Tony Harris (basketball, born 1967) explained

Tony Harris
Birth Date:May 13, 1967
Birth Place:Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Theodore Roosevelt
(East Chicago, Indiana)
College:
Career Start:1990
Career End:1999
Draft Year:1990
Career Number:3, 43
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:1990–1991
Team1:Quad City Thunder
Team2:Philadelphia 76ers
Years3:1991–1992
Team3:Quad City Thunder
Years4:1992
Team4:Grand Rapids Hoops
Years5:1992–1993
Team5:Swift Mighty Meaties
Years6:1993
Team6:La Crosse Catbirds
Years7:1993–1994
Team7:Oklahoma City Cavalry
Years8:1994–1995
Team8:Boston Celtics
Years9:1995
Team9:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years10:1995
Team10:Cocodrilos de Caracas
Years11:1995–1996
Team11:APOEL
Years12:1996–1997
Team12:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years13:1997
Team13:Cáceres CB
Years14:1997–1998
Team14:Papagou
Years15:1998
Team15:Pop Cola 800s
Years16:1998
Team16:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years17:1999
Team17:APOEL
Years18:1999
Team18:San Diego Stingrays
Highlights:
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Tony Dwayne Harris (born May 13, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in East Chicago, he later went to University of New Orleans.

Professional career

Harris debuted in the NBA in February 1991 for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1990–91 season, averaging 1.7 points on 25.0% field goal shooting and 50.0% free throw shooting in 6.8 minutes a game in 6 contests.

In 1994, Tony Harris played for the Boston Celtics for two seasons. In March 1994, he had his best season with averages of 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 turnovers on 17.6 minutes in 5 games. He finished his NBA career with an average of 4.9 points on 10.5 minutes in fourteen contests.

Tony Harris scored 105 points in a game on October 10, 1992, in the Philippine Basketball Association, against Ginebra in a game that was played in Iloilo City. To this day his record still stands.[1] Fans gave him the moniker "Hurricane" in the Philippine Basketball Association.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1990–91| align="left" | Philadelphia| 6 || 0 || 6.8 || .250 || .000 || .500 || .2 || .0 || .2 || .0 || 1.7|-| align="left" | 1993–94| align="left" | Boston| 5 || 0 || 17.6 || .290 || .333 || .920 || 2.0 || .0 || .8 || .0 || 8.8|-| align="left" | 1994–95| align="left" | Boston| 3 || 0 || 6.0 || .375 || .000 || .889 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 4.7|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 14 || 0 || 10.5 || .291 || .250 || .868 || .8 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 4.9

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hardcourt: The 2001 Official PBA Annual. 2001. The Philippine Basketball Association. Philippines. 146.