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Lindsey Harding
hardingHeight: 5'8" (1.73 m)
Position: Guard
College : Duke '07
Date of Birth: June 12, 1984
Nationality: USA









International Career:
2010-2011 Dynamo Kursk, Russia
Signed in May 2010 to play with Dynamo Kursk

2009- 2010 TEO Vilnius, Lithuania
In Jan.'10 signed at TEO Vilnius, Lithuania. She led her team to winning both the Baltic and Lithuanian League.  She was also named the most valuable player in both competitions.  She averaged 13.3ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.3apg in Baltic League.  In 1 Euroleague game versus Taranto she had 23pts, 2reb, 1ast, 4steals, 1 block.  In the Lithuanian League she averaged 18.4ppg, 5.0rpg, 4.8apg, 2.1spg,

2008 - 2009 Mersin - Turkey
Averaged 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 3.0 assists.  Averaged 45.2% shooting accuracy. Turkey Stats.

2008 - 2009 Top Games:
11/30/08 vs. Besiktas Cola: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
11/23/08 vs. Bostas: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
2/14/09 vs. Burhaniye: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists

WNBA Career:

Transactions:
2007 Draft:
1st pick overall in the 2007 draft by the Phoenix Mercury, traded to the Minnesota Lynx on Draft Day.
Traded to Washington Mystics from the Minnesota Lynx  on January 30, 2009.

2007: Minnesota Lynx
Led all rookies in the WNBA with 11.7 ppg and 3.9 apg prior to a season-ending knee injury.  Started 20 games in her 
rookie campaign prior to the injury and finished the season as the runner up for Rookie of the Year.   Averaged 11.7 
ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.9 apg in 20 games (all starts) before the injury, shooting 35.4% from the floor and 67.9% from the 
line.  Was named to the 2007 WNBA All-Rookie Team.  .Scored a season-high 20 points June 5 at Phoenix (one of 15 
double digit efforts), and handed out a season-high nine assists May 25 vs. Chicago.

2008: Minnesota Lynx
Averaged 6.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

2009: Washington Mystics
In 35 minutes per game she averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1.3 steals per game.

2010: Washington Mystics


Duke Career:
Duke’s second National Player of the Year winning Naismith honors (along with Alana Beard).  Developed into one of 
the top point guards in the nation.  A dynamic player with tremendous speed.  One of the best defenders in the 
nation.  Often assigned to the opponent’s top scoring threat.  Became the first Duke player to be picked No. 1 in the 
WNBA Draft as she was taken by the Phoenix Mercury and then traded to the Minnesota Lynx ... only the second Duke 
player (Alana Beard) and sixth ACC player to register over 1,000 points, 500 assists, 500 rebounds and 250 steals ... 
after hitting 8-of-42 three-pointers (19.1%) over first two years, nailed 23 of 56 treys (41.1%) as a junior and 24 of 63 
as a senior (38.1%) ... over her final two years, hit 47 of 119 treys (39.5%) ... in 140 games, owned a 1.96 
assist/turnover ratio ... notched one double-double as a sophomore with 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

In The Duke Record Book:
Career leader in assists with 579, while ranking 12th in points (1,298), third in steals (261), third in minutes played 
(4,008), first in wins (128), tied for second in ACC victories (57), tied for eighth in free throws made (295), tied for 10th 
in free throws attempted (399), tied for second in games played (140) and fifth in games started (118) ... had 168 
assists as a sophomore and 156 assists as a junior to rank second and third, respectively, on the single season lists.

2006 - 2007:
Naismith National Player of the Year
ESPN.com National Player of the Year
WBCA National Defensive Player
John R. Wooden Award All - American
USBWA All-American
ACC Player of the Year
Duke Offensive Player of the Year
Duke Practice Player of the Year
Duke Heart and Hustle Award
All ACC First Team
Naismith and ESPN.com National Player of the Year ... WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year ... Kodak, John R. 
Wooden Award and USBWA All-America ... First Team ESPN.com and Associated Press All-America ... Nancy 
Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation ... Frances Pomeory Naismith Award ... one of 12 finalists for 
State Farm Wade Trophy ... received the Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship ... ACC Player of the Year 
... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... First Team All-ACC ... Lowe’s Senior Class Award 
finalist ... ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 15 and Dec. 25 ... selected to ESPN.com’s top backcourt along with 
teammate Abby Waner ... averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals ... started all 34 games ... 
scored 20 or more points in six contests ... had a career-best 29 points to go along with four rebounds against sixth-
ranked Maryland ... totaled a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio ... in the ACC stats, ranked 15th in scoring (13.6), eighth in 
assists (3.85), 13th in free throw percentage (74.8), and third in assist/turnover ratio (1.7).

2005 - 2006:
Honorable Mention Kodak All American
Associated Press All American
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Averaged 10.7 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.7 rpg, and 2.1 spg.
An Honorable Mention Kodak and Associated Press All-America ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... second team 
All-ACC selection and All-ACC Defensive Team honoree ... averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 
steals ... started all 35 contests at point guard ... collected 156 assists to rank third and 75 steals to rank tied for 
eighth on Duke’s single-season charts ... earned Duke Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 18), ACC Player of the 
Week (Jan. 16) and Duke Classic MVP ... in the ACC stats, ranked fifth in assists (4.46), seventh in steals (2.14), 13th 
in free throw percentage (78.1) and third in assist/turnover ratio (1.86).

2004 - 2005:
Redshirted the season.

2003 - 2004:
ACC Rookie of the Year
Averaged 6.8ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.0 spg, and again led the ACC with assist;turnover ratio.  Started at point guard 
for the Blue Devils in 33 of the 34 contests ... the lone game she did not start was on senior night ... a third-team All-
ACC selection ... one of 12 nominees for the Nancy Lieberman Step-Up Award recognizing the top point guard in the 
nation ... one of six Blue Devils earning the ACC Top Six For Service Award ... earned All-ACC Defensive Team 
honors ... averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.0 steals and had an ACC-best 2.2 assist/turnover ratio ... 
collected the first double-double of her career at Maryland with 11 assists and 10 rebounds ... her 168 assists was two 
shy of the Duke single-season record ... the 4.9 assists per game was also second on Duke’s charts.

2002 - 2003:
All ACC Freshman Team averaging 6.2ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.8 spg.  Led the ACC with assist:turnover ratio.
One of the leading candidates for ACC Rookie of the Year after starting the final 16 games of the season ... named to 
the All-ACC Freshman Team and ACC Rookie of the Week on March 3 ... averaged 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 
assists, 1.8 steals and had an ACC-best 2.1 assist/turnover ratio ... had a Duke freshman record 124 assists ... her 68 
steals rank second on the Duke freshman record charts ... selected to the All-ACC Tournament Team after scoring 17 
points, grabbing three rebounds, five steals and three assists against North Carolina in the championship game ... led 
Duke with 22 assists in five NCAA Tournament games ... in 16 games started, averaged 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 
assists, 2.1 steals and hit 48.1 percent of her field goals.
 

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