Ivan Harris

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Ivan Harris
No. 3Melton Thoroughbreds
Position Power forward
League Big V D1
Personal information
Born (1984-03-17) March 17, 1984 (age 39)
Springfield, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College Ohio State (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–2010 Erie BayHawks
2010 Gimnasia CR
2010 Atletico Biguá
2011 Ballarat Miners
2011 Miyazaki Shining Suns
2013NBA D-League Select (Summer League)
2013 Halifax Rainmen
2015–presentMelton Thoroughbreds
Career highlights and awards

Ivan Troy Harris (born March 17, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Melton Thoroughbreds of the Big V Division One. He played college basketball for Ohio State University before playing professionally in for the NBA Development League as well as playing in Finland, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Romania and Canada.

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College career

Harris, a 6'7" forward from Springfield, Ohio, attended Oak Hill Academy before playing four years of college basketball for Ohio State. [1] During his senior year, the Buckeyes were the runners-up in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. In 127 career games, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Harris moved to Finland and signed with Lappeenrannan NMKY for the 2007–08 Korisliiga season. In 30 games for Lappeenrannan, he averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He also averaged 12.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in eight Eurocup games. [3]

In October 2008, Harris joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. He played two seasons for Erie and averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 99 total games. [4]

In late 2010, Harris had two short-lived stints with Gimnasia CR of Argentina and Atletico Biguá of Uruguay. In February 2011, he signed with the Ballarat Miners for the 2011 SEABL season. [5]

In September 2011, Harris signed with the Miyazaki Shining Suns for the 2011–12 bj league season. [6] He later left Miyazaki in December 2011 after appearing in 21 games.

In January 2013, Harris joined BC Perla Harghitei Miercurea Ciuc of Romania's Liga Națională.

In August 2013, Harris signed with Halifax Rainmen for the 2013–14 NBL Canada season. [7] He left the team in November 2013 after appearing in just five games.

In March 2015, Harris signed with the Melton Thoroughbreds for the 2015 Big V Division One season. [8] [9] He had a great season for the Thoroughbreds, helping his team win the 2015 Big V D1 championship with a 2–0 Grand Final series win over the Latrobe City Energy. He subsequently earned Grand Final MVP honors after scoring 26 points in Game 1, and 19 points in Game 2. [10] He appeared in all 26 games for the Thoroughbreds and averaged 19.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. [11]

On October 1, 2015, Harris re-signed with the Thoroughbreds on a two-year deal. He is currently with the Thoroughbreds still. [12]

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References

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  2. Ivan Harris Stats Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. Ivan Harris D-League Stats
  5. IVAN HARRIS SIGNED ON AS MINERS SECOND IMPORT
  6. Ballarat Miners lose import Harris
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  11. Player statistics for Ivan Harris
  12. Melton Basketball are extremely excited to announce the ongoing signing of...