Aaron Malik Harrison (born October 28, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the P. League+. He was considered one of the top high school recruits in 2013 and played college basketball for the

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alongside his twin brother

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. Harrison played in both the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic, and the

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High school career

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Harrison was widely regarded as a top five player in the class of 2013 with

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, and twin brother

. On March 9, 2013, Harrison and his brother, Andrew, helped the Fort Bend Travis Tigers to defeat South Grand Prairie, 46–38 at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin to win the Class 5A state title in Texas. They finished #16 in the final ESPN 25 Power Rankings. Fort Bend Travis had lost in the Class 5A state title game the year before to Flower Mound Marcus. He also was the Guy V. Lewis Award winner in 201

College career

Harrison started at shooting guard in all 40 games for the University of Kentucky during the 2013–14 season, averaging 13.7 points with 42.3% shooting, 35.6% 3-point shooting, and 79% free throw shooting. He scored a career-high 28 points against the

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on November 17, 2013 all while shooting a perfect 10-of-10 from the

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line. On March 30, 2014, Harrison hit a game-winning 3-point field goal versus the

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in the regional finals of the

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. On April 5, 2014, Harrison hit a game-winning 3-point field goal versus the

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in the semi-finals of the

. He finished the game with 8 points, all coming in the second half. On April 25, 2014, Harrison and his brother both announced via

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that they would return to play their sophomore years at the University of Kentucky, instead of entering the

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. Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season, Harrison was named the preseason SEC Player of the Year. On April 9, 2015, Harrison declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility. He was joined alongside his twin brother Andrew and fellow Kentucky teammates

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, and

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Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2015–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Harrison joined the

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for the

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. On July 14, 2015, he signed with the Hornets. He made his NBA debut on November 20, 2015, recording one rebound in two minutes of action against the

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. In the Hornets' regular season finale on April 13, 2016, Harrison had a season-best game with six points and five rebounds in a 117–103 win over the

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. During his rookie season, using the flexible assignment rule, Harrison received multiple assignments to the

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and the Erie BayHawks of the

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. Over the first two months of the 2016–17 season, Harrison spent much of his time in the D-League with Charlotte's new affiliate, the

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. On January 3, 2017, he was waived by the Hornets.

Greensboro Swarm (2017)

On January 15, 2017, Harrison was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm making his debut that day in a 105–95 loss to the

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, recording four points, four rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes off the bench.

Delaware 87ers (2017)

On February 3, 2017, Harrison was traded to the

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in exchange for

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and the returning player rights to

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Reno Bighorns (2017–2018)

On November 3, 2017, Harrison together with some draft picks was traded to the

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in exchange for returning player rights to

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and

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and a draft pick.

Dallas Mavericks (2018)

On March 22, 2018, Harrison signed a 10-day contract with the

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and on March 31, after playing four games, he signed with the Mavericks for the rest of the season. He did not receive a qualifying offer from the Mavericks after the season.

Galatasaray (2018–2020)

On September 5, 2018, Harrison signed with

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of the Turkish

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(BSL) and the EuroCup. On August 7, 2019, Harrison renewed his contract with the Turkish club for two (1+1) more seasons. He averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game in 2019–20.

Olympiacos (2020–2021)

On July 8, 2020, Harrison signed with Greek club

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of the Euroleague.

Türk Telekom (2021–2022)

On July 16, 2021, Harrison signed with

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of the Turkish

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also plays as newcomer in the EuroCup.

Cedevita Olimpija (2022)

On September 15, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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Kaohsiung Steelers (2022–present)

On December 3, 2022, he signed with

of the P. League+.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

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Kentucky Wildcats bio
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