Lusia Harris with Medals

Athletic Department Fred Sington

Services for Lusia “Lucy” Harris Stewart to be held at Delta State on Feb. 5

Services will be live streamed by Delta State

Services Live Video Stream

Lucy-Doctorate-2CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Services honoring Delta State University alumna and basketball legend Lusia "Lucy" Mae Harris Stewart '77, '84, '14 will be held at Delta State on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022.

Harris passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2022 at the age of 66.

"The Delta State family mourns the passing of Dr. Lucy Harris Stewart, the iconic basketball star who led the Lady Statesmen to three national championships," said Delta State President William N. LaForge. "We extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends."

Services for Harris Stewart are as follows:

Visitation
5 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Bethesda Five Points Center
Greenwood, MS, 38930

Funeral Service
11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Walter Sillers Coliseum
1006 Coliseum Drive
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS, 38732

Interment
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
2913 MS-7, Greenwood, MS 38930

Repast
Greenwood Leflore County Civic Center
200 MS-7, Greenwood, MS 38930

Care entrusted to:
Century Funeral Home
801 Walthall Street
Greenwood, MS 38930

ABOUT LUSIA "LUCY" HARRIS-STEWART

  • Played for Delta State University Lady Statesmen Legend Lilly Margaret Wade 1974-1977
  • Led the Lady to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championship in 1975, 1976, and 1977
  • 2005 inductee into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1992 enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
  • 1999 WBCA Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inaugural class inductee
  • Harris and her college coach, Margaret Wade, along with USA women's national teammates Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, and the late Pat Head-Summitt, were among the 26 inaugural inductees to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
  • 1980 Inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1983 Inducted into Delta State Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1976 Mississippi Sports Person of the Year
  • Three Time AIAW National Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Three-Time Kodak AIAW All-American
  • Made the first-ever United States Women's Basketball Olympic Team in 1976, winning the silver medal.
  • Scored the first points in Women's Basketball Olympics history in 1976
  • Named one of the Top 50 Greatest Collegiate Women's Basketball Players of All-Time
  • Holds DSU records in career points (2,981), career rebounds (1,662), career made free throws (447), career made field goals (1,267), and career field goal attempts (2,001)
  • Average 25.9 points and 14.5 rebounds per game over her Lady Statesmen Career
  • Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the seventh round of the 1977 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft
  • Played for the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL) in 1980
  • Having played a major role in the growth and development of women's basketball in the United States, Delta State University's 1974-75, 1975-76, and 1976-77 Lady Statesmen squads were named the recipient of the 2017 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Trailblazer Award.
  • Selected to play for the United States Women's Basketball National Team in the 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women in Columbia and the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Earned a Bachelor's degree from Delta State in Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1977
  • Earned her Master's degree in education from Delta State in 1984
  • 2005 Delta State Honorary Doctorate Degree
  • High school teacher and coach at her alma mater Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Miss., at the Greenville Public School District and Ruleville Central High School
  • When the NCAA recognized the AIAW greats at the 2013 Women's Final Four championship game in New Orleans, Delta State's Lucy Harris and Debbie Brock were two of 12 former players recognized along with former head coaches and administrators
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