Dajuan Harris Jr.

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Dajuan Harris Jr.
No. 3Kansas Jayhawks
Position Point guard
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-12-11) December 11, 2000 (age 23)
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Rock Bridge (Columbia, Missouri)
College Kansas (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards

Dajuan Anthony Harris Jr. (born December 11, 2000) is an American college basketball player at the University of Kansas. In 2022, Harris was the starting point guard on the Jayhawks team that won the national championship.

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High school career

Harris attended Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, where he helped lead the team to two straight Missouri 5A state championship game appearances, finishing runner up in 2018 and winning in 2019. [1] Harris originally committed to playing basketball for Missouri State, but withdrew his commitment, deciding instead to play at the University of Kansas. [2]

College career

Harris redshirted his first year at Kansas. In the 2020–21 season, Harris emerged as a contributor for the Jayhawks, finishing second on the team in assists. For the 2021–22 season Harris became the team's starting point guard and at the end of the season was named a member of the Big 12 All-Defensive team. On February 1, 2022, Harris recorded a career-high 14 points in a 70–61 win over Iowa State. [3] In the 2022 national championship game, Harris had 2 points, 3 assists and a game-high 3 steals. [4] [5] [6] As a junior, he was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. [7]

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
2020–21 Kansas 30216.0.482.643.8001.12.21.0.12.4
2021–22 Kansas 403929.0.427.323.7921.44.21.5.35.4
2022–23 Kansas 363634.2.471.1671.0003.07.71.01.37.3
Career1068023.7.437.366.8001.33.51.2.24.2

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