Herman Harris

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Herman Harris
Personal information
Bornc. December 1953 (age 69)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Chester (Chester, Pennsylvania)
College Arizona (1973–1977)
NBA draft 1977: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Position Guard
Career history
1977–1978 Anchorage Northern Knights
1978–1979 Montana Sky
1979–1980 SSV Hagen
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Herman B. Harris [1] (born c. December 1953) [2] is an American former professional basketball player.

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Playing career

Harris played basketball at Chester High School in his hometown of Chester, Pennsylvania. [2] He was lightly recruited despite being one of the leading prospects of his college recruiting class, which Harris attributed to scouts avoiding the city of Chester and its high crime rate. [2] Harris impressed a scout from the University of Arizona in 1972 by being able to dunk while in a cast for his broken left foot, which led to a basketball scholarship offer from the university. [2] He was named a Parade All-American during his high school senior year in 1973. [2]

Harris began his career with the Arizona Wildcats as a reserve player. [2] He had a breakthrough year during his senior season in 1976–77 when he was named a member of the first-team in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). [3] Harris scored a career-high in points with 35 against the Utah Utes on January 20, 1977, then tied his record when he scored the same amount against the BYU Cougars two days later. [2] [3]

Harris was selected as the 43rd overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but he never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began his career with the Anchorage Northern Knights of the Eastern Basketball Association in the 1977–78 season. [4] Harris played with the Montana Sky of the Western Basketball Association (WBA) during the league's only season in 1978–79. [5] In 1979–80, he played for SSV Hagen of the Bundesliga in Germany. [6]

Later life

Harris spent 14 years in the United States Army and worked for 20 years at the Pima County Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. [2] He elected to return to the University of Arizona in 2011 to finish his degree, which he had not completed when he left for his NBA attempt. [2] Harris received his diploma in 2017. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1973–74 Arizona 21––.480.500–3.8–––7.6
1974–75 Arizona 13––.468.700–3.9–––8.4
1975–76 Arizona 32––.453.524–3.8–––10.8
1976–77 Arizona 27–33.9.461.760–4.02.81.7.220.1
Career93–33.9.461.659–3.82.81.7.212.5

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References

  1. ↑ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hansen, Greg (December 18, 2017). "Greg Hansen: Former Arizona Wildcat Herman Harris finds out 'there's more than basketball'". Tucson.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "2019–20 Arizona Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Herman Harris minor league basketball statistics". StatsCrew. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Montana Sky 1978–79". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rusty schwach - das hat Folgen" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt. 1980-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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