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====== Ricky Harris ======
  * **Coaching Staff**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2021-22|2021-22]], [[season_2022-23|2022-23]]

  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2006-07|2006-07]], [[season_2007-08|2007-08]], [[season_2008-09|2008-09]], [[season_2009-10|2009-10]]
  * **Number:** 5
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 2"
  * **Weight:** 175 lbs.
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Baltimore|Baltimore MD]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>Calvert Hall College High School|Calvert Hall]]
  * **Prep School:** [[wp>The Winchendon School]]
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthdate:** August 12, 1987

===== College Basketball (Player) =====
  * Left UMass as the school's 3rd-leading all-time scorer with 1,960 points.
  * Finished in several UMass Top 10 career categories.  3-pt Field Goals Made: 276 (2nd).  3-pt Field Goals Attempted: 795 (2nd).  Points Scored: 1,960 (3rd).  Field Goals Attempted: 1,534 (3rd).  Steals: 148 (4th).  Games Played: 129 (5th).  Free Throws Made: 398 (6th).  Field Goals Made: 643 (7th).  Free Throws Attempted: 533 (8th).((http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/111210Rider.pdf, page 47))((All records were valid at the time, may have since been surpassed.  See the [[statistics_history|Statistics History page]] for current leaders.))
  * 1,960 points scored were most of any [[atlantic_10|Atlantic 10]] player from 2006-10.
  * Scored in double-figures in 96 games (including 30 of 31 as a senior, 28 of 30 as a junior, 33 of 36 as a sophomore).
  * Played 3,459 minutes in 129 games, yet only fouled out of 2 games.
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1F9_lyi-E|2023 interview with A-10 Vault]]
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ricky-harris/408|Official roster page]]

==== 2009-10 Senior year ====
{{ http://umasshoops.com/people/harris_ricky/pics/roster_photo_2009-10.jpg?nolink&|Roster photo 2009-10}}

  * **ATLANTIC 10 THIRD TEAM**((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030710aab.html))
  * Second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring average (19.8 ppg).((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html#conf.wki))
  * Led the Atlantic 10 in conference game scoring average (21.9 ppg (350 points in 16 games)).((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confonly.html#conf.wki))
  * Scored 613 points on the season.  On the UMass single-season points scored list, 613 was 10th-best, at the time.  On the UM single-season scoring average list, his 19.77 average was 9th-best.((http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/111210Rider.pdf, page 46))
  * Led UMass to A-10 First Round [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0309charlotte/|win at Charlotte (3/9)]] with 24 points including UMass’ first 10 points of game and 11-12 free throws in game.
  * On Senior Day, had “greatest day of his life” hitting game-winner with 3.5 second left to send UMass to A-10 Tournament as part of scoring game-high 28 points [[game20100306_rhode_island|vs. Rhode Island (3/6)]]. Also had seven rebounds and five assists in the dramatic win.
  * Fourth career 30-point game with 31 points (tied UM record with career-high eight 3-pointers), seven rebounds, five assists [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3)]].
  * 37-game double-figure scoring streak snapped with just nine points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0227dayton/|at Dayton (2/27)]].  Was only game on season where he missed double-figures.
  * Tallied game-high 23 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0221st_louis/|vs. Saint Louis (2/21)]], along with five rebounds and three assists.
  * Averaged 27.4 points five games (Jan. 30-Feb. 14), making 50 percent from the floor. Had 25 or more in four of the five games.
