2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Shakira Harding
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Vanderbilt Catholic
- Hometown:
- Houma, La.
2016-17: Played in 30-of-33 games and averaged 12.8 minutes off the bench ... Recorded a career day day vs Southern Miss (11/20), scoring 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including a 3-for-4 mark from three-point range, and collected three steals - all three statistics marked career bests ... Scored all seven of her points in the fourth quarter at UTSA (11/27), helping secure the 75-66 victory over the Roadrunners ... Recorded all eight of her points in the second half in the 77-62 come-from-behind win over Maine (12/28) ... Connected on 2-of-4 from three to finish with six points vs No. 22 USF (1/4) ... Recorded her best outing of 2017 with eight points vs Tulsa (1/25), along with tying her career high in steals (3) and season high in assists (3) ... Reeled in a career best four rebounds vs Grambling (11/12) ... Picked up first career block at Cincinnati (1/28)...Named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.
2015-16: Played in 20 games, averaging 7.1 minutes ... Though a small sample size, Harding shot 55.2 percent from the field, connecting on 16-of-29 attempts; Was also 7-of-15 from three-point range, good for a .467 three-point percentage ... Entering the game in the fourth quarter, Harding scored 8 points vs No. 1 UConn in the AAC Tournament Semfinals, shooting 3-of-6 from the field, including two three-pointers ... In the third round of the WNIT at FGCU, Harding earned a season best 9 points on a season high 4-of-5 day from the free-throw line ... Also recorded season bests vs Jackson State way back in November, reeling in three rebounds while dishing our four assists...Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
At Hutchinson Community College: Harding's sophomore class was just the third group in school history to reach 70 wins in their first two seasons, compiling a 71-2 record, with both their lone losses occurring in the NJCAA Division-I National Championship game ... As a sophomore, played in 29 games, averaging 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from beyond the arc ... Career highs include 18 points, eight assists, and three steals ... During the Blue Demons' post-season run, Harding's scoring average increased to 10.3 points per game.
High School: Lettered all four years in basketball playing the one and two at Vanderbilt Catholic ... Amassed 1,002 career points, averaging 8.2 points per game ... Scored a career high 24 points in a single game ... Won one state championship ... All-District honoree all four years ... MVP All-Region and All-State selection in both her junior and senior years ... Lettered three years in track ... Earned a third place finish at State in hurdles.
Personal: Born March 20, 1995 in Houma, Louisiana ... Daughter of Gregory Harding & Sharon Picou ... Has a younger brother Gregory Jr. and an older sister Shira ... Enjoys reading in her downtime ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Her father, Gregory, played for the New Orleans Saints ... Future plans include attending medical school ... Intended major is Cell & Molecular Biology.
