Barbara Farris (born September 10, 1976) is a retired basketball player formerly of the WNBA.
Southern Miss Lady Eagles | |
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Position | Assistant Coach |
Personal information | |
Born | Harvey, Louisiana, U.S. | September 10, 1976
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Martin's (Metairie, Louisiana) |
College | Tulane (1994–1998) |
Playing career | 1998–2009 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1998 | New England Blizzard |
2000–2005 | Detroit Shock |
2006–2007 | New York Liberty |
2008 | Phoenix Mercury |
2009 | Detroit Shock |
As coach: | |
2018–2019 | New York Liberty (assistant) |
2020–2022 | Stetson Hatters (assistant) |
2023–present | Southern Miss (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
On May 29, 2009, Farris signed with the Detroit Shock.
Farris previously played for the New York Liberty.[1] 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, Jessica Davenport, and Tiffany Jackson in 2007.
Farris graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in 1994.[2] She is a member of the St. Martin's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. Farris graduated in 1998 from Tulane University, where she majored in sociology.[2] As a member of the Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team, she was named to the Conference USA All-Star first team in her junior year and posted a total of 34 double-doubles.
From 2000 to 2005, Farris played for the WNBA's Detroit Shock.[3] She also has played professionally in France, Spain, and Korea, and for the New England Blizzard in the American Basketball League.[4]
In 2004, Ferris was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
In 2017, Ferris was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
She has been an assistant coach with the New York Liberty.[6]
Career statistics
editWNBA
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Detroit | 14 | 2 | 9.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
2001 | Detroit | 31 | 10 | 18.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
2002 | Detroit | 32 | 16 | 17.6 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
2003 | Detroit | 34 | 0 | 15.4 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
2004 | Detroit | 26 | 0 | 16.2 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
2005 | Detroit | 34 | 1 | 13.1 | 34.2 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
2006 | New York | 34 | 34 | 27.8 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
2007 | New York | 28 | 0 | 8.5 | 34.5 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
2008 | Phoenix | 34 | 8 | 16.3 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
2009 | Phoenix | 13 | 3 | 8.5 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 280 | 74 | 16.0 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Detroit | 8 | 0 | 16.6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
2004 | Detroit | 3 | 2 | 26.0 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
2005 | Detroit | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2007 | New York | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 16 | 2 | 14.7 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
College
editSource[7]
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 |
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1994-95 | Tulane | 28 | 438 | 59.9% | 0.0% | 58.6% | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
1995-96 | Tulane | 31 | 465 | 62.7% | 0.0% | 56.2% | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 15.0 |
1996-97 | Tulane | 32 | 437 | 62.3% | 0.0% | 60.2% | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.7 |
1997-98 | Tulane | 27 | 389 | 71.9% | 100.0% | 65.6% | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
Totals | 118 | 1729 | 63.7% | 50.0% | 59.6% | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
Notes
edit- ^ "Barbara Farris of the New York Liberty guards against Anna DeForge of..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b c "Tulane Online Exhibits". exhibits.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Barbara Farris". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "UP FRONT ABOUT NEEDS, BLIZZARD DRAFT FARRIS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Sudsbury, John. "Barbara Farris - Hall of Fame". Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Barbara Farris - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Tulane Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-15.