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Destiny Harden with Joe Z interview 11-08-22

Hurricanes Weekly
Hurricanes Weekly
Episode • Nov 9, 2022 • 11m

As a Redshirt Senior (2021-22): 2022 ACC All-Tournament Team; 2022 ACC All-Academic Team.

Started 21 of 24 games played in 2021-2022…Missed the first 10 games due to a lower body injury…Finished the season second on the team in both points (7.7) and rebounds (4.2) per game…Totaled 10 double-digit outings…Tallied her only double-double of the season against Louisville (3/4)…Knocked down 43.8 percent of her shots from the field…Recorded five-plus rebounds in 10 games in 2021-22…Tied her career high in scoring with 27 points against Louisville (3/4)…Set a new career high in steals with five at Notre Dame (2/10)…Hauled in 100-plus rebounds in back to back seasons (118 in 2020-21; 100 in 2021-22).

A Game for the Ages – vs. Louisville (3/4/22)

Scored the final 15 points and the game-winning buzzer beater against Louisville in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals…Ranks second in program history for most points in an ACC Tournament game at 27…Tied the program record for field goals made in an ACC Tournament game at 11…Ranks first in program history for single-game field goal percentage in an ACC Tournament game with a 73.3 clip against Louisville…Knocked down four 3-pointers against Louisville to sit tied for third in program history for 3-pointers made in an ACC Tournament game…Ranks tied for second for single-game 3-point field goal percentage in an ACC Tournament game (.800)…Poured in a career-best five free throws.

As a Redshirt Junior (2020-21): ACC Player of the Week (3/1).

Started 21 of 22 games played in 2020-21…Led the Canes in rebounding (5.4) and ranked second in scoring (10.7)…Earned player of the week honors after averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and shooting 60 percent from the field over two games…Totaled 10 double-digit efforts in 2020-21…Tallied a team-best five 20-point outings…Recorded new career highs in scoring (27), made field goals (11) and minutes (39) against Virginia Tech at the ACC Tournament (3/4)…Harden’s 11 made field goals against Virginia Tech were the most by a Cane since Beatrice Mompremier tallied 12 at DePaul on Nov. 23, 2019…Paced the Canes with four double-doubles in 2020-21, good for eighth (tied) in the ACC…Averaged double-figures (10.7) for the first time in her career…Scored in double-figures in four straight games to finish the season.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20): Started 15 of 25 games played this season…Earned her first career start against Syracuse (1/12)…Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding at 3.9 boards/game…Totaled four double-digit outings, the only four of her career…Poured in a career-high 15 points against NC State (2/20), 10 of which came in the third quarter alone…Knocked down a career-high three 3-pointers at Virginia Tech (2/2), shooting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc…Tallied the first double-digit game of her career at UNC (1/16), totaling 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting…In games that she started, averaged 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest…Recorded back-to-back double-digit games at Virginia Tech (2/2) and against Duke (2/9).

As a Sophomore (2018-19): Transferred from West Virginia University … Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.

As a Freshman at West Virginia (2017-18): Played in 35 of 37 games … Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor … Made her collegiate debut against Central Connecticut State (11/10), notching seven points and a season-high four steals in 18 minutes … Tallied co-season-highs in points (eight), rebounds (six), blocks (two) and free throws made (four) in 18 minutes of action versus Sacramento State (11/14) … Totaled six points on 3-of-3 shooting against North Florida (11/19), adding two steals and tying her season highs in rebounds (six) and blocks (two) … Logged six points and two steals in a sea ...

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