Lusia Harris, who became the only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women's basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, her family announced. She was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Lusia Harris, who became the only woman to ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Lusia ...

Lusia Harris grew up in the tiny Delta town of Minter City, one of 11 children, raised on hard work, faith, and the belief that she could be more than what the world expected of her. At a time when ...

Former Delta State University basketball player Lusia Harris-Stewart died on Jan. 18 at age 66, the university’s athletic department announced. As news spread of her passing, headlines appeared online ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A color ...

Lusia "Lucy" Harris, a star in women's collegiate basketball during the 1970s and the first and only woman ever to be officially drafted by an NBA team, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her ...

The story you're reading was supposed to be in the works for the next few weeks, maybe even months. If all went accordingly, maybe you would have read this on Feb. 8, which is when we will learn ...

Lusia Harris, the first and only woman to be drafted into the NBA, died on Tuesday in her native Mississippi. She was 66 years old. Her family announced her death in a statement. The cause of death is ...