Hyrum Harris

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Hyrum Harris
No. 13–Perth Wildcats
Position Forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 27)
Auckland, New Zealand
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
High school Fraser (Hamilton, New Zealand)
College Umpqua CC (2015–2016)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 Super City Rangers
2018 Hawke's Bay Hawks
2019 Southland Sharks
2019–2020 Illawarra Hawks
2020 Manawatu Jets
2021 Cairns Taipans
2021–2023Hawke's Bay Hawks
2021–2023 Adelaide 36ers
2023–present Perth Wildcats
2024– Wellington Saints

Hyrum Tipene Harris (born 3 June 1996) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is also contracted with the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

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Early life

Harris was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and raised in Hamilton. [1] He grew up playing soccer and rugby league. [2] [3]

Professional career

NZNBL (2015–2019)

After playing for the Super City Rangers during the 2015 New Zealand NBL season, Harris relocated to the United States to play college basketball for the Umpqua Community College in Oregon during the 2015–16 season. [4] [5] He played for the Rangers in 2016 and 2017 before joining the Hawke's Bay Hawks in 2018. In 2019, Harris played for the Southland Sharks, [6] where he averaged 11 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists on an average of 26 minutes a game across 19 games that season.

Illawarra Hawks (2019–2020)

In September 2019, Harris joined the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player. [7] Across 16 games, Harris averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds across an average of 6.7 minutes per game, with a high of eight points and five rebounds against the Adelaide 36ers. [8]

Manawatu Jets (2020)

After not being pre-selected for the NZNBL draft for the 2020 season, [9] Harris was drafted by the Manawatu Jets. [10] Despite missing a few games with injury, he finished the season leading the league with 2.7 steals per game, second in the league with 11.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, whilst also averaging 15.1 points across 30.8 minutes per game. [11]

Cairns Taipans (2021)

On 2 April 2021, Harris signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian NBL as an injury replacement player. [12] He made just the one appearance for the Taipans during the 2020–21 NBL season. [13]

Hawke's Bay Hawks and Adelaide 36ers (2021–2023)

Harris returned to the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the 2021 NZNBL season, [14] scoring 18 points in the season opener against the Canterbury Rams on 2 May. [15]

On 3 November 2021, Harris signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2021–22 NBL season. [16] He was named the 36ers' Club Most Improved Player. [17]

On 30 March 2022, Harris re-signed with the Hawks for the 2022 NZNBL season. [18]

On 3 May 2022, Harris re-signed with the 36ers for the 2022–23 NBL season. [17]

On 31 January 2023, Harris re-signed with the Hawks for the 2023 NZNBL season. [19] He captained the Hawks and averaged 13.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. [20]

Perth Wildcats and Wellington Saints (2023–present)

On 26 April 2023, Harris signed a two-year deal with the Perth Wildcats. [21] On 15 February 2024, he scored a career-high 15 points in a 108–92 loss to the Illawarra Hawks. [22] He averaged 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game during the 2023–24 NBL season. [23]

Harris is set to join the Wellington Saints for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season. [24]

National team career

Harris debuted for the New Zealand Tall Blacks during the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. [25]

In July 2023, Harris was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. [26]

Personal life

Harris is the son of Allies Evans and Reuben Harris. [27]

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  17. 1 2 "Adelaide Re-Sign Hyrum Harris". NBL.com.au. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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