Ty Harris (born November 13, 1991) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for TFT of the

Macedonian First League (basketball) The Macedonian First League ( mk, Македонска прва лига, ''Makedonska prva liga'') is the top-tier basketball competition in the Republic of North Macedonia organized by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Macedonian Rep ...

Early life

Harris was born in

Houma, Louisiana Houma ( ) is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is also the largest principal city of the Houma– Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. The city's government ...

but his family was displaced by

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. They eventually settled in

West Carrollton, Ohio West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A Suburb of Dayton. The population was 13,143 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Great Miami River runs through the town and forms ...

, a suburb of

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. He graduated from

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Professional career

Not being drafted by any

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team and being unknown in Europe, Harris signed for the 2015–16 season with the club KK Best in Macedonia.

References

External links

at basketball.eurobasket.com

at highlandcountypress.com
Columbus State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Ty 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Morocco American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Columbus State Cougars men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Ohio Point guards Sportspeople from Houma, Louisiana