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Isabelle Harrison

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Isabelle Harrison

| image = 2 Isabelle Harrison (cropped).jpg

| caption = Harrison with the Dallas Wings in 2019

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 183

| league = WNBA

| team = New York Liberty

| number = 21

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|09|27}}

| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| high_school = Hillsboro (Nashville, Tennessee)

| college = Tennessee (2011–2015)

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2015

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 12

| draft_team = Phoenix Mercury

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2016}}

| team1 = Phoenix Mercury

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = CCC Polkowice

| years3 = {{WNBA Year|2017}}–{{WNBA Year|2018}}

| team3 = San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Bucheon Hana 1Q

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Dike Napoli

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = USK Praha

| years7 = {{WNBA Year|2019}}–{{WNBA Year|2022}}

| team7 = Dallas Wings

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = Virtus Eirene Ragusa

| years9 = {{WNBA Year|2023}}–{{WNBA Year|2024}}

| team9 = Chicago Sky

| years10 = 2024

| team10 = USK Praha

| years11 = {{WNBA Year|2025}}–present

| team11 = New York Liberty

| highlights = * 2x First-team All-SEC (2014, 2015)

| wnba_profile = isabelle-harrison

}}

Isabelle Harrison (born September 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the daughter of former NFL defensive end Dennis Harrison Jr.

College career

Harrison tore her ACL in February 2015 against Kentucky.

She was the 34th Lady Vol to be drafted in the WNBA draft, the first since the 2012 WNBA draft when Glory Johnson and Kelley Cain were drafted.{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/govolsxtra/basketball/wnba-draft-lady-vols-forward-isabelle-harrison-selected-no-12-by-phoenix-mercury_55940034 |title=WNBA Draft: Lady Vols forward Isabelle Harrison selected No. 12 by Phoenix Mercury – GoVolsXtra Story|publisher=knoxnews.com|access-date=July 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/isabelle-harrison-takes-life-lessons-from-pat-summitt-to-the-wnba |title=Isabelle Harrison takes life lessons from Pat Summitt to the WNBA | For The Win|date=April 15, 2015|publisher=ftw.usatoday.com|access-date=July 4, 2015}}

Professional career

Harrison was drafted 12th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2015 WNBA draft. She sat out the 2015 season due to a torn ACL while playing in her senior year at Tennessee. She would make her debut in 2016. In her rookie season, she averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 26 games as a reserve for the Mercury.

In 2017, Harrison was traded to the San Antonio Stars along with a first round draft pick in exchange for Danielle Robinson.

On May 16, 2019, Harrison was traded to the Dallas Wings.{{Cite news|url=http://www.swishappeal.com/2017/1/31/14453914/stars-trade-robinson-phoenix-no-5-pick-harrison-wnba|title=San Antonio shoots for the Stars|work=Swish Appeal|access-date=September 8, 2017}}

Harrison signed with the Chicago Sky on February 2, 2023 during free agency.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Shakeia |last2=Poe |first2=Julia |title=Isabelle Harrison signing with the sky |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/924474792/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=The Times |publisher=Chris White, Lee Enterprises |date=February 4, 2023 |location=Munster, Indiana |page=C6}} She was sidelined for her entire first season with a torn left meniscus that required surgery.{{cite news |last1=Parys |first1=Jori |title=Chicago Sky's Izzy Harrison beats back adversity to return to court |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-sky-izzy-harrison-adversity-return-to-court/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=CBS News |date=June 23, 2024 |quote=She said the surgery initially left her unable to walk.}}

Harrison signed with the New York Liberty on February 21, 2025 in open free agency.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Siera |title=Isabelle Harrison Joins Reigning WNBA Champion New York Liberty |url=https://auprosports.com/read/isabelle-harrison-joins-reigning-wnba-champion-new-york-liberty/ |website=Athletes Unlimited |access-date=21 February 2025 |date=February 21, 2025 |quote='We are excited to welcome Izzy Harrison to the Liberty family and look forward to the positive impact she will have on and off the court,' said Liberty Head Coach Sandy Brondello.}}{{cite web |title=New York Liberty Sign Isabelle Harrison |url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-sign-isabelle-harrison |website=Liberty.WNBA.com |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |access-date=21 February 2025 |location=New York, NY |date=February 21, 2025 |quote=Sandy Brondello said, 'Having originally drafted her with Phoenix, she has consistently demonstrated the ability to impact games on both ends. Izzy’s versatility and commitment strengthens our post rotation and makes her an ideal fit for our team as we pursue another championship in 2025.'}}{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.wnba.com/players/transactions?transaction=&team=all&month=0 |website=WNBA |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |access-date=21 February 2025 |date=February 21, 2025 |quote=Isabelle Harrison signed a Training Camp Contract with the New York Liberty.}}

