Charles Harris Jr. (born September 21, 2001) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the Butler Bulldogs.

High school career

Harris played basketball for

Gonzaga College High School Gonzaga College High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the ...

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for four years under coach Steve Turner. He helped his team win two

Washington Catholic Athletic Conference The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) is a major high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Washington & Diocese of Arlington located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Th ...

and D.C. State Athletic Association titles. As a senior, Harris averaged 12 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. He committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from

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and

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

College career

Harris scored 20 points in a 73–61 upset of Villanova on February 28, 2021. On March 6, Harris posted a freshman season-high 29 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 93–73 loss to Creighton. As a freshman, he averaged 12.9 points, three rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Harris was a unanimous

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All-Freshman Team selection. He became the first Butler freshman since Tony Warren in the 1979–80 season to lead the team in scoring. During the 2022 Big East Tournament, Harris tied his career-high with 29 points in an 89-82 victory over Xavier on March 9. As a sophomore, Harris averaged 11.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. Harris had a career-best 32 points in an 80-66 win over

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on December 3, 2022. In his junior season, Harris averaged 10.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. Following the season, he transferred to SMU. As a senior, Harris averaged a career-high 13.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. During his return to

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, Harris had 21 points and 3 steals in an 81-70 loss against

on November 15, 2024.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Harris is the third of four children and was born in

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. He moved to

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and then to

. His father Charles Sr. played basketball for Lincoln University.

References

External links

Butler Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Chuck Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Sportspeople from Ashburn, Virginia Shooting guards SMU Mustangs men's basketball players Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players Gonzaga College High School alumni 2001 births 21st-century American sportsmen