Tony Dwayne Harris (born May 13, 1967) is a retired American professional

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player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in

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, he later went to

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Professional career

Harris debuted in the

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in February 1991 for the

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in the 1990–91 season, averaging 1.7 points on 25.0% field goal shooting and 50.0% free throw shooting in 6.8 minutes a game in 6 contests. In 1994, Tony Harris played for the

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for two seasons. In March 1994, he had his best season with averages of 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 turnovers on 17.6 minutes in 5 games. He finished his NBA career with an average of 4.9 points on 10.5 minutes in fourteen contests. Tony Harris scored 105 points in a game on October 10, 1992, in the

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, against Ginebra in a game that was played in

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. To this day his record still stands. Fans gave him the moniker "Hurricane" in the Philippine Basketball Association. Harris played in the

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(CBA) for the

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and

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from 1990 to 2002. He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1997.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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