Tony Dwayne Harris (born May 13, 1967) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in
East Chicago, he later went to
University of New Orleans
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.
Professional career
Harris debuted in the
NBA
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in February 1991 for the
Philadelphia 76ers
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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
Boston Celtics
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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
Philippine Basketball Association
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, against
Ginebra in a game that was played in
Iloilo City
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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
Continental Basketball Association
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(CBA) for the
Quad City Thunder
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,
Grand Rapids Hoops
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,
La Crosse Catbirds
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,
Oklahoma City Cavalry
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,
Sioux Falls Skyforce
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and
Gary Steelheads
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Ga ...
from 1990 to 2002.
He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1997.
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NBA career statistics
Regular season
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, align="left" , 1990–91
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 6 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .250 , , .000 , , .500 , , .2 , , .0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.7
, -
, align="left" , 1993–94
, align="left" , Boston
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, 5 , , 0 , , 17.6 , , .290 , , .333 , , .920 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.8
, -
, align="left" , 1994–95
, align="left" , Boston
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, 3 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .375 , , .000 , , .889 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 4.7
, -
, align="left" , Career
, align="left" ,
, 14 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .291 , , .250 , , .868 , , .8 , , .6 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.9
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Tony
1967 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
APOEL B.C. players
Boston Celtics players
Cocodrilos de Caracas players
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Johnson County Community College people
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
La Crosse Catbirds players
Lamar Cardinals basketball players
Liga ACB players
New Orleans Privateers men's basketball players
Oklahoma City Cavalry players
Papagou B.C. players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Point guards
Pop Cola Panthers players
Quad City Thunder players
San Diego Stingrays players
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
Basketball players from East Chicago, Indiana
Basketball players from Monroe, Louisiana
Undrafted NBA players
20th-century American sportsmen