Dante Harris

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Dante Harris
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No. 5Memphis Tigers
Position Point guard
League American Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-06-21) June 21, 2001 (age 23)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Dante Harris (born June 21, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.

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High school career

Harris played basketball for Alcoa High School in Alcoa, Tennessee. He averaged 32 points and nine assists per game and led his team to a District 4-AA title as a sophomore. [1] [2] He transferred to Lakeway Christian Academy in Morristown, Tennessee. [3] As a junior, Harris averaged 30.6 points, nine assists and four steals per game. [4] He was one of three finalists for the Division II-A Tennessee Mr. Basketball award as a senior, averaging 32.6 points, 9.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. [5] He committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown over offers from Georgia State, East Tennessee State and South Alabama, among others. [6]

College career

On December 13, 2020, Harris scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 97–94 overtime win against St. John's. [7] On March 11, he recorded 18 points and five assists in a 72–71 upset win over top-seeded Villanova at the Big East tournament quarterfinals. [8] Harris was named most outstanding player of the tournament after leading Georgetown to the title. As a freshman, he averaged eight points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. [9] Harris averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He sat out the first several games of his junior season for personal reasons before entering the transfer portal. On December 18, 2022, Harris transferred to the University of Virginia. [10] He averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 assists per game as a redshirt junior. [11]

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 Georgetown 262130.3.349.260.8973.43.21.2.08.0
2021–22 Georgetown 292932.2.375.275.7473.64.11.5.111.9
2022–23 Virginia Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Career555031.3.365.268.7983.53.61.3.110.0

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