Shadeen Samuels

Kailah Harris

F/C

/ Women's Basketball

Photo by: Kaitlin Marold

Photo by: Truelove Photography

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ossining, N.Y.
High School:
Ossining

** 2019-20 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM **
** 2019-20 BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR **
** 2019-20 CITIZEN NAISMITH TROPHY WATCH LIST **

** 2019-20 CHERYL MILLER AWARD WATCH LIST **
** 2018-19 BIG EAST SCORING CHAMPION **
** 2018-19 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **
** 2018-19 BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER **

2019-20: All-BIG EAST Second Team... First Team All-Met... Named to the 2020 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team... BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year... Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List... USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List... Cheryl Miller Award Watch List... Senior CLASS Award Candidate... ESPNW Top-25 Best Players In The Nation List... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times... Finished her career ranked 12th on the Pirates' all-time scoring list with 1,270 points, and 10th with 763 career rebounds... Played in 27 games, making 26 starts... Averaged a team-best 14.3 points per game and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game... Ranked second on the team with 75 assists... Led the BIG EAST with a .558 field goal percentage... Scored in double-figures 21 times and had four games of at least 20 points... Led the team in scoring five times... Had five double-doubles... Had a double-double with team-highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds vs. Butler in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals... Had 23 points and eight rebounds against Butler on March 1... Notched a double-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and four assists at St. John's on Feb. 22... Had a season-high 25 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists at Villanova on Feb. 2... Tallied a double-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks vs. St. John's on Jan. 26... Had 23 points and six rebounds vs. Providence on Jan. 19... Notched 11 points and 14 rebounds vs. Villanova on Jan. 3... Tallied 17 points and six rebounds at Xavier on Dec. 31... Had 19 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Lafayette on Dec. 20... Opened the season with 15 points, 14 rebounds and four assists against Sacred Heart on Nov. 6.

2018-19: A First Team All-BIG EAST selection...First Team All-Met...BIG EAST Most Improved Player...won the league's scoring title with 20.3 points per game in league play...overall for the season, started all 29 games she appeared in and averaged 18.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game...shot 54.5 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from 3-point range and 72.2 percent from the free throw line...was top-10 in the BIG EAST in nearly every statistical category...had nine double-doubles, including seven "20 and 10" games... scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Creighton (Jan. 11)...had a monster 27-point, 16-rebound double-double against Villanova (Jan. 25)...went for 27 points and 10 rebounds against Butler (Feb. 3)...scored a career-high 33 points at St. John's (March 3)... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2017-18: Was one of two Pirates to start all 32 outings in a breakout sophomore campaign...scored 7.5 points per game along with a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game...added 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks per game...was top-10 in the BIG EAST in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage (46.7 percent)...went off for an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double against Jacksonville State (Nov. 26)...snared 10 rebounds at Rutgers (Dec. 8)...went for 19 points and six rebounds vs. Creighton (Jan. 2)...narrowly missed a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds against Villanova (Jan. 12)...scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Creighton (Jan. 28)...played all 40 minutes in a career day with 22 points and 11 rebounds against Butler (Feb. 4)...scored 10 points and hauled in nine rebounds in a BIG EAST Tournament win over Xavier (March 3).

2016-17: Appeared in 26 contests and made three starts during her freshman campaign…scored 4.3 points per game on 43.0 percent shooting…added 3.7 rebounds per game along with 23 steals and eight blocked shots…had a career performance with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win over LIU Brooklyn (Dec. 7) to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Week…grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Xavier (Jan. 4)…went for six points, five rebounds and two steals in a win over Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round (March 4).

Before SHU: Four-year starter for an Ossining High team that won four-consecutive New York state championships…first four-time state champion in New York State Public High School Association history…First Team USA TODAY New York All-State…was named Section 1 “Miss Basketball” after her senior season…went for 24.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game as a senior…two-time Class AA Tournament MVP honor…averaged 19.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 3.6 steals in her junior 2014-2015 season…First Team All-MSG Varsity…First Team NYSSWA All-State...Born October 27, 1998.