Kevon Harris (basketball) explained

Kevon Harris
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:216
League:NBA
Team:Orlando Magic
Number:8
Birth Date:24 June 1997
Birth Place:Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S.
High School:
College:Stephen F. Austin (2016–2020)
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021
Team1:Raptors 905
Years2:2021
Team2:Zadar
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:Raptors 905
Years4:–present
Team4:Orlando Magic
Years5:2022–present
Team5:Lakeland / Osceola Magic
Highlights:

Kevon Lavelle Harris (;[1] born June 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. Harris played college basketball at Stephen F. Austin.

Early life and high school

Harris was born and grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia and attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School. As a senior, he averaged 15.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and led the team to a 24–6 record and the Class 5A state semifinal.[2] After high school, Harris completed a postgraduate year at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3] He signed with Stephen F. Austin for college basketball over offers from Utah State, Texas A&M and UT-Arlington.[3]

College career

Harris became a starter for the Lumberjacks during his true freshman season, averaging 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists per game and was named second team All-Southland Conference.[5] Harris averaged 17.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals as a junior and was again named second team All-Southland Conference. He surpassed the 1,000 point milestone during the season. He initially declared for the 2019 NBA draft, but opted to return to Stephen F. Austin for his senior season.[2] Harris became the school's all-time leading scorer at the Division I level on February 19, during a 14-point performance in a win over Central Arkansas, passing Thomas Walkup.[6] Following the end of the regular season, Harris was named the Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and first team All-Southland Conference.[7] He finished fourth in the conference in scoring with 17.5 points per game and also averaged 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[8]

Professional career

Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Harris was selected 11th overall in the January 2021 NBA G League draft by the Raptors 905.[9]

On August 20, 2021, Harris signed with Zadar of the HT Premijer liga and the ABA League.[10] On October 6, 2021, he parted ways with Zadar.[11] Harris rejoined the Raptors 905 in October 2021.[12]

Orlando Magic (2022–present)

Harris joined the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Summer League.[13] In his Summer League debut, Harris scored thirteen points in a 85–77 win over the Denver Nuggets.[14]

On July 25, 2022, Harris signed with the Orlando Magic on a two-way contract.[15] On December 29, he was suspended by the NBA for one game without pay due to coming off the bench during an altercation in a game against the Detroit Pistons the day before.[16]

Career statistics

NBA

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 34 || 0 || 13.4 || .439 || .372 || .756 || 2.1 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 4.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || || || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 2.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 36 || 0 || 12.9 || .445 || .372 || .756 || 2.0 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 4.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. . 2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide . National Basketball Association . October 24, 2023 . May 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: Kevon Harris ready to be next big name in the NBA. KLTV.com. April 30, 2019. March 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: Kevon Harris Recruiting (2016). PrepHoops. 25 April 2016 . March 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: Game Notes:2017–18 Men's Basketball. Stephen F. Austin Athletics. March 10, 2020.
  5. Web site: Southland Conference Preseason Awards: Marlain Veal, Stephen F. Austin clean up the hardware. MidMajorMadness.com. SB Nation. October 5, 2018. March 10, 2020.
  6. Web site: SFA's Kevon Harris sets school's DI scoring record. Caleb. Beames. Stephanie. Frazier. KLTV.com. February 19, 2020. March 10, 2020.
  7. Web site: Harris, Kensmil, Keller receive top Southland honors. KRTE.com. March 9, 2020. March 10, 2020.
  8. Web site: Burgess . Jason . Southland Basketball: 2020 conference tournament preview and predictions . Busting Brackets . FanSided . March 19, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
  9. Web site: Soheil. Jamshidi. Raptors 905 Select Kevon Harris and Gary Payton II in the 2021 NBA G League Draft.. January 11, 2021. NBA.com. January 11, 2021.
  10. Web site: Former 'Jack Kevon Harris heading overseas to join top Croatian team . KLTV . September 2, 2021 . August 20, 2021.
  11. Web site: Kevon Harris napušta KK Zadar; "Zbog obiteljskih problema bio je dekoncentriran, pokušali smo mu pomoći na razne načine" . antenazadar.hr. October 6, 2021 . October 7, 2021. Croatian. Kevon Harris leaving Zadar; "Because of family problems, he was not focused, we tried to help him in many ways".
  12. News: Murphy . Blake . Raptors 905: 10 storylines to follow for 2021–22 G League season . November 14, 2021 . Sportsnet.ca . November 5, 2021.
  13. Web site: Minnesota Timberwolves 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster NBA.com . 2022-07-26 . www.nba.com.
  14. Web site: Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Jul 8, 2022 Box Scores NBA.com . 2022-07-26 . www.nba.com.
  15. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Kevon Harris to Two-Way Contract . 2022-07-25 . www.nba.com . en.
  16. Web site: NBA announces suspensions from Pistons-Magic game . NBA.com . December 31, 2022 . December 29, 2022.