Calvin Dorsey Harris Jr. (born February 19, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Playing career

C.J. Harris played four seasons of college basketball at the

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The R ...

. He went undrafted in

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, but later played for

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in the

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. In July 2013, Harris signed his first professional contract with the German team

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for the 2013–14 season. On July 10, 2014, he moved to another

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club

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. On March 3, 2015, he signed with Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga. For the 2015–16 season, Harris signed with

Rosa Radom Rosa Radom, also known as HydroTruck Radom for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team based in Radom. The club was founded in 2003 and plays in the I Liga since the 2022–23 season. History In the 2011–12 season of the ...

in Poland. With Rosa, he won the

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, and Harris was named the Cup MVP. On January 21, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. He averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 assists per game. On August 6, he signed with

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of the

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. On July 19, 2021, he signed with

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3, ...

of the French

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also plays in the EuroCup. On June 19, 2022, he signed

of the

and returned for a second stint.

The Basketball Tournament

C.J. Harris played for Team Wake The Nation in the

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edition of

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. He had nine points, two rebounds and a steal in the team's first-round loss to Team Showtime.

References

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