Jalen Harris
Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
College |
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Vanoli Cremona | |
2022 | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
2022–2023 | Westchester Knicks |
2023 | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
2023–2024 | Windy City Bulls |
2024–present | Leones de Ponce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jalen Harris (born August 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolf Pack.[1] Harris was suspended from the National Basketball Association for the 2021–22 season due to a drug violation.
Early life and high school career
Harris was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Karlin Kennedy and Erion Harris, both of whom played basketball at SMU, and has two younger brothers and a sister. His mother gave birth to him at the age of 19 but returned to the floor at SMU for her junior season and graduated as the Mustangs' all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks and field-goal percentage. Harris grew up in Duncanville and played basketball, football and baseball. He gave up football after an injury in middle school, after which he trained with his father to become a high-level basketball player. His father formed the travel team Dallas Heroes around his son in middle school.[1]
He attended Duncanville High School and grew to 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) as a sophomore.[1] As a junior, he averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game and was named the District 8-6A Offensive Player of the Year.[2][3] He suffered a broken vertebrae during an AAU event, forcing him to miss half of his senior season.[1] Nevertheless, Harris was again named District 8-6A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.[4] He averaged 23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game as a senior and shot 55 percent from the field and 45 percent on three-point attempts. In a game against Cedar Hill High School, Harris scored a career-high 44 points. He was rated as the 16th-best player and the ninth-best guard in Texas in his class by Rivals.[5] Harris spurned offers from Indiana and Kansas State to sign with Louisiana Tech.[1]
College career
Harris began his collegiate career at
After his redshirt season, coach Musselman left for
Professional career
Toronto Raptors (2020–2021)
On November 18, 2020, Harris was drafted in the second round, 59th overall, in the 2020 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.[13] On January 29, 2021, Harris was assigned to the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.[14] On May 14, Harris scored a career-high 31 points against the Dallas Mavericks in his hometown of Dallas.[15] On July 1, Harris was dismissed and suspended from the NBA for violating terms of the NBA/NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) anti-drug program. Harris was banned for the 2021–22 season.[16]
Vanoli Cremona (2021–2022)
Harris signed with
Scarborough Shooting Stars (2022)
On May 24, 2022, Harris signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[18] In his first game with Scarborough, Harris recorded 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 40 percent from the field (6-of-15), in an 80–70 loss against the Montreal Alliance.[19]
Westchester Knicks (2022–2023)
On September 25, 2022, Harris secured a contract with the
Return to Scarborough (2023)
On April 17, 2023, Harris re-signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.[23] However, he was waived on July 19.
Windy City Bulls (2023–2024)
On November 2, 2023, Harris joined the Windy City Bulls[24] where he averaged 12.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists en 23.7 minutes per game.[25]
Leones de Ponce (2024–present)
On April 3, 2024, Harris signed with the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[25]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Toronto | 13 | 2 | 13.2 | .500 | .472 | .778 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | 7.4 |
Career | 13 | 2 | 13.2 | .500 | .472 | .778 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | 7.4 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Louisiana Tech | 27 | 2 | 22.9 | .447 | .319 | .883 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .3 | 10.9 |
2017–18 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 11 | 25.1 | .478 | .444 | .830 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 15.3 |
2018–19 | Nevada | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Nevada | 30 | 30 | 33.0 | .446 | .362 | .823 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 21.7 |
Career | 68 | 43 | 27.7 | .451 | .359 | .838 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.4 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Murray, Chris (February 7, 2020). "Born for this: Jalen Harris' path to stardom started early but wasn't easy". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Jennings, Randy (November 14, 2015). "Boys basketball preview: 6A state champion Plano West returns no full-time starters but still boasts experience". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Class 6A Dallas-area all-district boys basketball teams". The Dallas Morning News. March 27, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas-area boys all-district teams: Find your star player here". The Dallas Morning News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "La Tech transfer Harris signs with Nevada". KOLOTV.com. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Chris (January 24, 2018). "Wolf Pack lands high-scoring guard from LaTech". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ Ritenhouse, Duke (February 11, 2020). "Best in the land: Wolf Pack's Jalen Harris named national player of the week". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Chris (February 14, 2020). "The game that turned Nevada's Jalen Harris into a scoring monster". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Ritenhouse, Duke (February 3, 2020). "Nevada basketball: Wolf Pack's Jalen Harris is on a scoring tear". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada looks for home win vs No. 5 San Diego St". Lancaster Online. Associated Press. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Chris (July 28, 2020). "Nevada's Jalen Harris makes initial cut for NBA draft combine invitation". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Chris (November 19, 2020). "Jalen Harris, selected by Raptors, the 16th draft pick in Wolf Pack history". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Raptors' Jalen Harris: Shifting to G League". CBSSports.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Jalen Harris". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Toronto Raptors' Jalen Harris dismissed from NBA for violating Anti-Drug Program" (Press release). National Basketball Association. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 14, 2021). "Vanoli Cremona signs former Raptors Jalen Harris". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Scarborough Shooting Stars Sign Jalen Harris". scarboroughshootingstars.ca. May 24, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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- ^ "Knicks Sign Jalen Harris". NBA.com. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ @NY_KnicksPR (October 15, 2022). "Knicks waive Akinjo, Harris, and Jeffries" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". oursportscentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Shooting Stars Re-Sign 2020 NBA Draft Pick Jalen Harris". CEBL.ca. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Windy City Bulls Announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 3, 2024). "#BSNPR OFICIAL: El escolta Jalen Harris es el nuevo refuerzo de los Leones de Ponce para la temporada 2024 del BSN. Harris tiene 25 años, mide 6'5 y viene de promediar 12.3 PPJ, 3.1 RPJ y 2.5 APJ en 23.7 MPJ con el club Windy City Bulls en la G-League. El canastero viene de anotar 50 puntos, 12 rebotes y 5 asistencias en su último juego de la G-League" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 3, 2024 – via Twitter.