Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER

Finished with the most games played in GSU history (126 games)...An All-CAA third team pick as a junior...Received a medical hardship for 2009-10...Earned bachelor's degree and playing final season as a graduate student-athlete.

The 6-2 leaper scored 1,114 career points (17th all-time) with 801 career rebounds (8th all-time)...Blocked 137 shots (2nd all-time) and was just fifth in school history to record 100 career blocks...Had 154 career steals...Had 58 double-figure scoring games for her career and 30 double-figure rebounding games...Produced 26 double-double games (4th most school history).

Was a two-sport All-CAA pick after having earned the honor as a high jumper with the GSU track team in 2009...Signed with the program in November during the 2006 early signing period.

2011-12

GSU's Dean Ehlers Leadership nominee...Finished in top 10 in CAA stats in five categories...Led team with 10.8 points per game as well as 8.4 rebounds per game...Blocked 46 shots, made 44 steals.

Had 20 double-figure scoring games (most of 23 on Senior Day vs. William and Mary)...Had 10 double-figure rebounding games (high of 19 vs. Appalachian State with 13 offensive rebounds)...Blocked five shots vs. JMU and 4 vs. Arizona)...Had 10 double-double games, topped by the 19-rebound, 18-point game vs. Appalachian State.

Final game of career was in CAA tournament vs. UNCW when she had 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

2010-11

Honored as an All-CAA third team pick...Was No. 3 in the CAA in rebounds (267, 8.9), No. 3 in the CAA in blocked shots (49), No. 10 in the CAA in scoring (12.3) and No. 8 in field goal percentage (159-of-352, .452)...Had the third-most double-figure rebounding games in CAA (13) and tied for third-most double-double games (10, which tied seventh most season in GSU history)...Her 42 steals were second most on the team.

Set personal best of 15 rebounds in a game three times in 2010-11 with that total at Georgia Tech (11/12/10), vs. Rice (11/28/10) and vs. Hofstra (1/9/11)...Had 12 rebounds in a game three times as well, at Nicholls State (12/18/10), at Towson (1/16/11) and at James Madison (2/3/11).

Had second-most blocks in a game in GSU school history with eight rejections in the win over Hofstra (1/9/11)...Had four blocks in games at Stetson (11/21/10), Rice (11/28/10), Northeastern (1/20/11) and at William and Mary (2/20/11)...Her 49 blocks were fifth most in a season in school history...With Cody Paulk (56 blocks), their 105 combined is the highest tandem in GSU history.

Season-best scoring game was 20 points at Nicholls State (12/18/10), her third career 20-point scoring game...Scored 19 points three times during season, at Bethune-Cookman with 9-of-12 FG in just 23 minutes (11/23/10), at VCU (1/27/11) and at James Madison (2/3/11).

Had back-to-back double-double games three times during season...Just missed a rare triple-double with 15 rebounds, 14 points and 8 blocks vs. Hofstra...Had personal-best assist game with six vs. MVSU (12/29/10)...Missed one game with a foot injury...In win at Towson, she hit a key basket. With GSU up 53-52 with 31 seconds, Harris hit a crucial basket to propel the Panthers on to victory in the road contest.

2009-10

Suffered season-ending foot injury, had surgery in December and received medical hardship for red-shirt season to re-gain the year of eligibility...Saw action in first six games (154 minutes) thru Dec. 12.

Started season strong with a 22-point (9-for-15), 11-rebound game at Kennesaw State (11/14)...The 22 points tied her personal best...That was her 7th career double-double game.

Finished season with 11.0 scoring average and 6.2 rebound average despite limited playing time and her injury.

Just missed another double-double in game three vs. Murray State (11/27) with 14 points and 9 rebounds...

Scored 13 points in her final game of the season vs. Nicholls State (12/12) with 5-of-7 field goals in 20 minutes..Had a 10-point game in the win over Troy (11/28) on 5-of-6 field goal...Had 3-block games vs. both Presbyterian College and Nicholls State, despite playing less than half of those games...Her 37 rebounds were made up of more offensive rebounds (21) than defensive (16)...Shot .581 from the field on 25-of-43.

2008-09

Over final 13 games of season, averaged 11.4 points and 6.2 rebounds to up final season averages to 8.6 and 5.0...Led team in total rebounds (151), in field goal percentage (50.2 on 105-for-209) and in blocked shots (23)...Her 664 minutes played were fourth most on team.