  * Three biggest scoring games of the season in three-game span after 27 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0214saint_joes/|win over Saint Joseph’s (2/14)]].
  * Named A-10 Player of the Week for second time on Feb. 14 after 29-point, 6-assist game at Duquesne.((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021410aaa.html))
  * Game-high 29 points, including 25 after halftime in dramatic [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0211duquesne/|overtime win at Duquesne (2/11)]]. Also handed out season-best six assists.
  * Second-highest scoring game of career with 32 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0206rhody/|at Rhode Island (2/6)]]. Made 10-of-17 from floor. Moved to fourth in career scoring, passing [[http://umasshoops.com/people/sutton_lorenzo/|Lorenzo Sutton]] (1,731) and [[http://umasshoops.com/people/freeman_rashaun/|Rashaun Freeman]] (1,744) on the all-time list.
  * Netted 24 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0203xavier/|vs. Xavier (2/3)]], making 11-of-20 field goals.
  * Scored more than 22 points for third time in four games with 25 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0130charlotte/|vs. Charlotte (1/30)]]. Attempted career-high 24 field goals.
  * Helped UMass to big [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0127saint_joes/|win at Saint Joseph’s (1/27)]] with 23 points and career-high eight rebounds.
  * Netted 18 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0113richmond/|at Richmond (1/13)]]. Tallied 17 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0110la_salle/|vs. La Salle (1/10) in Springfield]]. Had three assists and three steals.
  * Hit game-winning jumper with 2.9 seconds left to beat [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0106fordham/|Fordham (1/6)]] in A-10 opener. Scored team-best 21 points and handed out six assists.
  * Came off bench for first time in 48 games (in which he played), netted 21 points on career-high 23 field goal attempts [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1230davidson/|at Davidson (12/30)]].
  * Returned to action [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1219memphis/|vs. Memphis (12/19)]] with 13 points (9-of-10 free throws). Missed first game with sprained ankle [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1211grambling_state/|vs. Grambling (12/11)]].
  * Scored 15 points and grabbed season-high five rebounds [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1207seton_hall/|at Seton Hall (12/7)]].
  * Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Dec. 6 after week of averaging 19 ppg, 6.0 apg and 3.0 with 13-19 FGs in two wins.((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120609aac.html))
  * Notched 19 points, six assists and three rebounds for second game in a row, in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1205holy_cross/|win at Holy Cross (12/5)]].
  * Scored 19 points (15 in the first half) in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1202quinnipiac/|win vs. Quinnipiac (12/2)]], also handed out six assists playing a lot of point guard.
  * Started a point guard for first time in career [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1128michigan_state/|vs. No. 2 Michigan State (11/28)]] and scored 15 points.
  * Netted 22 points as UMass made a late run in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1127rutgers/|loss to Rutgers (11/27)]] in Legends Classic.
  * Tallied 18 points as he moved past Edwin Green (1,393) to 11th in career scoring [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1121uafs/|vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)]].
  * Moved to 12th in career points at UMass with 26 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1118cornell/|vs. Cornell (11/18)]] in Legends Classic in 100th career game. Also had three steals.
  * Preseason Atlantic 10 First-Team.((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102209aaa.html)) Athlon named him the Atlantic 10’s “Most Entertaining Player”.

