| Lindsey Harding |
Height: 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. |