Marvelle Harris
![]() Harris with Bakken Bears in 2021 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | December 16, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Eisenhower (Rialto, California) |
College | Fresno State (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Illawarra Hawks |
2017–2018 | Louaize Club |
2018 | Limburg United |
2018–2019 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
2019 | Beirut Club |
2019–2020 | Al Ittihad |
2020 | Kumamoto Volters |
2021–2022 | Bakken Bears |
2022–2023 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Marvelle Harris (born December 16, 1993) is an American basketball player who belongs to the Guaros de Lara squad of the SPB. At 1.93 meters tall, he plays in the shooting guard position.
College career
[edit]Harris, a 6'4" shooting guard from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, came to Fresno State in 2012 and went on to have one of the best careers in school history.[1] He finished his career as the Bulldogs' career scoring leader[2] and was named the Mountain West Player of the Year as a senior.[3] He also led the Bulldogs to the 2016 NCAA tournament after leading the team to a Mountain West championship in the 2016 conference tournament. Harris was named tournament MVP after averaging 17.7 points per game.[4]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Harris joined the New York Knicks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[5] On August 17, 2016, he signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2016–17 NBL season.[6] He made his debut for the Hawks in their season opener on October 7, 2016, scoring 21 points as a starter in a 122–88 win over the Adelaide 36ers.[7] Six days later, he had a 23-point effort in an 88–84 loss to the Sydney Kings.[8] On October 28, 2016, he scored a game-high 27 points in an 81–76 win over the Perth Wildcats.[9][10] Harris started the season strong, but an ankle injury in November saw his form drop off in December.[11] He helped the Hawks finish the regular season in fourth place with a 15–13 record, and helped them win through to the best-of-five grand final series. However, he missed Game 1 of the series after returning home to Los Angeles to be with his critically ill father.[12] The Hawks went on to lose the series in a 3–0 sweep. Harris appeared in 32 games for the Hawks in 2016–17, averaging 10.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
On October 9, 2021, he has signed with Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen.[13]
The Basketball Tournament
[edit]In the summer of 2017, Marvelle played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) for Team Challenge ALS. He averaged 10.5 points per game (PPG), while also shooting 78 percent from the free-throw line.[citation needed] Marvelle helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the championship game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite, 86–83.[14] In TBT 2018, Harris averaged 16.0 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists per game for Team Challenge ALS.[citation needed] They reached the West Regional championship game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive. In TBT 2021, Harris led all scorers in the tournament with 23.3 PPG, the highest of players appearing in at least three games.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Warszawski, Marek (March 2, 2016). "Where does Marvelle Harris rank in Fresno State hoops history? Among best ever". Fresno Bee. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Juarez, Liz (April 14, 2016). "Marvelle Harris chases NBA dreams after leading 'Dogs to new heights". The Collegian. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Mountain West all-conference awards: Coaches pick Marvelle Harris as player of the year". suntimes.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fresno State wins Mountain West, NCAA Tournament spot". ESPN.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Becker, David (June 24, 2016). "Fresno State's Marvelle Harris earns Knicks summer league invite". FresnoBee.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "MARVELLE HARRIS COMPLETES HAWKS ROSTER". Hawks.com.au. August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "IRRESISTIBLE HAWKS CRUSH SIXERS, SET SCORING RECORD". NBL.com.au. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "BACKCOURT STARS SHOOT KINGS TO FIRST WIN". NBL.com.au. October 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "HARRIS, HAWKS BEAT BRAVE 'CATS". NBL.com.au. October 28, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (October 28, 2016). "Hawks end losing streak, beat Perth". IllawarraMercury.com.au. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Nagy, Boti (January 3, 2017). "Illawarra coach Rob Beveridge pulls no punches in guiding struggling import Marvelle Harris back to NBL form against 36ers". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (February 24, 2017). "Illawarra Hawks' Marvelle Harris to return to US, miss opening GF game". IllawarraMercury.com.au. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Marvelle Harris joins Bakken Bears". Sportando. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ @thetournament (August 9, 2021). "Your final TBT 2021 scoring leaders" (Tweet). Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- Al Ittihad Alexandria Club basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Egypt
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
- American men's basketball players
- Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Illawarra Hawks players
- Kumamoto Volters players
- Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Rialto, California
- Basketball players from San Bernardino County, California
- Al Mouttahed Tripoli players
- 21st-century American sportsmen