Steve Harris (basketball) explained

Steve Harris
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:195
Birth Date:15 October 1963
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality:American
High School:Blue Springs
(Blue Springs, Missouri)
College:Tulsa (1981–1985)
Draft Year:1985
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:19
Draft Team:Houston Rockets
Career Start:1985
Career End:1991
Career Number:20, 11, 35
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:
Team1:Houston Rockets
Team2:Golden State Warriors
Team3:Detroit Pistons
Years4:1989–1990
Team4:Columbus Horizon
Team5:Los Angeles Clippers
Years6:1990–1991
Team6:Columbus Horizon
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-AmericanUPI (1985)
  • 3× First-team All-MVC (1983–1985)
  • No. 20 retired by Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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Steven Dwayne Harris (October 15, 1963  - February 22, 2016) was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (19th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Tulsa, Harris played in five NBA seasons from 1985 to 1990.

He played a career total of 207 NBA games with the Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, scoring 1,440 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1987–88 season, when he split time with the Rockets and Warriors, appearing in 58 games and averaging 9.2 ppg.

Harris died of colon cancer on February 22, 2016, at the age of 52.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former TU basketball player Steve Harris dies. Kendrick. Marshall. tulsaworld.com. February 22, 2016. February 22, 2016.