Shaquille Harrison

Shaquille Harrison (born October 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harrison played college basketball at Tulsa.

Shaquille Harrison
Harrison (right) with Tulsa in 2013
No. 8 – Utah Jazz
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-10-06) October 6, 1993
Kansas City, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLee's Summit West
(Lee's Summit, Missouri)
CollegeTulsa (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Northern Arizona Suns
2018Phoenix Suns
2018–2020Chicago Bulls
2020–presentUtah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-AAC (2015, 2016)
  • AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard from Kansas City, Missouri, Harrison played college basketball at Tulsa, turning down an offer from Kansas to play football.[1] He was a four-year starter for the Golden Hurricane. As a senior, he was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year after averaging 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while maintaining a 3.135 grade-point average. He is the only player in Tulsa history to register 1,300 points, 400 assists, and 200 steals in his career.[2] However, he struggled with his shooting, hitting 19.5 percent of shots from behind the arc and 63 percent of his free throws.[1]

Professional career

Northern Arizona Suns (2016–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Harrison signed with the Phoenix Suns on September 25, 2016.[1][3] However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 10.[4] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Phoenix.[5] In the team's season opener on November 12, 2016, Harrison scored an equal team-high 20 points in a 122–106 win over the Iowa Energy.[6]

On July 3, 2017, Harrison rejoined the Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[7] He then returned to the Northern Arizona Suns after his stint concluded.

Phoenix Suns (2018)

On February 21, 2018, the Phoenix Suns signed Harrison to a 10-day contract.[8] Two days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 4 assists and 4 steals in a 128–117 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. Harrison would sign his second 10-day contract with Phoenix on March 3. The next night, he would have his first start in the NBA under a loss against the Charlotte Hornets, playing a total of 30 minutes and recording a then-season-high 14 points that night. On March 13, 2018, Harrison was signed to a multi-year deal with the Suns, guaranteeing him at least the rest of the season, if not more than that. On March 28, Harrison would record a then-season-high 17 points as well as four steals in a 111–99 loss to the Clippers. On April 10, Harrison would record his first double-double with a career-high 18 points and 10 assists in a 124–97 blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks.

On July 1, it was announced that Harrison would play with the Phoenix Suns once more, joining them for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[9] Harrison performed as one of the team's better players throughout the event, averaging 12.2 points, 6.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 27.2 minutes per game in five games played for the team.[10] As a result, the Suns announced they plan on making Harrison's roster spot with Phoenix at least partially guaranteed for the upcoming season. He would earn part of his guaranteed deal for the upcoming season on August 1.[11] After the August 31 trade where the Suns moved both Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss to the Houston Rockets for Ryan Anderson and rookie point guard De'Anthony Melton, general manager Ryan McDonough expected that Harrison would get more of a playing opportunity with the Suns either as a potential starting point guard or as a back-up point guard again if the team found another trade before the season began.[12] However, after competing with returning point guard Isaiah Canaan and rookies Élie Okobo and De'Anthony Melton for the chance at being a starting point guard during the preseason, the Suns waived Harrison alongside Darrell Arthur on October 15.[13]

Chicago Bulls (2018–2020)

On October 21, 2018, Harrison was signed by the Chicago Bulls, replacing the spot previously held by Ömer Aşık.[14]

On July 6, 2019, Harrison was waived by the Bulls along with Walt Lemon Jr.,[15] but later on July 18, 2019, the Chicago Bulls signed Harrison again.[16]

Utah Jazz (2020–present)

On December 9, 2020, Harrison signed a contract with the Utah Jazz.[17]

NBA 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
2017–18 Phoenix 23216.7.476.231.7372.72.41.1.36.6
2018–19 Chicago 731119.6.432.270.6673.01.91.2.46.5
2019–20 Chicago 431011.3.467.381.7802.01.1.8.44.9
Career 1392316.5.448.293.7062.71.71.1.46.0

Personal life

Harrison was born to Jack and Michelle Harrison; his father died of a heart attack when he was in second grade.[18] His younger brother, Monte Harrison, currently plays for the Miami Marlins. [19]

References
  1. Coro, Paul (September 15, 2016). "Phoenix Suns add budding trio for camp, D-League". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. "Tulsa's Shaquille Harrison Named Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. "Phoenix Suns Sign Four Players ahead of Training Camp". NBA.com. September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. "Phoenix Suns Waive Three Players to Trim Preseason Roster". NBA.com. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  5. "Northern Arizona Suns Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. "Suns cruise past Energy to open inaugural season". NBA.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  7. "Phoenix Suns announce roster for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas". Arizona Sports. 4 July 2017.
  8. "Phoenix Suns Sign Shaquille Harrison to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  9. "Suns Announce 2018 Summer League Roster". Phoenix Suns.
  10. "NBA Summer League". NBA Stats.
  11. Sidery, Evan (20 July 2018). "Suns plan to keep Shaquille Harrison on main roster this season". Bright Side Of The Sun.
  12. "Rockets deal Anderson to Suns for Chriss, Knight". ESPN.com. 31 August 2018.
  13. "Suns Waive Arthur, Harrison". NBA.com. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  14. "Bulls Sign Shaquille Harrison". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  15. "BULLS SIGN THADDEUS YOUNG". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  16. "BULLS SIGN HARRISON AND KORNET". NBA.com. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  17. "Utah Jazz sign free agent guard Shaq Harrison". NBA.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  18. Cook, Doug. "NAZ Suns profile: Guard Shaquille Harrison shines on, off the court". The Daily Courier.
  19. Cunningham, Cody. "Monte and Shaq Harrison: Two Brothers in Two Sports". NBA.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.