Felicia Harris of Saint Peter's was selected as the 2001-02 Division I Women's Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. She received the award at the 69th NIT/MBWA Collegiate Awards dinner at the Meadowlands' Pegaus West in East Rutherford, NJ, on Wednesday, April 24.
Harris, a 5-11 senior forward, graduated from Saint Peter's in 2002 as one of the all-time great players under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Granelli. Harris led Saint Peter's to three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances from 1998-2002, while garnering MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors in 2002 and All-Tournament Team honors in 2001 and 2002.
Harris concluded her carer with the Peacocks ranking top-10 all-time in the program's record book in four statistical categories. She was sixth in career scoring (1,318 points), eighth in career rebounds (732), fourth in career free-throws attempted (541), and seventh in career free-throw percentage (.756), while ranking 17th all-time in career scoring average (11.0).
Harris' best season came during her senior year when she set Saint Peter's single-season top-10 marks in point (510), field goals attempted (410), free-throws made (162), and free-throws attempted (210).
An All-MAAC First Team selection in 2002, Harris also claimed spots on the MAAC All-Rookie Team (1998-99) and MAAC All-Academic Team (2001-02). She was selected to the Saint Peter's University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.