==== 2008-09 Junior year ====
{{ http://umasshoops.com/people/harris_ricky/pics/roster_photo_2008-09.jpg?nolink&|Roster photo 2008-09}}

  * **ATLANTIC 10 THIRD TEAM**((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aaa.html))
  * **NABC SECOND TEAM**
  * 40th player in UMass history with 1,000 career points on free throw in first half [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1220hofstra/|vs. Hofstra (12/20)]] in 78th game.
  * Leads UMass in scoring with 18.2 average, which ranks tied for 60TH in the NCAA and fourth in Atlantic 10.
  * 39 percent from 3-pointers (87-of-225). 87 treys is tied for sixth-best season, 225 attempts is also 7th-best. 2.9 3-pointers per game.
  * Leading scorer for UMass in 18 games this season. Has been in double-figures in 28 of 30 games this year, 61 of last 66 overall.
  * Scored at least 20 points in 10 games this season, giving him 28 career games with 20 or more points.
  * At end of the season, stood 15th in career scoring standing with 1,347 points in 98 games. Next on list is No. 14 Clarence Hill (1,369).
  * Fifth in career 3-pointers made at UMass (208), passing his coach [[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]] (138) on the list. Next on list is No. 4 Rafer Giles (221). Fifth in 3-pointers attempted (570), passing Kellogg (362) who was 10th. Next is No. 4 Rafer Giles (592).
  * In A-10 First Round, scored 17 points, making three of career-high 13 3-point attempts [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0311duquesne/|vs. Duquesne (3/11)]].
  * Intercepted URI in-bounds pass after [[lowe_chris|Chris Lowe]]'s game-winning lay-up to end game [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0307rhody/|at Rhode Island (3/7)]]. Finished with seven points.
  * Netted 19 points and grabbed five rebounds [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0304gw/|vs. George Washington (3/4)]], making 5-of-8 3-pointers.
  * Scored 20 points, all in the game's final 11:21 as UMass rallied from 26-point deficit, but [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0301la_salle/|lost at La Salle (3/1)]].
  * Made four of UMass' school-record 16 3-point field goals and finished with 14 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0225duquesne/|vs. Duquesne (2/25)]].
  * Tallied 15 points and had three steals [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0218rhody/|against Rhode Island (2/18)]].
  * Scored 19 points for second game in a row and handed out four assists [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0214st_bonnie/|at St. Bonaventure (2/14)]].
  * Tied with [[gaffney_tony|Tony Gaffney]] for team-best 19 points in rout of [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0211fordham/|Fordham (2/11)]]. Also grabbed five rebounds in win.
  * Tied with [[gurley_anthony|Anthony Gurley]] for team-high with 18 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0208saint_joes/|against Saint Joseph's (2/8)]]. Made three 3-pointers.
  * Tallied 21 of his 24 points in the second half making 5-of-7 treys in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0204richmond/|win over Richmond (2/4)]]. Also had four steals.
  * Led UMass with 17 points, 12 in second half including clutch 3-pointer with 47 seconds left [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0131xavier/|at #10/10 Xavier (1/31)]].
  * Season low six points, fewest since three [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0214fordham/|at Fordham (2/14/08)]] in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0124la_salle/|loss to La Salle (1/24)]].
  * Tallied team-high 19 points in career-best 41 minutes [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0121charlotte/|at Charlotte (1/21)]].
  * ESPN Player of the Game after a team-high 24 points hitting six of final eight shots including 4-8 3-pointers [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0117temple/|vs. Temple (1/17)]].
  * Canned 4-of-6 from 3-point range as he tallied 18 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0114st_louis/|at Saint Louis (1/14)]]. Over two-game span was 7-of-11 for 3FGs.
  * Game-high 23 points, including 17 in first half, hit 3-of-5 3FGs in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0110dayton/|win over Dayton (1/10)]].
  * Had 26-game streak of made a 3-pointer ended [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0103vandy/|vs. Vanderbilt (1/3)]]. Finished with 12 points.
  * Tough shooting game (4-of-17) [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1230houston/|at Houston (12/30)]] with 11 points, making 3-of-8.
  * Game-best 23 points (making 8-of-12 FGs and 5-of-8 3FGs) along with career-high tying seven rebounds in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1227iupui/|win over IUPUI (12/27)]]. Also had four assists and three steals.
  * Scored 1,000th career point on third of three free throws [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1220hofstra/|vs. Hofstra (12/20)]]. Had with 16 points, three assists, four steals.
  * Scored team-high 18 points including four clutch free throws late in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1213kansas/|win vs. #25/23 Kansas (12/13)]] along with three assists.
  * Led scorers with 23 points, with 17 in second half of [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1210holy_cross/|win over Holy Cross (12/10)]]. Moved to eighth in career made 3-pointers.
  * Netted career-high 35 points, 13th most in history, [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1206bc/|against Boston College (12/6)]]. Made 12-of-19 FGs on career-tying six 3-point field goals made.
  * Tallied 13 points along with three assists [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1203toledo/|at Toledo (12/3)]].
  * Led UMass with a season-high 27 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1129wi_green_bay/|at Green Bay (11/29)]], made 4-of-8 from 3FGs and grabbed six rebounds.
  * Led UMass with 17 points, making four 3-pointers [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1118memphis|at #13 Memphis (11/17)]].
  * Topped UMass with 24 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1112southern_il|at Southern Illinois (11/12)]] in 2K Sports Classic. Had five rebounds and made 4-of-9 3-pointers.
  * Led UMass with 22 points in season-opening [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1111ar_monticello|win over Arkansas-Monticello (11/11)]] in 2K Sports Classic.
  * A-10 Preseason Second Team (by Coaches & Media)((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102808aaa.html))

Junior year (2008-09) pre-season report from Head Coach [[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]: "Ricky is a player who comes back averaging 18 points a game, obviously he can fill it up. I love his competitiveness, his toughness, he's just a guy who goes out and plays to win every time on the court. I'm excited to coach him and feel like he can at least reach or exceed expectations of how he played last year. Ricky, we are excited to watch him play and I'm looking for a huge year out of both him and Chris Lowe."

