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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | December 16, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Eisenhower (Rialto, California) |
College | Fresno State (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–present | Illawarra Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Marvelle Martray Harris (born December 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Fresno State, where as a senior in 2016, he was named the Mountain West Player of the Year.
Harris, a 6'4" shooting guard from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, came to Fresno State in 2012 and went on to have one of the best careers in school history. He finished his career as the Bulldogs' career scoring leader and was named the Mountain West Player of the Year as a senior. He also led the Bulldogs to the 2016 NCAA Tournament after leading the team to a Mountain West championship in the 2016 conference tournament. Harris was named tournament MVP after averaging 17.7 points per game.
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Harris joined the New York Knicks for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 17, 2016, he signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2016–17 NBL season. He made his debut for the Hawks in their season opener on October 7, scoring 21 points as a starter in a 122–88 win over the Adelaide 36ers. Six days later, he had a 23-point effort in an 88–84 loss to the Sydney Kings. On October 28, he scored a game-high 27 points in an 81–76 win over the Perth Wildcats. Harris started the season strong, but an ankle injury in November saw his form drop off in December. He helped the Hawks finish the regular season in fourth place with a 15–13 record, and helped them win through to the best-of-five grand final series. However, he missed Game 1 of the series after returning home to Los Angeles to be with his critically ill father.