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Claudell Harris Jr.

Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hahnville, La.
High School/Previous School:
Hahnville HS/Boston College

HONORS & AWARDS
2024-25 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Mississippi State
2022-23 All-Big South Second Team • Charleston Southern
2021-22 All-Big South Freshman Team • Charleston Southern
2022-23 Big South Player of the Week • Jan. 16, 2023 • Charleston Southern

CAREER
Harris Jr. played in 130 games with 82 starts between Charleston Southern (2021-22, 2022-23), Boston College (2023-24) and Mississippi State (2024-25) … Made 68 of his 82 starts over the last three seasons … Poured in 1,643 points, 473 rebounds, 245 assists and 116 steals … Sank 41.1 percent from the field (582-of-1416), 34.5 percent of his three-pointers (267-of-774) and 75.7 percent at the free throw line (212-of-280) … Amassed 88 games in double figures fueled by 19 performances of 20+ points … Garnered 80 outings with multiple three-pointers. 76 efforts with multiple assists and 33 games with multiple steals … Named to the 2021-22 All-Big South Freshman Team followed by 2022-23 All-Big South Second Team honors while at Charleston Southern … Appeared in one NCAA Tournament at State and made the NIT Round of 16 at Boston College.

2024-25 • SENIOR
Harris Jr. notched 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game … One of seven players to see action in all of State’s 34 games … Made 18 starts which included 14 straight games (Dec. 17-Feb. 11) … Hit on 39.6 percent from the floor (111-of-280), 34.0 percent on three-pointers (68-of-200) and 77.8 percent at the foul line (35-of-45) … Pumped home double figures in 17 outings which tied for third on the team with Riley Kugel and RJ Melendez … State was 12-5 when Harris Jr. scored 10+ points … Canned at least one three-pointer in 23 of his last 27 games headed by 20 straight outings (Dec. 4-Feb. 22) … The 20-game run was tied for the eighth longest streak in program history … Hit multiple treys on 21 occasions and dished out multiple assists 13 times.

BEST GAMES • STATE • 2024-25
Harris Jr. ripped off 20 points ignited by a season-high six three’s coupled with three assists and two steals versus West Georgia (Nov. 4) … First State player since at least 1988-89 to fire in 20 points during a season opener off the bench … Tacked on 10 points in win over No. 18 Pitt (Dec. 4) at SEC/ACC Challenge … Exploded for a season’s best 21 points against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 8) … Tacked on 19 points versus Central Michigan (Dec. 17) … Provided double figures during opening four SEC games (Jan. 4-14) headed by 17 points and a career-best tying nine rebounds against South Carolina (Jan. 4) in SEC debut … Tacked on 13 points apiece at Vanderbilt (Jan. 7) and versus No. 6 Kentucky (Jan. 11) … Surpassed 1,500 career points at No. 1 Auburn (Jan. 14) … Four of his last five efforts of 10+ points came off the bench … Registered 12 of 15 points in second half during win over No. 7 Texas A&M (Feb. 18) … Tallied SEC season’s best 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting at Arkansas (March 8) … Provided a solid all-around performance of 13 points, three assists and three steals against Baylor (March 21) in the NCAA Tournament.

BEFORE STATE • BOSTON COLLEGE
2023-24: Harris Jr. came away with 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Started in 28 of his 35 appearances which included the team’s first eight games (Nov. 6-Dec. 2) and 13 of the squad’s last 14 games (Feb. 10-March 24) … Connected on 40.3 percent of his field goal attempts (169-of-419), 37.0 percent on three-pointers (88-of-238) and 71.2 percent at the foul line (52-of-73) … Drained multiple three’s in 26 games … His 2.5 three-pointers made per game and 37.0 three-point percentage was sixth on the ACC leaderboard … Notched 24 games in double figures which was second on the team.

