Dajuan Anthony Harris Jr. (born December 11, 2000) is an American

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player at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

. In 2022, Harris was the starting point guard on the Jayhawks team that won the

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High school career

Harris attended Rock Bridge High School in

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...

, where he helped lead the team to two straight Missouri 5A state championship game appearances, finishing runner up in 2018 and winning in 2019. Harris originally committed to playing basketball for

Missouri State Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...

, but withdrew his commitment, deciding instead to play at the

College career

Harris

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his first year at Kansas. In the 2020–21 season, Harris emerged as a contributor for the Jayhawks, finishing second on the team in assists. For the 2021–22 season Harris became the team's starting

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and at the end of the season was named a member of the Big 12 All-Defensive team. On February 1, 2022, Harris recorded a career-high 14 points in a 70–61 win over

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. In the 2022 national championship game, Harris had 2 points, 3 assists and a game-high 3 steals. As a junior, he was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Career statistics

College

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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

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References

External links

Kansas Jayhawks bioESPN profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Dajuan Jr. 2000 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Missouri Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Point guards Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri 21st-century American sportsmen