Dante Harris Explained

Dante Harris
Number:1
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:170
League:Atlantic Coast Conference
Team:Virginia Cavaliers
Birth Date:21 June 2001
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Dante Harris (born June 21, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the Georgetown Hoyas.

High school career

Harris played basketball for Alcoa High School in Alcoa, Tennessee. He averaged 32 points and nine assists per game and led his team to a District 4-AA title as a sophomore.[1] [2] He transferred to Lakeway Christian Academy in Morristown, Tennessee.[3] As a junior, Harris averaged 30.6 points, nine assists and four steals per game.[4] He was one of three finalists for the Division II-A Tennessee Mr. Basketball award as a senior, averaging 32.6 points, 9.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.[5] He committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown over offers from Georgia State, East Tennessee State and South Alabama, among others.[6]

College career

On December 13, 2020, Harris scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 97–94 overtime win against St. John's.[7] On March 11, he recorded 18 points and five assists in a 72–71 upset win over top-seeded Villanova at the Big East tournament quarterfinals.[8] Harris was named most outstanding player of the tournament after leading Georgetown to the title. As a freshman, he averaged eight points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[9] Harris averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He sat out the first several games of his junior season for personal reasons before entering the transfer portal. On December 18, 2022, Harris transferred to the University of Virginia.[10] He averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 assists per game as a redshirt junior.[11]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 26 || 21 || 30.3 || .349 || .260 || .897 || 3.4 || 3.2 || 1.2 || .0 || 8.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 29 || 29 || 32.2 || .375 || .275 || .747 || 3.6 || 4.1 || 1.5 || .1 || 11.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 55 || 50 || 31.3 || .365 || .268 || .798 || 3.5 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .1 || 10.0

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greene . Adam . Lakeway Christian's Dante Harris commits to Georgetown . Citizen Tribune . August 5, 2021 . October 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: Nearhos . Diana C. . Alcoa edges Fulton for 4-AA championship; sophomore Dante Harris hits 1,000th point . . August 5, 2021 . February 21, 2018.
  3. Web site: Harris making a mark at Lakeway Christian Academy . . August 5, 2021 . November 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: Curran . Aidan . Dante Harris '20 Commits to Georgetown . . August 5, 2021 . October 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Greene . Adam . Lakeway Christian's Dante Harris named Mr. Basketball finalist . Citizen Tribune . August 5, 2021 . February 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: Backus . Will . Lakeway Christian basketball's Dante Harris commits to Georgetown . . August 5, 2021 . October 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Hightower . Caleb . Georgetown Basketball: 3 reasons why Dante Harris should play more . Busting Brackets . August 5, 2021 . December 14, 2020.
  8. Web site: Arnold . Andrew . Dante's Inferno: Harris' Dominant Second Half Propels Upset of Villanova . . August 5, 2021 . March 11, 2021.
  9. Web site: Boykin . Nick . Two players with DC-roots look to make noise for Georgetown in the NCAA tournament . . August 5, 2021 . March 18, 2021.
  10. Newton . Matt . Georgetown Guard Dante Harris Transfers to Virginia Basketball . August 23, 2023 . . December 18, 2022.
  11. News: Newton . Matt . Dante Harris Withdraws From Transfer Portal, Returning to Virginia as Walk-On . July 1, 2024 . . May 31, 2024.