Nyla Harris

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Lake Highland Prep

Junior Year (2024-25)

Played in all 33 games and made 32 starts in her junior season while averaging 23.9 minutes per game
Averaged 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while leading the team with a .540 field goal percentage
Scored 12 points, was 6-for-6 from the line and set a career high with three assists in the win over Clemson
Had 10 points and six rebounds against #9/#10 North Carolina
Tallied 14 points and nine rebounds in just 19 minutes of action in the road win over #23/#21 Florida State
Scored 14 points after 4-for-5 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 from the line and tied season highs with three steals and two assists in the road win over SMU
Scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and a steal in the road win over Virginia
Tallied a double-double with 10 points and a season-best 11 rebounds in the win over Syracuse
Scored 11 points and was 5-for-5 from the field with six rebounds in the win over #13 Georgia Tech
Led the team with eight rebounds to go with 10 points in the road win over Pitt
Recorded a season-high 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting to lead the team with four rebounds and two steals in the win at Wake Forest
Scored 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting with five rebounds in the road win over Boston College
Tallied her first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds on 6-for-7 shooting against Grambling State
Recorded 10 points to go with six rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists against #11 Oklahoma
Had a team-best 14 points and four rebounds to go with three steals, two assists and a block in the road win over Colorado
Led the team with a season-best nine rebounds and had eight points on 3-for-3 shooting against South Florida
Scored eight points and brought in three rebounds in just 10 minutes of action vs. Morehead State
Led the team with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the road win over UT Martin
2025 Leslie Award Watch List

Sophomore Year (2023-24)

Finished the season with a team-best .563 field goal percentage, six double-doubles, tied for the team lead with 6.6 rebounds and was one of four players to score 10 points or more per game (10.4).
Tallied a team-best 10 rebounds and nine points against No. 4 seed Notre Dame.
Led the team with 14 points and had nine rebounds in the win over Boston College.
Recorded her sixth double-double of the year with 11 points and a career-best 15 rebounds against Florida State.
Led the team with 17 points, had nine rebounds and tied a career high with two assists against Virginia.
Set a career high in points for the second-straight game with 22 points, 7-for-11 shooting from the floor and perfect 8-for-8 from the line, to go with 11 rebounds for her second-straight double-double on the road against No. 23 Syracuse.
Set a career high with 19 points and was 9-for-11 from the floor with 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season in the win over #12/14 Notre Dame.
Had a career game with a career-best 14 rebounds and tied a career high with 18 points for her third double-double of the season in the win over #21/13 Syracuse. The 14 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player this season.
Led the team with six rebounds and had eight points in the win over Pitt.
Tallied seven points on 2-for-2 shooting with six rebounds and tied a season high with three steals against Boston College.
Led the team with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting and tied a season high with three steals on the road against #23/24 North Carolina.
Was perfect from the floor (5-for-5) for the second time this season and scored 10 points in the win over Wake Forest.
Hauled in a team-best six rebounds, tied a career high with two assists and had eight points in the road win over Pitt.
Recorded her second double-double of the season with 13 points and tied a career high with 12 rebounds against RV/23 Miami.
Scored in double figures with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting in the win over #23 Washington.
Tallied 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds in the win over Morehead State.
Scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting to go with a team-best eight rebounds and season-high three steals against Kentucky.
Tied a career high with 18 points and set a career high with eight field goals made and 34 minutes played against Alabama.
Tallied double-digit points for the third straight game with 10 points and added six rebounds against Bucknell.
Scored in double figures for the second-straight game with 14 points against Bellarmine.
Tallied her first career double-double with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in the win over DePaul.

Freshman Year (2022-23)

Played all 38 games in her freshman season and made 15 starts.
Scored eight or more points in six games and made eight or more rebounds in four games.
Set a career high with four steals, tied for the team lead with five rebounds and had eight points against No. 12 seed Drake.
Led the team with nine rebounds in the win over Wake Forest in the ACC Quarterfinals.
Earned her second career start and had a career-best 12 rebounds to lead the Cards in the win over North Carolina. The 12 rebounds are the most by a Louisville freshman since Olivia Cochran had 15 in the NCAA Tournament against Northwestern in 2021.
Had a team and career-high 18 points and a career-high three blocks to go with six rebounds in the road win over Syracuse. The 18 points were the most points scored by a Louisville freshman since 2021 when Hailey Van Lith scored 24 against Wake Forest on March 5, 2021.
Set a career high with a team-best 10 rebounds against Syracuse. She also tied a career high with two assists and added eight points.
Led the team in rebounding with a season-high nine in the win over SIUE. She also tied a season high with two steals and two blocks.
Scored in double figures in her second collegiate game against IUPUI. She tallied 11 points and added six rebounds.
Made her collegiate debut against Cincinnati and scored five points and grabbed two rebounds.

High School:

A five-star prospect and is ranked No. 34 overall by espnw HoopGurlz and Prep Girls Hoops
espnW HoopGurlz also ranks Harris as the eighth best forward in the 2022 class
As a senior, averaged 17.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocked shots a game for a 26-5 team that won a state title and then lost to Sidwell Friends (D.C.) in the title game of the inaugural State Champions Invitational.
As a junior. Harris helped Lake Highland Prep to the Class 4-A state title in Florida
Named the MaxPreps Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game
Tallied 20 points, five rebounds and three blocks to lead Lake Highland Prep to a Florida 4A State Championship as a sophomore.
Named to the 2022 Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List
Chose Louisville over Florida State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Georgia Tech