After [[ford_travis|Travis Ford]] left UMass in the 2008 off-season, Harris said he was contacted by [[opponent_connecticut|UConn]], [[opponent_marquette|Marquette]], and [[opponent_wake_forest|Wake Forest]] with scholarship offers if he would transfer.((https://twitter.com/RickyHarris5/status/1375920338089959424))

==== 2007-08 Sophomore year ====
{{ http://umasshoops.com/people/harris_ricky/pics/roster_photo_2007-08.jpg?nolink&|Roster photo 2007-08}}

  * **ATLANTIC 10 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER**((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html)) First UMass player to earn award since 2001 (Micah Brand & Kitwana Rhymer).
  * Named to NIT All-Tournament Team after 20.4 average in five NIT games, scored 27 points in NIT Championship game.
  * Started 33 of 36 games at two-guard in second collegiate season. Second on the team with 18.2 points per game.
  * Ranks sixth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring and tied for 70th in NCAA. Sixth in A-10 3-point field goals made per game (2.89).
  * With 104 3-pointers made, ranks tied for best season in UMass history with Carmelo Travieso (104 in 1995-96).
  * His 656 total points this season, ranks as the fourth-best single-season in UMass history.
  * His 278 attempted 3-pointers set a new UMass single-season record, breaking mark of 266 by [[http://umasshoops.com/roster/mack.htm|Monty Mack]].
  * Set UMass sophomore class records for points (656), 3-pointers (104), minutes (1174).
  * On single-season lists: third in free throws attempted (178), sixth in minutes played (1174), eighth in field goal attempts (488).
  * Second on team with 56 steals, ranks seventh in A-10 in steals per game with 1.53. Season steals ranks tied for eighth at UMass.
  * Finished sophomore year 10th in career made 3-pointers (121) and 10th in career 3-pointers attempted (345).
  * First on team with 75.3 mark from the foul line (134-of-178). Made 38 of final 46 foul shots (82.6 percent) since Feb. 10.
  * Was in double-figures in the first 18 games, until 19th game vs. Xavier. Overall, 10 or more points in 33 of 36 games in 2007-08. Scored more than 20 points in 18 games, including last three of final four NIT games.
  * More than 15 points in first four games this year, which was more than his career-high for all of last year (14).
  * NAMED ESPN WEEKLY WATCH NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON JAN. 21, 2008 AFTER 23.0 PPG WEEK.
  * Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Jan. 20, 2008 after 23.0 ppg in 2-0 week including win at No. 14 Dayton.((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012008aab.html))
  * Second A-10 Player of Week honor on March 2, 2008 after 19.0 ppg with 7-of-14 from 3FGs in 2-0 week.((http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030208aab.html))
  * Named to the BTI Tip-Off Tournament All-Tournament Team.
  * 25 points four times: at Syracuse (11/28), at Boston College (12/12), at Vanderbilt (1/5) and Saint Joseph's (1/9).
  * Led all scorers in NIT Final with 27 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0403ohio_state/|vs. Ohio State (4/3)]], making career-best seven 3-pointers, tied for seventh-most in a game at UMass.
  * Scored 16 points in NIT Semifinal [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0401florida/|win over Florida (4/1)]].
  * Led UMass for second NIT game in a row with 23 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0325syracuse/|at Syracuse (3/25)]]. Scored 18 points in second half of miracle comeback.
  * Team-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0322akron/|vs. Akron (3/22)]] in NIT Second Round. Grabbed two key rebounds in final minute.
  * Tallied 16 points, making four 3-pointers in NIT First Round [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0318stephen_f_austin/|vs. Stephen F. Austin (3/18)]].
  * Scored 11 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0313charlotte/|against Charlotte (3/13)]] in A-10 Quarterfinals. Made just one 3-pointer after 15 in three games.
  * Had 15 3-pointers in three games (Mar. 1-8) after making 5-of-9 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0308gw/|at George Washington (3/8)]] to finish with 20 points.
  * Hit five 3-pointers for second game in a row [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0305la_salle/|vs. La Salle (3/5)]], finishing with 21 points and career-high seven rebounds.
  * Scored more than 20 points for the first time in a month with 24 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0301richmond/|at Richmond (3/1)]]. Made 5-of-7 3-pointers in win.
