Elias Harris
Harris for Germany in 2014
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| No. 20 – Brose Bamberg | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League |
Bundesliga EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 6, 1989 Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Nationality | German / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium (Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate) |
| College | Gonzaga (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2009 | BIS Baskets Speyer |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2013 | → Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2013–present | Brose Bamberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Elias Harris (born July 6, 1989) is a German-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University and plays for the German national basketball team.
Harris was one of the top junior players in Germany when he graduated from Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium in Speyer, Germany. As a German junior, he spent four years playing for BIS Speyer in the German Pro B third division for four years, averaging 20.9 ppg and 9.2 rpg in 2008–09. He also competed with the German national junior basketball team at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship; 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship; and 2008 and 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Harris committed to NCAA Division I squad Gonzaga University prior to the 2009–10 season. He immediately saw action with the Bulldogs despite being a freshman; in his second game of the season, against powerhouse #2-ranked Michigan State University, he scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds in a narrow 75–71 loss.
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Harris joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. He finished the summer league with averages of 10.2 points and 5.6 rebounds. On August 14, 2013, he signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Los Angeles D-Fenders. On November 29, 2013, he was waived by the Lakers.
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