Career statistics

{{WNBA player statistics legend}}

=WNBA=

==Regular season==

Stats current through end of 2024 regular season

{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics{{cite web |title=Isabelle Harrison WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/h/harriis01w.html |website=Basketball Reference}}}}

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015

| colspan=13 style="text-align:center;"| Did not play (due to injury)

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016

| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix

| 26 || 1 || 7.5 || .525 || .000 || .680 || 1.8 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 3.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 34 || 33 || 26.6 || .500 || .500 || .635 || 6.4 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 2.0 || 11.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018

| colspan=13 style="text-align:center;"| Did not play (due to illness)

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 31 || 29 || 25.6 || .456 || .000 || .716 || 5.8 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 1.5 || 8.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 13 || 11 || 19.8 || .447 || .000 || .789 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 1.4 || 6.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 28 || 5 || 23.8 || .538 || .000 || .783 || 5.9 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 1.5 || 10.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 35 || 18 || 18.4 || .466 || 1.000 || .867 || 4.3 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 8.7

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023

| colspan=13 style="text-align:center;"| Did not play (due to injury)

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024

| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago

| 36 || 5 || 16.3 || .399 || .167 || .820 || 3.9 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 6.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"| 7 years, 4 teams

| 203 || 102 || 19.9 || .474 || .188 || .753 || 4.7 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 1.4 || 8.2

{{s-end}}

==Playoffs==

{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA playoff statistics}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016

| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix

| 3 || 0 || 13.7 || .615 || .000 || .000 || 6.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 5.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 1 || 0 || 29.0 || .308 || .000 || .500 || 10.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 9.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

| 3 || 2 || 12.3 || .538 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"| 3 years, 2 teams

| 7 || 2 || 15.3 || .487 || .000 || .500 || 4.7 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 5.9

{{s-end}}

=College=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ NCAA statistics{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer|title=NCAA Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=August 28, 2017}}

!Year

!Team

!GP

!Points

!FG%

!3P%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!SPG

!BPG

!PPG

2011–12

|Tennessee

|31

|102

|.367

|.000

|.621

|2.7

|0.1

|0.2

|0.5

|3.3

2012–13

|Tennessee

|25

|238

|.485

|.000

|.698

|7.5

|0.9

|1.0

|2.1

|9.5

2013–14

|Tennessee

|35

|475

|.577

|.000

|.669

|9.3

|1.0

|0.9

|1.0

|13.6

2014–15

|Tennessee

|21

|256

|.471

|.000

|.644

|8.6

|0.7

|0.6

|1.2

|12.2

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Career

|112

|1071

|.504

|.000

|.660

|6.9

|0.7

|0.7

|1.2

|9.6

Off the court

=Philanthropy=

In February 2024, Harrison joined the WNBA Changemakers Collective and their collaboration with VOICEINSPORT (VIS) as a mentor, "aimed at keeping girls in sport and developing diverse leaders on the court and beyond the game."{{cite web |title=WNBA and the WNBA Changemakers Collective Team Up with Digital Community Platform VOICEINSPORT to Keep Girls in the Game |url=https://www.wnba.com/webview/news/wnba-changemakers-voiceinsports-partnership |website=WNBA |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}{{cite news |first=Erica |last=Ayala|title=Nneka Ogwumike, Aliyah Boston among 12 players to participate in WNBA's girls in sports mentorship program |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/nneka-ogwumike-aliyah-boston-among-12-players-to-participate-in-wnbas-girls-in-sports-mentorship-program/|work=CBS Sports |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/harrison_isabelle00.html Tennessee Volunteers bio]
  • [http://www.wnba.com/player/isabelle-harrison/ WNBA bio]

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Category:1993 births

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