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Basketball and Mississippi legend Lusia Harris dies at 66

Lusia "Lucy" Harris one of the most significant figures in the sport of basketball passes away at the age of 66
Joe Cook
Sports Director
Basketball and Mississippi legend Lusia Harris dies at 66

Lusia "Lucy" Harris one of the most significant figures in the sport of basketball passes away at the age of 66

AND THE RANGERS WIN IT 79- 69 IN THE STATE TITLE GAME REMATCH SAD NEWS FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE BASKETBALL WORLD AS DELTA STATE LEGEND LUSIA HARRIS HA S DIED. THE ANNOUNCMENT CAME THIS EVENING. LUCY-AS SHE WAS CALLED-LED DELTA STATE TO THREE STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLES IN THE 70S. SHE HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST WOMAN STOCORE A BASKET IN THE OLYMPICS FOR THE 1976 US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM WHO WON THE SILVER MEDAL. SHE WAS SO GOOD THAT SHE W AS DRAFTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ IN THE 1977 DRAFT. HARRIS IS ONE OF TWO WOMEN IN HISTORY TO BE DRAFTED INTO THE NBA. HARRIS IS A MEMBER OF THE 4 DIFFERENT HALL OF FAMES INCLUDG INTHE NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AND THE MISSISSII PPSPORTS HALL OF FAME. SHAQUILLO'E NEIL EXECUTIVE PRODUCED A DOCUMENTARY WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES ON HER SIGNIFICANT IMPACTO T BASKETBALL CALLED THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL TH AT CAME OUT LASYET AR. LUCY HARRIS PASSES A
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Basketball and Mississippi legend Lusia Harris dies at 66

Lusia "Lucy" Harris one of the most significant figures in the sport of basketball passes away at the age of 66
Joe Cook
Sports Director
Delta State star forward and basketball legend Lusia Harris has passed away. Lucy, as she was affectionately known, became a three time national champion for Delta State and is the first women to score a basket in the Olympic games. She was a silver medalist for the 1976 US Women's National Team. In 1977 she became the second woman to be drafted into the NBA as the New Orleans Jazz picked her in the 7th round. Harris is a member of 4 Hall of Fames including the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Shaquille O'Neal also executive produced a documentary about her that was released last year through the New York Times celebrating her impact on the game. It's called The Queen of Basketball.Lusia Harris was just 66 years old.
GREENWOOD, Miss. —

Delta State star forward and basketball legend Lusia Harris has passed away.

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Lucy, as she was affectionately known, became a three time national champion for Delta State and is the first women to score a basket in the Olympic games. She was a silver medalist for the 1976 US Women's National Team. In 1977 she became the second woman to be drafted into the NBA as the New Orleans Jazz picked her in the 7th round.

Harris is a member of 4 Hall of Fames including the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

Shaquille O'Neal also executive produced a documentary about her that was released last year through the New York Times celebrating her impact on the game. It's called The Queen of Basketball.

Lusia Harris was just 66 years old.