Ty Harris (born November 13, 1991) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for TFT of the

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Early life

Harris was born in

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but his family was displaced by

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. They eventually settled in

West Carrollton, Ohio West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Dayton, Ohio its population was 13,129 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Great Miami River runs through the town and ...

, a suburb of

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. He graduated from

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Professional career

Not being drafted by any

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team and being unknown in Europe, Harris signed for the 2015–16 season with the club KK Best in

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. On September 22, 2023, Harris joined

Sigal Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...

in Kosovo. Later that season, he letft the club and joined Sloga in Serbia. On February 24, 2024, he joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

of the Greek A2 Elite League.

References

External links

at basketball.eurobasket.com

at highlandcountypress.com
Columbus State bioProfile
at

KB Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...

website {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Ty 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Morocco American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Columbus State Cougars men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States KB Shkupi players KB Prishtina players KK Sloga players Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Ohio Point guards Sportspeople from Houma, Louisiana 21st-century American sportsmen