Had 12 double-figures scoring games, topped by 22 (7-of-10) in win over Winthrop (1/27) with 10 rebounds and season-best four steals...Netted 17 at Drexel (1/15) with six-of-nine made in first start of season.

Finished year by making 23 of last 30 field goal attempts over last three games (76.7%)...Shot 50% or better in 17 games...Hit 7-of-9 for 14 points in CAA Tournament vs. Northeastern (3/12).

Had double-double at ODU (1/18) with 12 points and 10 rebounds, then 11 points in re-match win over Lady Monarchs...Produced double-double at George Mason (2/8) with career-best 12 rebounds and 10 points.

Had season-high 3 blocks at VCU (2/19) and against Mississippi Valley State (12/29)...Her 83 offensive rebounds led team, topped by 9 at George Mason (2/8).

Also proved an asset to the track and field team as she finished second in the high jump at the CAA Championships, earning All-CAA honors.

2007-08

Played in all 30 games as a freshman and gained 430 minutes college experience...Scored 97 points, grabbed 95 rebounds during first season.

Had two double-double games and three double-figure scoring games for Georgia State...Harris was fourth on the team with 95 rebounds (3.2 per game), sixth in scoring with 97 points. She blocked 11 shots to rank fourth of the team.

Season-best scoring was her 13-point game (5-of-8 FG) vs. Northeastern (1/27), to go along with her 10 rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes off the bench...Her first double-figure game was a 10-point effort vs. Mississippi Valley on 12/28 , to go with her 10 rebounds. Seven of those 10 rebounds were on the offensive end.

In the CAA Tournament vs. William and Mary, Harris had her third double-figure game with 11 points on 5-of-7 FG in 16 minutes...Harris logged her most minutes with 30 vs. Georgia Tech on 12/22 and had six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Had eight games with five or more rebounds, including a seven-board day vs. Drexel (3/6) and six-rebound effort vs. Delaware (1/24)...High for blocked shots was two each vs. Gardner-Webb on 11/16 and Northeastern on 1/27.

PREP

Four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Alvin Copeland and the Raiders... Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and five blocked shots as a senior.

Selected Most Valuable Player of North-South All-Star game, as well as MVP of the Middle Georgia Classic as well as her high school team. and was a McDonald's All-America nominee.

Named Bibb County Player of the Year in 2006-07...Chosen Female Athlete of the Year at Northeast High...Team was Region 4-AAA champions in 2006-07 and advanced to the Elite Eight in the GHSA state playoffs... In second round playoff game, led team with 17 of its 48 points and seven assists in the win to advance to elite eight... Team finished with 24-7 record..

Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals per game as a junior... Averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds per game as a sophomore and 15 points as a freshman...Lettered for the Northeast Raiders' cross country squad four years and the track team three years...

Finished tied for third in the state in the high jump with a 5-foot-2-inch leap... Earned honor roll certificate all four years in high school.

PERSONAL

Full name is Chandra Toleah Harris... Born July 12, 1989 in Macon, Ga... Parents are Linda and Charles Harris.

Has an older sister, Charlyn, and younger twin brothers, Charles Marvelle and Gregory Jemelle. Marvelle is playing basketball at Campbell (sophomore) and Jemelle is a student at Fort Valley State.

Father, Charles, played basketball at Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference from 1977-81. Her dad, a 6-2 guard, scored 538 points, made 249 assists and had 184 rebounds for the Cyclones at Iowa State... Dad was an all-state player at Mt. DeSales Academy in Macon and averaged 30 points a game.

Chan earned her bachelor's degree in the summer of 2011 and is now attending graduate school in the master's program for sports administration.

Chose Georgia State because of its cultural diversity and its proximity to her hometown... Also received interest from Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and Eastern Kentucky...

Majored in exercise science with studies in kinesiology and health...Goal is to have a career in sports medicine.,,Served a summer of 2011 internship with the Atlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Center in Marietta, Ga., learning more therapy in a hands-on environment. 

 
Chandra’s father, Charles, played four years at Iowa State as a 6-foot-2 guard. Now, 6-foot-2 Chandra is trying to make a better court statistical case than her father. Her younger brother is just starting.

A HARRIS COURT CASE

Dad had 184 career rebounds, but Chandra has 550
Dad scored 538 points, while Chandra has 791.
Dad had 41 steals his final two years; Chandra made 110 thefts.
Dad had 249 assists, daughter has 86.
Dad blocked 5 shots, Chandra already has 91 blocks.

 HARRIS' GEORGIA STATE STATISTICS