BEST GAMES • BOSTON COLLEGE
2023-24: Harris Jr. posted 19 points and three assists against Harvard (Nov. 18) … Registered 22 points at Vanderbilt (Nov. 29) … Surpassed 1,000 career points courtesy of a season’s best 29 sparked by a season-high seven treys versus Lehigh (Dec. 21) … Fired in 26 points at Georgia Tech (Jan. 6) … Managed 17 points and two steals at No. 21 Clemson (Jan. 13) … Produced 19 points against Syracuse (Jan. 30) … Pumped home 20 points versus Louisville (Feb. 13) … Nearly secured a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds against Miami • Florida (Feb. 17) … Upped his scoring average to 17.0 headed by six straight outings of 10+ points (March 6-19) … Provided 18 points and eight rebounds at Louisville (March 9) in regular season finale … Exploded for an ACC-best 27 points in win over Clemson (March 13) at the ACC Tournament … Chipped in 17 points during NIT Round of 32 victory at Providence (March 19).

BEFORE STATE • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
2022-23: Harris Jr. secured 17.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game where he started in 28 of his 35 appearances … Converted on 46.0 percent from the floor (189-of-411), 33.3 percent on three-pointers (66-of-198) and 78.6 percent at the foul line (77-of-98) … The 17.4 points were second, his 46.0 field goal percentage was fourth and his 78.6 free throw percentage was fifth in the Big South rankings … Double digit points in 28 of 30 games ignited by 11 outings of 20+ points and back-to-back 30-plus point performances … Connected on multiple treys in 21 of 30 games.

2021-22: Harris Jr. notched 10.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.9 steals per game … The 10.3 points per game were ranked fourth among Big South freshmen … Hit on 36.9 percent of his field goals (113-of-306), 36.9 percent from three-point territory (113-of-306) and Inserted into the starting lineup in 14 of the team’s last 16 games (Jan. 15-March 4) … Piled up 10+ points on 19 occasions.

BEST GAMES • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
2022-23: Harris Jr. opened season with a 26-point effort against Toccoa Falls (Nov. 7) … Filled the stats sheet with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Tulane (Nov. 16) … Powered home 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Virginia Tech (Nov. 25) … Registered 23 points at Tennessee State (Dec. 14) followed by 20 points at Jacksonville (Dec. 17) … Exploded for season’s best 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting coupled with seven rebounds and four assists versus High Point (Jan. 11) … Amassed 31 points at Radford (Jan. 14) … Finished season with 12-game run of 10+ points (Jan. 21-March 3) … Opened stretch with 22 points against Campbell (Jan. 21) … Tallied 23 points and eight rebounds at Longwood (Jan. 28) … Chipped in 18 points and five assists at High Point (Feb. 4) … Wrapped up regular season with 17-point effort against Presbyterian (Feb. 25) … Notched 20 points against High Point (March 1) during Big South Tournament victory

2021-22: Harris Jr. secured 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Johnson & Wales (Nov. 9) in career debut … Posted non-conference season’s best of 18 points versus Jacksonville (Dec. 2) and South Carolina State (Dec. 21) … Provided another 18-point outing with seven rebounds against Winthrop (Jan. 15) … Wrapped up season with nine consecutive games in double figures (Feb. 7-March 4) … Began streak with 15 points and a season’s best six assists versus Toccoa Falls (Feb. 7) … Season-high 20 points fueled by five three’s at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 12) … Piled up 18 points and seven rebounds at Presbyterian (Feb. 23) … Amassed a strong all-around effort of 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals during regular season finale at Winthrop (Feb. 26) … Totaled 15 points versus USC Upstate (March 4).

HIGH SCHOOL
Harris Jr. prepped at Hahnville High School in Hahnville, Louisiana where he was coached by Yussef Jasmine … Picked up All-State First-Team accolades by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a senior where he averaged nearly 21.0 points per game en route to District 7-5A MVP honors … His team made the Class 5A state semifinals during his junior and senior seasons … Collected 17.0 points per game and an All-State selection as a junior.

PERSONAL
Born on October 1, 2002 … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies … His father, Claudell Harris Sr., played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana during the early 1990s.