  * After two games off the bench, returned to starting line-up [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0224st_bonnie/|vs. St. Bonaventure (2/24)]] and had 14 points.
  * Made all six free throws down the stretch in big [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0221rhody/|win at Rhode Island (2/21)]]. Finished with 14 points.
  * Came off bench for first time in season [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0217st_louis/|against Saint Louis (2/17)]], scored 14 points in 27 minutes.
  * Season-low three points on a late 3-pointer [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0214fordham/|against Fordham (2/14)]]. Played just 23 minutes.
  * Hit for 14 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0210temple/|at Temple (2/10)]], making a pair of threes.
  * Rebounded with 13 points including three 3-pointers [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0207rhody/|vs. Rhode Island (2/7)]].
  * Just six points, missing all nine 3-point attempts [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0202st_louis/|at Saint Louis (2/2)]].
  * One of three UMass players with 20 points, scoring 21 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0130duquesne/|at Duquesne (1/30)]], also had career-high seven assists.
  * Held to just seven points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0127xavier/|against #23/22 Xavier (1/27)]] as Stanley Burrell played great defense on him.
  * Over five games (Jan. 5-23) averaged 25.2 ppg, making 23-of-47 3-pointers, 49 percent of 3-pointers.
  * Career-high 30 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0123saint_joes/|at Saint Joseph's (1/23)]] including 26 in the second half and 16 in final 2:23 of game. Was first UMass player since Carmelo Travieso in 1996 to score more than 25 points in a half.
  * Led UMass in scoring for fourth game in a row with 24 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0119charlotte/|vs. Charlotte (1/19)]]. Made four 3-pointers and 6-of-9 for FGs.
  * Tallied game-high 22 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0116dayton/|win at #14/18 Dayton]], tying career-best with five 3-pointers. Also had five rebounds.
  * Hit for 25 points for second game in a row [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0109saint_joes/|against Saint Joseph's (1/9)]], along with three steals and three assists.
  * Tied career-high for third time, with 25 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0105vandy/|at #15/15 Vanderbilt (1/5)]]. One of three UMass players with 20 points for first time since [[http://umasshoops.com/games/1998-99/0220xavier/|1999]]. Also grabbed five rebounds for second time in career.
  * Tallied 16 points including 11 in second half as UMass rallied for [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0102houston/|win over Houston (1/2)]].
  * 12th game in row in double-figures with 16 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1229bu/|win over Boston University (12/29)]].
  * Made 4-of-6 from 3-point range in leading all scorers with 15 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1222central_ct|win over Central Connecticut (12/22)]].
  * Netted 17 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1215toledo|win over Toledo (12/15)]].
  * Equalled career-high with 25 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1212bc|win over Boston College (12/12)]]. Made 10 field goals (16 attempts) with four 3-pointers made.
  * Scored 18 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1208marist|vs. Marist (12/8)]]. Hit season-best 58.3 from the floor (7-of-12).
  * Netted team-best 23 points including career-best four 3-pointers [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1201iupui|at IUPUI (12/1)]].
  * Scored 25 points in win [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1128syracuse|at Syracuse (11/28)]]. Tied career-high with eight field goals and three 3-pointers.
  * Equaled career-high with 23 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1114yale|vs. Yale (11/14)]]. Made career-best eight field goals and had career-high five steals.
  * Fighting a back injury scored 15 points, including 13 in the second half [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1111northern_ia|at Northern Iowa (11/11)]].
  * Netted 20 points including 6-of-6 from the foul line along with career-high six rebounds [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1110northern_il|vs. Northern Illinois (11/10)]].
  * Opened season with career-high 23 points in [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1109cal_poly|win over Cal Poly (11/9)]]. Had career-bests 11 free throws and 16 attempts.

Sophomore year (2007-08) pre-season report from Head Coach [[ford_travis|Travis Ford]]: "Ricky is somebody, again, who has to go from not playing a huge role to someone that we are expecting to play a very significant role. He is somebody that we are going to expect to score points, we need him to be a more consistent shooter, we are going to look for him to be a defensive stopper, hopefully he can be able to guard the best players and score. Ricky is somebody who we think worked really hard this summer to be better. But again he is just a sophomore and he has the ability to have a great career here." 

==== 2006-07 Freshman year ====
{{ http://umasshoops.com/people/harris_ricky/pics/roster_photo_2006-07.jpg?nolink&|Roster photo 2006-07}}

  * Averaged 4.5 points in true freshman season as top scoring player off the bench in 10.8 minutes per game, playing in 32 of 33 games
  * Made 16 of last 18 free throws (89 percent) to raise free throw percentage from 56 percent to 67 percent
  * Fourth on the team in 3-pointers made with 17
  * Tallied seven points in seven minutes including 5-of-6 from the line in NIT First Round [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0313alabama|win over Alabama (3/13)]]
  * Scored seven points, all in the first half in A-10 regular-season clincher [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0303saint_joes|at Saint Joseph's (3/3)]]
  * Fifth game of the year in double-figures with 10 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0228la_salle|against La Salle (2/28)]]
  * Scored seven points in 14 minutes [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0224st_louis|vs. Saint Louis (2/24)]]
  * After two scoreless games poured in a career-high 14 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0221st_bonnie|vs. St. Bonaventure (2/21)]], made 7-of-7 from the foul line
  * Tallied six points in eight minutes [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0211temple|at Temple (2/11)]]
  * Scored 28 points in three games (9.3 ppg) from Jan. 21-28, after being scoreless for five games in a row
  * Played sensational defense in helped to hold Leemire Goldwire of [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0128charlotte|Charlotte (1/28)]] to just one made field goal while he guarded him in career-best 26 minutes. Also scored five points as he made a pair of free throws with 3:02 left to give UMass the lead for good in 66-61 win
  * Netted 10 points for second straight game in double-figures [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0124rhody|at Rhode Island (1/24)]]
  * After not scoring in five games in a row, tied his career-high with 13 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/0121duquesne|vs. Duquesne (1/21)]]. Set new career-best in the game with five field goals made (on six attempts), four rebounds, three assists and 18 minutes ...Tallied four points vs. Yale (12/28) in just nine minutes of action
  * Combined for 21 points in two games in Kentucky including career-high 13 points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1222kentucky|at Kentucky (12/22)]]. Scored 13 points in just 16 minutes at UK
  * Led UMass in scoring at halftime [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1213louisville|at Louisville (12/13)]] with all of his eight points in the game. Made three 3-pointers in career-best 17 minutes of action
  * Career-high nine points [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1128savannah_state|at Savannah State (11/28)]] as he made a pair of threes and was 3-for3 from the line
  * Scored eight points in eight minutes on 3-of-4 [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1125jacksonville_state|at Jacksonville State (11/25)]], including first two three pointers
  * Had a layup [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1119northeastern|against Northeastern (11/19)]]
  * Made college debut [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2006-07/1111dartmouth|vs. Dartmouth (11/11)]] and scored eight points.

[[http://umasshoops.com/recruit/ricky_harris_signs20060412.htm|Signed with Minutemen on 4/12/2006]]

==== Statistics ====
^  ^^^^^  Total  ^^^  3-Pointers  ^^^  ^^^  Rebounds  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^
^Season^GP^GS^Min^Avg^FG^FGA^%^FG^FGA^%^FT^FTA^%^Off^Def^Tot^Avg^PF^FO^A^TO^Blk^St^Pts^Avg^
|2006-07|32|0|347|10.8|45|124|.363|17|67|.254|38|57|.667|5|26|31|1.0|32|0|16|17|1|12|145|4.5|
|2007-08|36|33|1173|32.6|209|488|.428|104|278|.374|134|178|.753|19|71|90|2.5|74|1|63|73|5|56|656|18.2|
|2008-09|30|30|973|32.4|173|416|.416|87|225|.387|113|143|.790|11|75|86|2.9|58|1|45|78|5|40|546|18.2|
|2009-10|31|30|966|31.2|216|506|.427|68|225|.302|113|155|.729|25|82|107|3.5|71|0|91|113|3|40|613|19.8|
|Career|129|93|3459|26.8|643|1534|.419|276|795|.347|398|533|.747|60|254|314|2.4|235|2|215|281|14|148|1960|15.2|

