Ivan Troy Harris (born March 17, 1984) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for the Melton Thoroughbreds of the

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Division One. He played college basketball for

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before playing professionally in for the

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as well as playing in Finland, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Romania and Canada.

College career

Harris, a 6'7" forward from

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, attended Oak Hill Academy before playing four years of college basketball for

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. During his senior year, the Buckeyes were the runners-up in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. In 127 career games, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Harris moved to Finland and signed with

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for the

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. In 30 games for Lappeenrannan, he averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He also averaged 12.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in eight Eurocup games. In October 2008, Harris joined the Erie BayHawks of the

. He played two seasons for Erie and averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 99 total games. In late 2010, Harris had two short-lived stints with Gimnasia CR of Argentina and Atletico Biguá of Uruguay. In February 2011, he signed with the

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for the 2011

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season. In September 2011, Harris signed with the

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for the 2011–12

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season. He later left Miyazaki in December 2011 after appearing in 21 games. In January 2013, Harris joined BC Perla Harghitei Miercurea Ciuc of Romania's Liga Națională. In August 2013, Harris signed with

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for the

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. He left the team in November 2013 after appearing in just five games. In March 2015, Harris signed with the Melton Thoroughbreds for the 2015

Division One season. He had a great season for the Thoroughbreds, helping his team win the 2015 Big V D1 championship with a 2–0 Grand Final series win over the Latrobe City Energy. He subsequently earned Grand Final MVP honors after scoring 26 points in Game 1, and 19 points in Game 2. He appeared in all 26 games for the Thoroughbreds and averaged 19.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. On October 1, 2015, Harris re-signed with the Thoroughbreds on a two-year deal. He is currently with the Thoroughbreds still.Melton Basketball are extremely excited to announce the ongoing signing of...
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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Ivan 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz basketball players Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players Halifax Rainmen players McDonald's High School All-Americans Miyazaki Shining Suns players Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Springfield, Ohio