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June 10, 1977: Lucy Harris of Delta State was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the 7th round of the NBA Draft, becoming the 1st woman ever selected by an NBA team.

⚠Denise Long was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1969 Draft, however, the league voided the Warriors' selection, thus Harris became the 1st and ONLY woman ever officially drafted.⚠

Lusia Harris-Stewart was a former basketball player.

Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball. She played for Delta State University and won 3 consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, National Championships, the predecessors to the NCAA championships, from 1975-1977.

In international level, she represented the United States' national team and won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, the 1st women's basketball tournament in the Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL).

NBA DRAFT:
Harris did not express an interest to play in the NBA and declined to try out for the Jazz. It was later revealed that she was pregnant at the time, which made her unable to attend the Jazz's training camp.

She was selected ahead of 33 other male players, including the Jazz's 8th round selection, Dave Speicher from the University of Toledo.

LEGACY:
🏀For her achievements and contributions to the Delta State University, Harris was inducted to the Delta State's Hall of Fame in 1983.

🏀In 1992 she became the 1st African-American woman inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

🏀In 1999, Harris, along with her college coach, Margaret Wade, and her teammates in the national team, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers and Pat Head, were among the 26 inaugural inductees to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

🏀She has also been named to the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame.