Joe Harris (basketball)

Joe Harris

Harris with Virginia in November 2013
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991
Chelan, Washington
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school Chelan (Chelan, Washington)
College Virginia (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
2015 →Canton Charge (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2013)
  • Second-team All-ACC – Coaches (2014)
  • Third-team All-ACC – Media (2014)
  • ACC Tournament MVP (2014)
  • Washington Mr. Basketball (2010)
  • Gatorade Washington Player of the Year (2010)
  • AP Class 1A Player of the Year (2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joe Malcolm Harris (born September 7, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia.

Early life

Harris was born and raised in Chelan, Washington to Joe Harris Sr., who coached the boys' basketball team at Chelan High for 22 years, and Alice Harris, who grew up playing softball, volleyball, and basketball,[1] and is a broker and director of sales at Coldwell Banker Lake Chelan Properties.[2] Harris has three sisters: older sister, Kaiti, and younger sisters, Jaicee and Mackenzie.[2] Kaiti played college basketball at Yakima Valley College and Warner Pacific College, Jaicee played volleyball at Washington State, and Mackenzie played volleyball at Chelan High.[2] Harris started going to his father's basketball practices when he was just four years old.[3] He then volunteered to be the team manager from third to eighth grade.[2] As a child, Harris wrote personal goals and quotes from NBA legends on his bedroom walls and ceiling.[2][3] One of his goals was to take at least 1,000 shots a day.[3]

High school career

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Harris was listed as the No. 32 shooting guard and the No. 119 player in the nation in 2010.[4]

College career

Harris, a 6'6" shooting guard, came to Virginia in 2010 after developing a relationship with head coach Tony Bennett while Bennett was head coach at Washington State.[5] Almost immediately, Harris entered the starting lineup. As a freshman, he scored 10.4 points per game. In his sophomore season of 2011–12, Harris upped his scoring to 11.3 per game - second on the team to All-American Mike Scott - and helped lead the Cavaliers to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, the program's first tournament bid under Bennett and first since 2007.[6]

As a junior, Harris became one of the top players in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He led the Cavaliers to a 23-12 record, scoring 16.3 points and collecting 4.0 rebounds per game. He was named first team All-ACC at the conclusion of the season.[7]

Going into his senior season in 2013–14, Harris received significant preseason recognition. He was a member of the preseason All-ACC team[8] and was named to the preseason watch list for the Wooden Award as national player of the year.[9] Harris led the Cavaliers to their first outright ACC regular season title since 1981, their first ACC tournament title since 1976, and their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1995. Harris subsequently earned ACC Tournament MVP honors, and was named to the All-Tournament team and All-ACC third team.

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2016)

On June 26, 2014, Harris was selected with the 33rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA draft. On July 24, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers after averaging 7.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists during the 2014 NBA Summer League.[10] During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he has had multiple assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[11][12] In his rookie season, the Cavaliers made it to the 2015 NBA Finals, but they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

On January 5, 2016, Harris underwent potentially season-ending surgery on his right foot.[13] A week later, he was traded, along with a 2017 second-round pick and cash considerations, to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2020 second-round pick.[14] He was immediately waived by the Magic upon acquisition.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Cleveland 51 1 9.7 .400 .369 .600 .8 .5 .1 .0 2.7
2015–16 Cleveland 5 0 3.0 .250 .250 .000 .6 .4 .0 .0 .6
Career 56 1 9.1 .395 .364 .600 .8 .5 .1 .0 2.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Cleveland 6 0 2.7 .333 .333 .750 .2 .2 .0 .0 1.3
Career 6 0 2.7 .333 .333 .750 .2 .2 .0 .0 1.3

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Harris leads UVa into NCAA basketball tournament". The Roanoke Times. March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joe Harris' remarkable journey from small-town star in Chelan to the NBA". The Seattle Times. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Virginia's Joe Harris has big dreams". ESPN. November 18, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Joe Harris – Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Davis, Seth (March 3, 2014). "Tony Bennett, Joe Harris reap rewards of their faith in each other". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Doughty, Doug (October 17, 2013). "Virginia gets date with Florida; NCAA absence ends". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Giannotto, Mark (March 11, 2013). "Virginia Tech’s Erick Green, Virginia’s Joe Harris are part of all-ACC basketball team". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Tom (October 17, 2013). "U.Va.'s Harris named to preseason All-ACC first team". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Fagan, Ryan (November 12, 2013). "Wooden Award 2013-14: Preseason watch list released". Sporting News. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cavaliers Sign Draft Picks Wiggins, Harris to Contracts". NBA.com. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ McMenamin, Dave (January 5, 2016). "Joe Harris facing season-ending surgery; Jared Cunningham in limbo". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando". NBA.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Magic Acquire Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations in Trade With Cavs". NBA.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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