 treys per game to rank sixth in the league ... Gave the 49ers a lift off the bench down the stretch, leading the team in scoring in six of the last seven games ... Averaged 17.6 points in that span ... Led the Niners in scoring eight times for the year ... Led the 49ers in three-pointers for the season with 41, fourth in the school’s single-season record book ... Earned all-tourney notice at Texas A&M ... Scored in double figures 16 times ... Had a season-high 24 points at Tulane Feb. 22 ... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Texas A&M Nov. 25, Saint Louis Feb. 1 and Marquette Feb. 8.

2000-01: Came off the bench as a freshman to finish fifth on the team in scoring with 4.7 points per game ... Turned it up in conference play for a 5.4 average ... Tied for third on the team in free throw percentage, going 28-for-37 for a .757 average ... Scorched Tulane for 25 points Jan. 7, a career high ... Her 25 points were the most for a freshman since Charlette Hargrove scored 31 versus Valparaiso Dec. 3, 1993 ... Also recorded a career-best five assists against the Green Wave ... Finished the game 10-of-17 from the field, including 4-of-9 from behind the arc, and 1-for-2 from the free throw line ... Led the 49ers with a pair of assists against Cincinnati Feb. 16.

Prep: Earned honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today as a junior and senior ... Helped her Gateway Tech team compile a 97-17 record in her four-year career ... Led the Jaguars to three final four appearances, including two state championships ... Finished her career second on Gateway Tech’s all-time scoring list ... Named first team All-America from the St. Louis American as a junior and senior ... Was also a first team all-district, all-Metro and all-PHL selection both seasons ... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior ... A two-time team Most Valuable Player recipient.

Personal: Her name is Tara Harris, but goes by the nickname “Peaches”, which was given to her by her grandmother ... Is the daughter or Terrence Harris and Patricia Walton ... Majoring in sociology ... Born May 5, 1982.