Tyrell Harrison

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Tyrell Harrison
No. 24–Brisbane Bullets
Position Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Listed height214 cm (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
High school John Paul College
(Brisbane, Queensland)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018South West Metro Pirates
2017–present Brisbane Bullets
2019 Nelson Giants
2020Southern Districts Spartans
2023 Franklin Bulls
2024 Manawatu Jets
2024Southern Districts Spartans
Career highlights and awards

Tyrell Harrison (born 6 July 1999) is an Australian-New Zealand professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions.

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Early life

Harrison was born in Brisbane, Queensland, [1] to a father from New Zealand. [2] Growing up in Regents Park, [3] his father ensured Māori culture was prevalent for Harrison and his older brother as youths. Harrison loved rugby union and supported the All Blacks. [1]

Harrison played basketball at the Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre and attended John Paul College in Brisbane. [3]

Professional career

Brisbane Bullets

Harrison joined the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player for the 2017–18 season. [3] He made his NBL debut in September 2017. [3] In his first three NBL seasons, he appeared in just 17 games. [2]

In the 2020–21 NBL season, Harrison appeared in all 36 games for the Bullets, averaging 5.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. [2] In the 2021–22 NBL season, Harrison increased his minutes and on-court production, but ultimately succumbed to an elbow injury late in the season. [4] He averaged 6.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 17 games. [2]

In the 2022 off-season, Harrison underwent elbow surgery after battling through pain over the previous two seasons. It started as a stress fracture in the 2020–21 season, healed from the stress fracture and then never got better. [4]

In the 2022–23 NBL season, Harrison averaged 5.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in 16 games [2] while shooting 82% from the field. [5] He was ruled out for six weeks in late November 2022 with a knee injury. [6]

On 6 March 2023, Harrison re-signed with the Bullets on a two-year deal. [5] He participated in all but one game in the 2023–24 NBL season, averaging 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks, establishing himself as the starting center. [7]

On 29 September 2024, Harrison signed a two-year contract extension with the Bullets. [7] Coming into the 2024–25 NBL season, Harrison was named the most valuable player of the NBL Blitz pre-season tournament. [8] [9] On 12 October 2024, he recorded 21 points and 17 rebounds (12 offensive) in an 87–85 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. [10] His 12 offensive rebounds set the record for the most ever by a player in a 40-minute NBL game. [11] On 6 December, he recorded 19 points and 18 rebounds in a 102–83 win over the Adelaide 36ers. [12]

QBL/NBL1 North and New Zealand NBL

In 2017, Harrison debuted in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the South West Metro Pirates. He continued with the Pirates in the 2018 QBL season. [13]

Harrison joined the Nelson Giants of the New Zealand NBL for the 2019 season, where he averaged 13.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 18 games. [13] He was subsequently named the NZNBL Youth Player of the Year. [14]

In 2020, Harrison played for the Southern Districts Spartans in the Queensland State League (QSL). [13] [15]

Harrison joined the Franklin Bulls for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season [1] but injury restricted him to just seven games while averaging 14.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. [16]

Harrison began the 2024 New Zealand NBL season with the Manawatu Jets [17] before joining the Southern Districts Spartans of the NBL1 North for the rest of the 2024 NBL1 season. With the Spartans, he averaged 23.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, earning selection to the NBL1 North First Team. [2] [18]

National team career

In 2017, Harrison played for the Australian University National Team at the World University Games in Taiwan. [19]

After high school, Harrison switched allegiances to play for the New Zealand Tall Blacks. [1] He played for the Tall Blacks during 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, and at the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Greece. [20]

NBL statistics

Player Statistics by Season
SeasonGames PlayedMinutes Per GameFG%FT%Rebounds Per GameAssists Per GameSteals Per GameBlocks Per GameTurnovers Per GameFouls Per GamePoints Per Game
2024-20251026.057759.11.60.91.42.72.012.9
2023-20242720.959646.20.51.40.51.62.89.6
2022-20231613.082804.40.40.70.31.02.45.0
2021-20221719.651725.70.51.20.31.52.56.2
2020-20213617.154775.90.71.00.21.12.05.2
2019-202063.1501001.50.00.20.00.50.71.3
2018-201961.97500.70.20.00.00.30.71.0
2017-201851.35000.20.00.20.00.00.20.4

Personal life

Harrison's family hail from the Coromandel in New Zealand, with roots in the Ngāti Porou and Ngāpuhi iwi. [1]

Harrison and his partner, fellow basketball player Kalani Purcell, had their first child in 2023. [1] [21]

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