Alex Harris (basketball) explained

Alex Harris
Position:Shooting guard
Height Cm:196
Weight Kg:90
Birth Date:January 30, 1986
Birth Place:Mission Viejo, California
Nationality:American
High School:St. Joseph Notre Dame
(Alameda, California)
College:UC Santa Barbara (2004–2008)
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2008
Career End:2019
Years1:2008–2009
Team1:PGE Turów Zgorzelec
Years2:2009–2010
Team2:Energa Czarni Slupsk
Years3:2010–2012
Team3:Ludwigsburg
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:Eisbären Bremerhaven
Years5:2013–2014
Team5:Walter Tigers Tübingen
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Aries Trikala
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:Enel Brindisi
Years8:2016
Team8:AEK Larnaca
Years9:2017
Team9:Doxa Lefkadas
Years10:2017–2018
Team10:Regatas Corrientes
Years11:2018–2019
Team11:Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Highlights:

Alexander Cory Harris (born January 30, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played eleven seasons in several European countries. Harris played collegiately for UC Santa Barbara where he was the 2008 Big West Conference co-Player of the Year.

College career

Harris played high school basketball for St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, California), leading them to a California Division 4 championship as a senior.

He joined the University of California at Santa Barbara, playing in the Big West Conference of the NCAA Division I, in 2004.[1]

In his junior season in 2006–07, Harris made a leap in his production, raised his scoring average from 8.3 points per game to a Conference 21.1.[2]

In his senior season, Harris was named to the preseason All-Big West team and continued his strong play, averaging 20.2 points per game. He led the Gauchos to the top seed in the 2008 Big West tournament and was named the Big West co-Player of the Year (with Cal State Fullerton's Scott Cutley).[3] The team went to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament and at the close of the season Harris gained national recognition as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[4]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Harris went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. He signed with PGE Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 7.3 points per game in his first professional season. He then moved to Energa Czarni Slupsk for the 2009–10 season.[5] Harris then moved to EnBW Ludwigsburg, and later Eisbären Bremerhaven in Germany's Bundesliga. He averaged 12.4 points per game with EnBW Ludwigsburg in 2011–12 and 7.7 the following season for Bremerhaven. He was selected for the 2011 Bundesliga All-Star game. For the 2013–14 season he signed with WALTER Tigers Tübingen.[6] On December 21, 2014, he signed with Aries Trikala of Greece for the rest of the 2014–15 Greek Basket League season.[7]

On July 22, 2015, Harris signed with Enel Brindisi of the Italian Serie A.[8]

On December 5, 2018, Harris signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim for the rest of the season.[9] In 23 games played for Ramat Gan, he averaged 17.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, while shooting 38.7 percent from three-point range.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 - Alex Harris . . UCSBGauchos.com . 23 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Graney . Ed . UCSB might be best of a talented group in Big West . . August 29, 2007. November 12, 2013.
  3. Web site: Harris Named Big West co-Player of the Year, Three Other Gauchos Also Honored . . March 10, 2008 . November 12, 2013.
  4. Web site: AP All-America College Basketball Teams Announced . WJBF.com . March 31, 2008 . November 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112145017/http://www.wjbf.com/story/21687799/ap-all-america-college-basketball-teams-announced . November 12, 2013 .
  5. Web site: Energa Czarni tabs Alex Harris . Sportando.net . August 10, 2009 . November 12, 2013.
  6. Web site: Alex Harris signs with Walter Tigers . Court-side.com . November 12, 2013.
  7. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/145689/alex-harris-signs-with-trikala-to-replace-nate-bowie.html Alex Harris signs with Trikala to replace Nate Bowie
  8. Web site: Enel Brindisi signs three-point marksman Harris . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723222215/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/67vcn63xxc4uyqyr/enel-brindisi-signs-three-point-marksman-harris . dead . July 23, 2015 . . 22 July 2015 . EurocupBasketball.com . 23 July 2015.
  9. News: "רעננה, קריית אתא ומכבי חיפה ילכו עד הסוף". December 5, 2018. December 5, 2018. one.co.il. he.