D'Angelo Damon Harrison (born August 14, 1993) is an American
basketball
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player for
Treviso Basket of the
Lega Basket Serie A
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. He completed his college career for the
St. John's Red Storm before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel and Russia. Harrison is known as a prolific scorer and marksman, holding the St. John's record for career three-pointers made.
High school career
Harrison attended
Dulles High School in
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around ...
, where he was coached by Mike Carrabine. As a junior, he posted averages of 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game, earning Harrison 2009–10 ''
Houston Chronicle
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'' Player of the Year and District MVP honors. As a senior, he averaged 31.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He was named Fort Bend Player of the Year and was an all-state selection.
[ According to Yahoo, Harrison was ranked 10th for his position and 40th nationally as a high school senior.
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College career
Harrison was a Big East All-Rookie selection in his freshman year.[ Harrison is known as a prolific scorer and marksman, holding the St. John's record for three-pointers made in a career.
Harrison scored a career-high 36 points, including six three-pointers, in an overtime loss to Villanova on January 2, 2013. He hit two free throws at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. In his sophomore campaign, he averaged 17.8 points per game, good for third in the Big East. However, on March 1, he was suspended for the rest of the season by coach ]Steve Lavin
Stephen Michael Lavin (born September 4, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and broadcaster who is the head coach of the San Diego Toreros of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously served as head coach of the St. John' ...
. Lavin gave Harrison the option of transferring, turning pro, or reforming and remaining at St. John's; Harrison chose the third option. In the offseason, he attended a camp led by former NBA player John Lucas aiming to work on anger management issues. While there, he met and befriended former Rutgers
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and w ...
coach Mike Rice Jr. The two drove to practices together and seeing how Rice, who allegedly made homophobic comments to players, worked on his own issues gave Harrison a new perspective on life.
As a junior, Harrison was named to the First Team All-Big East. He was selected to the District II
(NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV) All-District team by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Harrison was listed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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Division I All‐District 5 first team on March 12. He received the Haggerty Award __NOTOC__
The Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award is given to the All-New York Metropolitan NCAA Division I men's college basketball player of the year, presented by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) ...
honoring the best college basketball player in New York City.
As a senior, he was one of the 10 finalists for that season's Senior CLASS Award
The Senior CLASS Award is awarded to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in 10 NCAA Division I sports. An acronym for "Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School," the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete ...
. He was named to the All Big East First Team.
Professional career
Uşak Sportif (2015–2017)
On June 30, 2015, Harrison signed with the Turkish team Uşak Sportif
Uşak Sportif, also known as Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, was a professional basketball team that is based in the city of Uşak, in Turkey. The team was founded in 2006. Their home arena was the Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall, which has a se ...
for the 2015–16 season. On October 26, 2015, Harrison signed a one-year contract extension with Uşak. In 25 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 13 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4 assists per game.
Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2017–2018)
On July 10, 2017, Harrison signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...
for the 2017–18 season. On January 20, 2018, Harrison recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, along with six rebounds, five steals and four assists in a 94–91 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
. Three days later, Harrison was named Israeli League Round 14 MVP. On April 28, 2018, Harrison tied his career-high 34 points, shooting 11-of-18 from the field, along with six rebounds and three assists in a 90–86 win over Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...
. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 27 MVP.
In 31 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Harrison helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...
.
Enisey (2018–2019)
On July 24, 2018, Harrison signed a two-year deal with the Russian team Enisey
The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук, ...
of the VTB United League
VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it ...
. On April 24, 2019, Harrison recorded a double-double and a season-high of 34 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 10-of-15 from the field, along with four assists in a 94–86 win over Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station th ...
. In 25 VTB League games, he averaged 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
ESSM Le Portel (2019–2020)
On July 8, 2019, Harrison signed with ESSM Le Portel
Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France.
History
In ...
of the French LNB Pro A for the 2019–20 season. On February 19, 2020, he leaves his club for personal reasons.
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2020)
On February 25, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
.
New Basket Brindisi (2020–2021)
On August 3, 2020, he signed a year deal with New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 2004, the well ...
of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A
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(LBA), and FIBA
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Basketball Champions League
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.
BC Prometey (2021–2022)
On July 17, 2021, Harrison signed with Prometey of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 c ...
and FIBA
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Basketball Champions League
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(BCL). He averaged 15 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
New Basket Brindisi (2022–2023)
On March 6, 2022, Harrison signed with New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 2004, the well ...
of the Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier ...
.
Universo Treviso Basket (2023–present)
On August 9, 2023, he signed with Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier ...
.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Harrison competed in The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer in the United States. The 2022 edition features 64 teams with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, broadcast by ESPN. TBT was founded in 20 ...
on ESPN
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for Gael Nation, a team composed of Iona College
Iona University is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochelle and a campus of in Bronxville, ...
basketball alum. In two games, Harrison averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game; helping Gael Nation advance to the second round of the tournament where they lost to Boeheim's Army.
In TBT 2018, Harrison suited up for Team Fancy. In 2 games, he averaged 11 points, 4 assists, and 6.5 rebounds per game. Team Fancy reached the second round before falling to Boeheim's Army.
Personal life
Harrison is the grandson of Angela and O.B. Harris. He was a communications major at St. John's.
References
External links
St. John's Red Storm bio
RealGM profile
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1993 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Alaska
BC Enisey players
ESSM Le Portel players
Hapoel Gilboa Galil players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
New Basket Brindisi players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
Uşak Sportif players