Dayshanette Harris

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Position:
G
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Youngstown, OH
High School:
Ursuline

HONORS/RECORDS
- Two-year team captain
- Fastest player in program history to record at least 700 points, 250 rebounds and 175 assists (60 games)
- Scored her 500^th career point in her 39^th game, tied for the seventh fastest in program history and fastest player to do so since Pitt joined the ACC
- Her 4.7 assists per game average in 2020-21 were the highest for a Panther since joining the ACC in 2013-14
- 3x ACC All-Academic Team member (2020, 2021, 2022) – First 3x recipient in program history
- ACC All-Freshman Team (2020) - Second Pitt freshman in program history to earn the recognition
- ACC Freshman of the Week (2/3/20)
- 3x Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (3/10/20, 12/14/20, 12/21/20)

2021-22: Appeared in 27 games and started the final 19 after dealing with a knee injury… Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors for the third straight season… Finished the season averaging 25.5 mpg, a team-high 9.6 ppg, a team-high 2.9 apg and 2.9 rpg… Scored 22 points and added five rebounds and three assists on the road against Virginia Tech (1/20/22)… Earned Paradise jam All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists across two games (Texas A&M, South Dakota)… Posted 18 points, four rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes against #23 Texas A&M (11/25/21)… Racked up 14 points with seven assists and went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line at home against Wake Forest (1/16/22)… Put together two solid performances against Boston College with 15 points and six rebounds at home (1/13/22) and 16 points with five rebounds on the road (2/15/22)… Posted 16 points, four assists and three steals in the team’s overtime road win against Clemson (1/27/22)… Scored in double figures 13 times while leading Pitt in scoring 10 times… Had 5+ rebounds seven times and 5+ assists five times.

2020-21: Appeared and started the first 15 games of the season before missing the final four games due to injury… Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors for the second straight season… Finished the season averaging 26.9 mpg, 12.4 ppg, a team-high 4.7 apg, 4.3 rpg and 1.3 spg while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line… Her 4.7 assists per game were the highest per game average for a Pitt player since Laine Selwyn in 2002-03… Ranked third in the ACC in assists per game (4.7 apg) and fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage (85.7%) during ACC games… Notched a season-high 22 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals at Virginia Tech (12/10/20)… Posted 21 points, five assists and three rebounds while going 9-for-16 from the floor in a home win over Clemson (12/13/20)… Played a career-high 36 minutes and added seven points, seven assists and six rebounds at Wake Forest (2/11/21)… Netted 18 points including a career-best 8-for-10 performance from the free throw line against Virginia Tech (2/4/21)… Posted her third career double-double with a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with 11 points and six assists in the season opening win over George Mason (11/25/20)… Had eight games with 5+ assists and eight games with 5+ rebounds… Posted 11 games with 10+ points scored and two games with 20+ points… had five games with two or more steals including three games with a season-high three thefts.

2019-20: Appeared in 30 games while starting 24 at the point for the Panthers during her impressive freshman campaign... Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, becoming just the second Pitt player in program history to earn the recognition... Closed out her first season leading the Panthers in scoring (12.7 ppg), assists (2.6 apg) and steals (1.8 spg) as she became the first Pitt freshman and the only freshman at a Power 5 program to lead her team in all three categories... She was also the only freshman at a Power 5 school to average at least 12.7 ppg, 2.6 apg and 1.8 spg on the year... She picked up her play during conference play as she led all ACC freshman in scoring (13.6 ppg) while also adding in 27.2 mpg, 4.6 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.8 spg... Was tied for the scoring lead (20.5 ppg) during the ACC Tournament among players who played at least two tournament games... Also averaged 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.5 spg during her first ACC Tournament... Posted her first career double-double in the ACC Tournament victory over Notre Dame (3/4) as she netted 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals across 33 minutes while also hitting the game-winning jumper with 2.7 seconds left in regulation, her first career game-winner... Tallied a game-high 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in the ACC Tournament Second Round against Georgia Tech (3/5)... Recorded a career-high 27 points, six rebounds and two steals on the road against Boston College (2/20)... Led the Panthers with 26 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals against rival Penn State (12/5) on the road... Notched her first career 20+ point effort against cross-town rival Duquesne (11/23) as she netted 22 points, five rebounds and two steals... Tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six assists while connecting on a career-high three triples at Virginia (2/27)... Posted six 20+ point games, the most in a season by a Pitt freshman since 2011-12... Had three straight 20+ point games to close out the season as she was the only freshman in the ACC to do so this season and became the first Panther in over 20 years to accomplish the feat... Compiled 16 double figure scoring games including in each of her last eight games of the season... Led the team in assists and steals 16 times on the year... Posted 18 multiple steal games including 11 in ACC play and two in the ACC Tournament... Had 16 games with 5+ rebounds... Posted 20+ minutes played in 26 games and 30+ minutes played in 14 games including in five straight to end the season... Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors for the first time in her career... Named Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (3/10) for the first time in her career.

High School: Was a four-year starter at Ursuline high school for head coach Vannessa Dickson... Set the school and Mahoning County scoring record with 2,428 career points... Named Division II Northeast Inland District Player of the Year and earned First Team All-Ohio honors as a senior... Led her team to a 17-8 record and a trip to the Division II Austintown district final, but lost to undefeated Poland, 65-51... Finished off her senior season averaging a career-high 28.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists... Also set the school record for points in a game and three-pointers in a game at Ursuline... Rated as a three star recruit by ESPN.

Personal: Born on October 20, 2000... Daughter of Daylen and Rayshanette Harris... Has five siblings... Enjoys shopping and lists her favorite artist as Ed Sheeran... Her favorite food is chicken alfredo... Lists her favorite athlete as Lebron James... Her favorite TV shows of all-time are Friends and Grey's Anatomy... Majoring in administration of justice at Pitt.