D'Angelo Harrison

D'Angelo Damon Harrison (born August 14, 1993) is an American basketball player for New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), and FIBA Basketball Champions League. He completed his college career for the St. John's Red Storm before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel and Russia. Harrison is known as a prolific scorer and marksman, holding the St. John's record for career three-pointers made.

D'Angelo Harrison
Harrison with St. John's in March 2015
No. 7 – New Basket Brindisi
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-08-14) August 14, 1993
Anchorage, Alaska
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolDulles (Sugar Land, Texas)
CollegeSt. John's (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Muratbey Uşak Sportif
2017–2018Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2018–2019Enisey
2019–2020ESSM Le Portel
2020Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2020–presentNew Basket Brindisi
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Harrison attended Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas, where he was coached by Mike Carrabine. As a junior, he posted averages of 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game, earning Harrison 2009-10 Houston Chronicle Player of the Year and District MVP honors. As a senior, he averaged 31.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He was named Fort Bend Player of the Year and was an all-state selection.[1] According to Yahoo, Harrison was ranked 10th for his position and 40th nationally as a high school senior.[2]

College career

Harrison was a Big East All-Rookie selection in his freshman year.[1] Harrison is known as a prolific scorer and marksman, holding the St. John's record for three-pointers made in a career.[3]

Harrison scored a career-high 36 points, including six three-pointers, in an overtime loss to Villanova on January 2, 2013. He hit two free throws at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime.[4] In his sophomore campaign, he averaged 17.8 points per game, good for third in the Big East. However, on March 1, he was suspended for the rest of the season by coach Steve Lavin.[5] Lavin gave Harrison the option of transferring, turning pro, or reforming and remaining at St. John's; Harrison chose the third option.[6] In the offseason, he attended a camp led by former NBA player John Lucas aiming to work on anger management issues. While there, he met and befriended former Rutgers coach Mike Rice Jr.. The two drove to practices together and seeing how Rice, who allegedly made homophobic comments to players, worked on his own issues gave Harrison a new perspective on life.[7]

As a junior, Harrison was named to the First Team All-Big East.[8] He was selected to the District II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV) All-District team by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[9] Harrison was listed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 5 first team on March 12.[10] He received the Haggerty Award honoring the best college basketball player in New York City.[11]

As a senior, he was one of the 10 finalists for that season's Senior CLASS Award.[12] He was named to the All Big East First Team.[13]

Professional career

Uşak Sportif (2015–2017)

On June 30, 2015, Harrison signed with the Turkish team Uşak Sportif for the 2015–16 season.[14] On October 26, 2015, Harrison signed a one-year contract extension with Uşak.[15] In 25 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 13 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2017–2018)

On July 10, 2017, Harrison signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season.[16] On January 20, 2018, Harrison recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, along with six rebounds, five steals and four assists in a 94–91 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. Three days later, Harrison was named Israeli League Round 14 MVP.[17] On April 28, 2018, Harrison tied his career-high 34 points, shooting 11-of-18 from the field, along with six rebounds and three assists in a 90–86 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 27 MVP.[18]

In 31 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Harrison helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem.

Enisey (2018–2019)

On July 24, 2018, Harrison signed a two-year deal with the Russian team Enisey of the VTB United League.[19] On April 24, 2019, Harrison recorded a double-double and a season-high of 34 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 10-of-15 from the field, along with four assists in a 94–86 win over Khimki.[20] In 25 VTB League games, he averaged 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

ESSM Le Portel (2019–2020)

On July 8, 2019, Harrison signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A for the 2019–20 season.[21] On February 19, 2020, he leaves his club for personal reasons.[22]

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2020)

On February 25, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League.[23]

New Basket Brindisi (2020-present)

On August 3, 2020, he signed a year deal with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), and FIBA Basketball Champions League.[24]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Harrison competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Gael Nation, a team composed of Iona College basketball alum. In two games, Harrison averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game; helping Gael Nation advance to the second round of the tournament where they lost to Boeheim's Army.

In TBT 2018, Harrison suited up for Team Fancy. In 2 games, he averaged 11 points, 4 assists, and 6.5 rebounds per game. Team Fancy reached the second round before falling to Boeheim's Army.

Personal life

Harrison is the grandson of Angela and O.B. Harris. He was a communications major at St. John's.[1]

References
  1. "11 D'Angelo Harrison". St. John's Red Storm. St. John's University. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-D'Angelo-Harrison-93728
  3. Brennan, Sean (March 6, 2014). "The Transformation of D'Angelo Harrison". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  4. Rubin, Roger (January 3, 2013). "D'Angelo Harrison's 36 points go to waste as St. John's loses Big East opener to Villanova in OT". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  5. "Providence 62, St. John's 59". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  6. Caldwell, Dave (August 16, 2013). "D'Angelo Harrison Returns to St. John's". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  7. Rubin, Roger (March 5, 2014). "St. John's star D'Angelo Harrison credits ex-Rutgers coach Mike Rice with helping him resolve anger issues". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  8. "All-BIG EAST Men's Basketball Team Announced" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  9. "USBWA Names 2013-14 Men's All-District Teams". United States Basketball Writers Association. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  10. "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2013-14 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  11. "St. John's Guard D'Angelo Harrison Wins Haggerty Award". CBS Sports. April 11, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  12. "Men's and women's basketball finalists announced for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award". seniorclassaward.com. Premier Sports Management. February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. "MBB: All-BIG EAST Teams Announced". Big East Conference. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  14. "D'Angelo Harrison and Paul Harris move to Usak Sportif". Sportando.basketball. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  15. "D'Angelo Harrison agreed to a new deal with Usak Sportif". Sportando.basketball. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  16. "Gilboa Galil inks D'Angelo Harrison". Sportando.basketball. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  17. "מצטיין המחזור ה-14: דיאנג'לו הריסון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  18. "מצטיין המחזור ה-27: דיאנג'לו הריסון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  19. "BC Enisey signs D'Angelo Harrison to a 1+1 deal". Sportando.basketball. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  20. "Enisey Krasnoyarsk 94 at Khimki 86". RealGM.com. April 24, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  21. "Le Portel inks D'Angelo Harrison". Sportando.basketball. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  22. "D'Angelo Harrison, Le Portel part ways". Sportando. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  23. "D'Angelo Harrison officially joins Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  24. "D'Angelo Harrison è la nuova guardia della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 3 August 2020.
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