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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Paul Harris
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Niagara Falls, NY
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
Junior Year: Harris was with the first unit in 36-of-37 games participated in ... He missed one contest with an injury ... Harris opened the campaign with a double-double against Le MOYNE (12 points-10 rebounds) ... He had 18 points and 11 boards when the Orange defeated FLORIDA in the semifinals of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic ... The next night against KANSAS he pulled down 14 rebounds and added 14 pionts ... He was named to the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic All-Tournament Team ... Harris had back-to-back 20-point outings versus COLGATE (22) and CORNELL (21) ... Harris became the 50th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points when he scored 14 points in a win against DePAUL ... He had double-doubles in consecutive outings for the third time this season at GEORGETOWN (15 points-11 rebounds) and versus NOTRE DAME (15 points-10 rebounds) ...Scored a season-high 26 points against RUTGERS…Harris recorded his eighth double-double of the year against WEST VIRGINIA (14 points-13 rebounds)…He had 22 rebounds and 22 points in the epic six overtime game against CONNECTICUT…Harris hauled in 16 rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against STEPHEN F. AUSTIN.
Sophomore Year: Harris almost doubled his scoring average from his rookie year, jumping from 8.6 to 14.5 … Was named second-team All-BIG EAST Conference … He posted 12 double-doubles in 35 appearances … He was the BIG EAST Player of the Week once (Dec. 31) and made the honor roll twice (Feb. 4, Feb. 18) … Harris was a double-digit scorer in 30-of-35 contests … His 173 made free throws ranked seventh on SU’s single-season ledger … He opened his second collegiate campaign with 14 points and 15 rebounds against SIENA, followed by 18 points and 14 boards versus SAINT JOSEPH’S… Harris grabbed 15 rebounds and contributed 19 points versus NORTHEASTERN … He passed out a career-high seven assists against NORTHEASTERN, ST. JOHN’S and at DePAUL … He had 24 points and 11 rebounds versus CONNECTICUT … Harris had a personal-high of six steals versus PITTSBURGH … He had a stretch of 14 consecutive double-digit scoring performances … Harris had a career-high 28 points at VILLANOVA … Harris had back-to-back 19-point, 10-rebound outings in the first two rounds of the NIT … Against ROBERT MORRIS, he also had five assists and four steals.
Freshman Year: Harris had the highest rebounding average by a freshman in the BIG EAST Conference (7.1) … The mark ranked sixth among SU freshmen in school history … Harris led the team with seven double-doubles… He played in all 35 games and scored in 32 of the outings … He had at least two rebounds in every contest … Harris became the first SU freshman since Carmelo Anthony in 2002-03 to post a double-double in his collegiate debut (10 points-11 rebounds) vs. ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) … His second double-double was a 16-point, 12-rebound effort two games later against NORTHEASTERN … After the first six games of the campaign, Harris was averaging 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds an outing … He hit the first three-pointer of his career against WICHITA STATE… Harris made a season-high 10 free throws against HOLY CROSS, and became the first SU player to convert at least 10 free throws since Gerry McNamara made 13 against CORNELL on Nov. 9, 2005 … His 17 points vs. CHARLOTTE represented a career best at the time … Harris’ 16 points against CONNECTICUT were a season high for him in BIG EAST regular-season play … In two regular-season games against the Huskies, Harris averaged 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds … His first conference double-double came in Storrs, when he accumulated 16 points and 11 rebounds in a loss … Harris played a season-high 32 minutes at PROVIDENCE and tallied a then career-best six assists… His top performance of the year came in the BIG EAST Tournament against NOTRE DAME when he had 24 points and 15 rebounds, each a career-high at the time, in 22 minutes of play … Harris was listed as one of five impact freshmen in the College Basketball Preview issue of Sports Illustrated … He was named Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason Newcomer of the Year… Harris was the Preseason BIG EAST Rookie of the Year … He made the conference all-rookie team following the campaign.
USA Basketball 2006: He was selected to play for the 2006 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team that competed in the Nike Hoop Summit … The club was coached by former Syracuse performer and Lake Clifton High School (Md.) coach Herman Harried … The team included highly-touted Texas recruit Kevin Durant … The U.S. team defeated the World entry, 109-91 … Harris had six points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Prep School: He attended Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) … Harris had 31 points in a matchup with Northfield Mount Herman … He contributed 26 points and 14 rebounds versus Blair Academy… Harris tallied 25 points against Winchendon School… He was a second-team member of the 2006 All-USA squad selected by USA Today … He participated in the 2006 Jordan All-America Classic at Madison Square Garden and tallied 16 points … Scouthoops.com rated Harris 10th overall and fourth among small forwards in the 2006 recruiting class … He was 12th overall and fourth on the small forwards list according to Rivals.com… Collegehoopsnet.com had Harris ranked seventh overall.
USA Basketball 2005: He was a member of the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival squad that captured the gold medal at the 2005 International Sports Invitational … He led the seven-team field in rebounding average (9.0) and ranked fifth in scoring average (16.8) … Harris ranked first in rebound average, tied for first in assists average (3.6) and second in scoring average on his team … He was coached by Eisenhower High School (Wash.) head coach Pat Fitterer … He had eight points, eight rebounds and four assists when the U.S. "White" squad defeated China, 112-59 … Harris contributed a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, in 20 minutes of play, to help his squad past Canada, 105-69 … He posted 13 points, six rebounds and four assists when the USA White defeated the USA Red, 103-83 … Harris produced his second double-double of the invitational against Russia when he accumulated 12 points and 14 rebounds in a 105-86 victory … The USA White defeated USA Blue, 107-85, in the gold-medal contest … Harris had 28 points, six rebounds and four assists.
High School: As a sophomore, Harris helped Niagara Falls to a 24-3 record and a runner-up finish in the state playoffs … He averaged 18.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists that season … He was named the Underclass MVP at the 2004 Adidas Superstar Camp and was a second-team all-state pick … Harris played on the 2005 New York State Class AA Championship squad at Niagara Falls … He was named MVP of the tournament and first-team all-state… Harris tallied 19 points and eight rebounds in the title tilt… Niagara Falls was 28-1 overall and ranked third by USA Today … Harris averaged 19.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game… USA Today named him one of the nation’s top 11 juniors in 2005… He compiled 1,100 points, 730 rebounds, 286 assists and 115 steals in his two years as a starter … He played for Coach Dan Bazzanni, the 2005 USA Today High School Coach of the Year … Harris scored 24 points to lead the West to a 110-77 victory against the East in the 2005 Niagara PAL/ACE Showcase game in April … He had 16 points for the Black Jerseys in the 2006 Jordan All-American Classic … He was named the Buffalo News Player of the Year twice … During the summer of 2005, he was named MVP of the ABCD Camp All-Star Game.
Personal: He is majoring in communication and rhetorical studies … He is the son of Ema McCall and Paul Harris Sr. … Harris has a brother and two sisters … He was born in October 1986.
