Najah Harris Added to Chowan Women's Basketball Staff

Najah Harris Added to Chowan Women's Basketball Staff

September 22, 2011
    
MURFREESBORO – Former Chowan University Women's Basketball standout Najah Harris has joined Head Coach Patrick Mashuda's staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2011-2012 season.  During her four years at Chowan (2007-2011), Harris amassed 888 points and 354 rebounds, while playing in 108 games.
 
In her senior season, Harris led the CIAA in minutes played (34.0/game) and was second in free throw percentage (77.7%). She led the Hawks to their first-ever CIAA Tournament game victory that season, as well as a 15-13 regular season record.
 
A native of West Orange, NJ, Harris graduated from West Orange High School before attending Chowan. She graduated from Chowan in 2011 with a degree in psychology. Harris is currently enrolled in the Sports Leadership graduate program at Virginia Commonwealth University. For the past eight years, she has worked at the West Orange Basketball Clinic in her hometown. During the summer of 2011, she also worked at the Sylvia Hatchell Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina.
 
“Najah was a great leader on the floor for us for four years. We love Najah to death and she's going to bring great things to us from a leadership standpoint. She will be able to help our young point guards understand what's going on,” said head coach Patrick Mashuda. “Anytime you can have a player come back and be a part of the program says a lot about our program and what we are trying to accomplish. We are blessed to have her and anytime you can have a great set of eyes in the program it is only going to make us better.”