Lucious Harris

Lucious H. Harris (born December 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Harris has played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers in 12 NBA seasons. He played in the 2002 and 2003 NBA Finals as a member of the Nets.

Lucious Harris
Personal information
Born (1970-12-18) December 18, 1970
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCleveland (Los Angeles, California)
CollegeLong Beach State (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1993–2005
PositionShooting guard
Number30, 12
Career history
19931996Dallas Mavericks
1996–1997Philadelphia 76ers
19972004New Jersey Nets
2004–2005Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,784 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,864 (2.3 rpg)
Assists1,130 (1.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harris has played in 800 games and has scored a total of 5,784 points in his NBA career. He was selected as Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 23–29, 2003. He played seven seasons for the New Jersey Nets before being released during the off-season of 2004 due to the teams salary cap problems. He went on to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2004-05 season, however Harris shot 40 percent from the field and 32 from 3 point land while averaging a career low 4.3 points per game. Following that season, he was released by the Cavaliers in an attempt to get under the salary cap.

On February 3, 2007, Harris's #30 jersey was retired by Long Beach State during halftime of the 49ers' game versus the University of the Pacific. Harris was the school's All-Time leading scorer, scoring 2312 points throughout his career. In addition, Harris was the school's Single-Season leading scorer, scoring 739 points in the 1992-1993 season. Lucious was also known for his defense.


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