Accomplishments:
[{{ ::2006-07_ricky_harris_poster.jpg?direct&300|}}]
  *Double-Doubles: none
  *30-plus Point Games: 4 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]
  *25-plus Point Games: 15 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0306rhody/|vs Rhode Island (3/6/2010)]]
  *20-plus Point Games: 43 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0309charlotte/|at Charlotte (3/9/2010)]]
  *Double-Figure Scoring: 96 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0312richmond/|vs Richmond (3/12/2010)]]
  *10-plus Field Goals: 10 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0306rhody/|vs Rhode Island (3/6/2010)]]
  *5-plus 3-Point Field Goals: 15 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]
  *10-plus Free Throws: 4 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0309charlotte/|at Charlotte (3/9/2010)]]
  *5-plus Rebounds: 17 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0309charlotte/|at Charlotte (3/9/2010)]]
  *5-plus Assists: 8 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0306rhody/|vs Rhode Island (3/6/2010)]]
  *3-plus Steals: 20 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]
  *40-plus Minutes: 3 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0211duquesne/|at Duquesne (2/11/2010)]]

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ricky-harris-1.html|Game logs from Sports Reference]]

==== Career Highs ====
|Points|35 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1206bc/|vs Boston College (12/6/2008)]]|
|Field Goals|12 - twice, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1206bc/|vs Boston College (12/6/2008)]]|
|Field Goals Att.|26 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]|
|3-Point FG|8 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]|
|3-Point FG Att.|19 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0303la_salle/|at La Salle (3/3/2010)]]|
|Free Throws|11 - twice, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0309charlotte/|at Charlotte (3/9/2010)]]|
|Free Throw Att.|16 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1109cal_poly|vs Cal Poly (11/9/2007)]]|
|Rebounds|8 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0127saint_joes/|at Saint Joseph's (1/27/2010)]]|
|Assists|7 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0130duquesne/|at Duquesne (1/30/2008)]]|
|Blocks|1 - 14 times, last [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/0217gw/|at George Washington (2/17/2010)]]|
|Steals|5 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/1114yale|vs Yale (11/14/2007)]]|
|Minutes|41 - [[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/0121charlotte/|at Charlotte (1/21/2009)]]|

Alt. source: [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ricky-Harris/Bests/10154/NCAA|RealGM.com]]

==== Career Honors ====
  * Atlantic 10 Third Team (2009-10, 2008-09)
  * Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player (2007-08)
  * Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (2/14/2010, 12/6/2009, 1/20/2008)
  * NABC Second Team (2008-09)
  * Atlantic 10 Pre-Season First Team (2009-10)
  * Atlantic 10 Pre-Season Third Team (2008-09)

==== Trivia ====
Courtesy: UMass Athletics

  * Major (Why?): Communication, I want to be a sports broadcaster
  * Favorite Musical Artist: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne
  * Best Sporting Event I Ever Attended: 2002 Final Four, Maryland won
  * Favorite Pro Sports Team: Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Pistons
  * Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale, Hubert Davis
  * Pro Sports Team I Would Like To Play For: Any team, I will be grateful
  * Favorite Athletes: Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Rudy Gay, Juan Dixon
  * Childhood Idol: My mother, father grandfather, and grandmothers
  * Best Player I Ever Faced: Rudy Gay, Juan Dixon, and all my boys from back home
  * Best Player I Ever Played With: Jermaine Dixon, Kevin Palmer, Brandon Driver
  * My Most Prized Possession: BCL player of the year, UMass most improved player
  * Best Moment at UMass: Beating Alabama on ESPN
  * My First Memory of Basketball: When my dad first signed me up to play
  * My Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics: Beating Louisville at Freedom Hall
  * If I Didn't Play College Basketball I Would Play: College Football
  * Magazine Cover I'd Like to Be On: Slam, Dime, GQ
  * Who Had the Greatest Impact on My Life: My family, Bino Ranson, Phil Dixon
  * Best Advice From a Coach: Listen to what is being said, not how its being said
  * Most People Don't Know This But: I hate cats, I like to sing
  * Pre-game Rituals: Listening to my ipod, Taking a cold bath
  * My Best Non-Athletic Talent: Singing, trying to cook, I am very funny
  * If I Had $1 Billion Dollars I Would: Take my family out of Baltimore

===== Coaching - at UMass =====
==== Maryland (2023-) ====
  * Joined [[wp>Kevin Willard|Kevin Willard's]] staff in the 2023 off-season, becoming [[opponent_maryland|Maryland's]] Director of Player Personnel((https://umterps.com/news/2023/5/30/mens-basketball-ricky-harris-named-mens-basketball-director-of-player-personnel.aspx))

