Joy Holmes

In overall statistics, Holmes led the university with 323 steals and 1747 points during 1991.

Joy Holmes Harris (born March 31, 1969) is a real estate agent since 2002.

As a basketball player at Mansfield Senior High School, her 1259 overall points were a record during 1987 and remained in the top five in 2024.

Joy Holmes was born in Mansfield, Ohio on March 31, 1969.

During her childhood, she lived with four siblings and was interested in scouting.

Holmes became a basketball player while in elementary school.

With Mansfield Senior High School, she was on their volleyball team during the 1980s.

As an athlete, she entered the 1986 Ohio championship as a Class AAA competitor.

At the event, she competed in the 300 meter hurdles and reached the heats.

She was also named All-Ohio by The Associated Press during 1986 and 1987.

After setting a school record with 1259 overall points in 1987, her points remained in the top five during 2024.

On the basketball team, they were regional finalists for the Class AAA division held by the Ohio High School Athletic Association in 1987.

With Purdue University, Holmes was playing basketball in 1987.

At Purdue University, her team played in the 1988 National Women's Invitational Tournament championship game and the regional semifinals of the 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

At the 1988 National Women's Invitational Tournament, her team reached the championship game.

By 1989, Holmes was nicknamed "the Magnet from Mansfield".

As part of the North basketball team, they finished first at the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival.

Her team reached the regional semifinals at the 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

At Purdue, Holmes had the most season points once and most season steals three times.

During 1991, she was a Big Ten Athlete of the Year and held the Purdue overall record with 1747 points.

She decided to not compete at the World University Games after receiving a spot in 1991.

That year, Holmes joined a basketball team in Japan for Sekisui Chemical.

After university, Holmes played for Sekisui Harmonate in Japan until 1993.

She played for the Sekisui Harmonate until "[the] league...[banned] American players" during 1993.

In 1996, Holmes Harris was drafted to play in the American Basketball League.

That year, she wanted to join the Women's National Basketball Association after she declined her offer from the Seattle Reign.

With the American Basketball League between 1997 to 1998, Holmes was with the Seattle Reign and Nashville Noise.

She considered joining the Columbus Quest after being drafted again by the Reign in 1997.

Holmes played with the Reign from 1997 to 1998.

In 1998, Holmes was selected to join a new ABL team in Nashville.

She played for the Nashville Noise until the closure of the ABL that year.

With the two teams, she had a combined total of 211 rebounds and 299 points.

In the WNBA, Holmes joined the Washington Mystics during 1999 and was cut that year.

As part of the Women's National Basketball Association, Holmes was a member of the Detroit Shock in 2000.

During 2000, Holmes played for the Detroit Shock.

Her points record was broken that year and her steals remained in first until 2001.

During 2023, she was eighth in points and third in steals for Purdue.

Apart from basketball, Holmes studied telecommunications.

As an assistant coach, she worked for the University of Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee State University and Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis by 2004.

Holmes Harris became part of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.