Eron Harris (born November 26, 1993) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for

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and

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

High school career

Harris attended

Lawrence North High School Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school was founded in 1976 and graduated its first class in 1978. Lawrence North is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Law ...

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. He did not make the varsity team until his junior year and was not recruited by colleges until his senior year. Harris committed to

after receiving strong interest from

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College career

As a freshman at

, Harris averaged 9.8 points in 22 minutes per game. He averaged 17.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. At the end of the season Harris transferred to

, picking the Spartans over offers from

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and

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris had to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. On July 1, 2015, Harris was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusing a preliminary breath test. As a result, he was suspended by Michigan State indefinitely. He was reinstated prior to the team's trip to Italy but did not play in any games. After

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injured his knee in late December, Harris would replace Valentine in the starting lineup and be counted on to step up his production in Valentine's absence. Harris had 27 points against

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in a 99–93 overtime win. He averaged 9.3 points and 2.1 assists per game as a junior. On October 18, 2016, Harris was named to the watch list for the

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, given annually to the top shooting guard in the nation. He had 19 points on November 18 in Michigan State's home opener versus

Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi. In the following game against Florida Gulf Coast, Harris led the Spartans with 33 points, but missed two free throws in the waning seconds to give FGCU a chance to win. Harris tallied 20 points including five three-pointers in a 71–63 win against

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on December 10. He led the way for the Spartans in a January 4 matchup against

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, scoring a Big-Ten-career-high of 24 points and the Spartans ran away with the game. He had 21 points in an 82–75 loss to

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on January 23. In a loss to

on February 18, Harris was carted off the floor after what ended up being a season-ending knee injury with eight minutes remaining in the game. He averaged 10.4 points per game as a senior.

Professional career

After not being selected in the

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, it was not until January 2018 when he finally signed his first professional contract, with the

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of the NBA G League. He was let go by the Herd on February 14 after averaging 2.2 points per game in 10 games. However, he was resigned by the Herd on March 10 after a season-ending injury to

Cliff Alexander Cliff Alexander (born November 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League, he last played for Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League. He completed his freshman season ...

. In July 2018, Harris signed with

Tampereen Pyrintö Tampereen Pyrintö ry is a Finnish multi-sport club from Tampere. Pyrintö representatives have achieved several Olympic medals and other success. In the year 2017, Pyrintö has sport sections in cross-country skiing, basketball, ski jumping, w ...

of the Finnish league. Harris signed a short term contract with

Tromsø Storm Tromsø Storm is a Norwegian basketball team from the city of Tromsø, playing in the Norwegian Basketball Premier League, BLNO. The home arena of Tromsø Storm is Tromsøhallen, which has an official capacity of approximately 2,500 spectators, t ...

in Norway but cancelled his contract when his trainer (and also agent) Chris Warren got his contract terminated by the Tromsø Storm. In four games he averaged 23.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On November 4, 2019, Harris signed with

MZT Skopje MZT Skopje Aerodrom ( mk, МЗТ Скопје Аеродром) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. The club competes in the Macedonian League and ABA League. The club's home ground is Jane Sandanski Arena, but due to small capa ...

of the Macedonian League.

References

External links

Michigan State Spartans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Eron 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Norway American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indianapolis Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players Point guards Tampereen Pyrintö players West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players Wisconsin Herd players