==== UMass (2021-23) ====
{{ :harris_ricky_roster_photo_2022-23.jpg?direct&100|Ricky Harris roster photo 2022-23}}
  * Joined [[mccall_matt|Matt McCall's]] staff in Summer 2021.  Given the title of "Director of Player Personnel/Assistant to the Head Coach".((https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/6/11/mens-basketball-ricky-harris-joins-umass-mens-basketball-coaching-staff.aspx))
  * The only staffer to be retained during the McCall / [[frank_martin|Martin]] change in the 2022 off-season.  Title in 2022-23 was Director of Basketball Operations.((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches/2022-23))

===== Professional Basketball (Player) =====
Played 11 seasons of professional ball overseas in Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Argentina.

Went to Argentina, playing with [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/13202/salta/2017|Salta]] in 2017-18, and [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/2563/san-martin-corrientes/2018|San Martin Corrientes]] in 2018-19.

Went to Turkey, playing with [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/2959/ankara-dsi/2015|Ankara DSI]] in 2015-16, and [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/3158/orman/2016|Orman]] in 2016-17.

2014-15: Stayed in Germany but moved to [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/385/roemerstrom-gladiators-trier|Romerstrom Gladiators Trier]].

Returned to s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg for the 2013-14 season.

Played in the 2013 NBA Summer League with the [[wp>Toronto Raptors]].((http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ricky-Harris/Summary/10154))((https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-ricky-harris-director-player-personnel-maryland-mens-basketball-20231031-jsodhj2rsnftho2tdvpjuvjx2u-story.html))

Played in Italy in 2012-13, for the Biancoblu Basket Bologna club.  [[http://www.fortitudobologna.it/|Club site]], [[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=ITA&Team=293|Eurobasket.com page]]

Played the 2011-12 season in Germany with s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg.((http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=GER&Team=2745))  Club sites: [[http://www.soliver-baskets.de/home.html|official]], [[wp>S.Oliver_Baskets|Wikipedia]].  [[http://www.soliver-baskets.de/ricky-harris.html|Ricky's player page]].

Played with the BC Siauliai club in Lithuania in 2010-11.((http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=LITHUANIA&Team=1530&Year=2010-2011))

Also played professionally in Philippines and Ukraine.((http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GER&PlayerID=115478))

===== Pre-UMass =====
Harris has had a standout season at Winchendon in 2005-06, averaging 17.0 points while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range and 81 percent from the foul line. He helped the Green Wave to the NEPSAC Championship game on the way to a 19-14 record under head coach Mike Byrnes, who played basketball for the Minutemen in the late 1980s. Harris' scored a season-high 33 points against Philadelphia Lutheran at the Prep Showcase in November 2005.

Harris starred in the National Prep School Invitational in February of 2006 earning the top ranking of all players at that event held in Rhode Island. HoopScoop.com ranked him as the 27th-best fifth-year player in the nation. He was ranked as the fourth-best shooting guard available in the late signing period by HoopScoop.com.

Harris was a high school star at Calvert Hall where he earned Baltimore Catholic League Co-Player of the Year honors in 2005 playing for head coach Mark Amatucci. He was honored as All-Baltimore Metro and All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) as a junior and senior. He was named to the Baltimore's Sun's All-Metro Second Team as senior. Harris averaged 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals as a senior and 19.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in his junior year with the Cardinals. He finished as Calvert Hall's third all-time leading scorer behind 2002 [[opponent_maryland|Maryland]] All-American and NBA alumnus [[wp>Juan Dixon]] and Reggie Bryant who starred at [[opponent_villanova|Villanova]] and [[opponent_st_louis|Saint Louis]].

Harris played for the Baltimore Select AAU team. He was named the Eastern Invitational's Most Outstanding Player after his senior season. He also played in the Charm City Challenge in Baltimore, the adidas Memorial Day Classic in Maryland, the Kingwood Classic in Houston, the BET Pro-Am and Top 20 All-Star Game in 2005.

Had originally committed to play at [[wp>Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball|Loyola (MD)]] for coach [[wp>Jimmy Patsos]], but ultimately requested and received his release.((https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-ricky-harris-director-player-personnel-maryland-mens-basketball-20231031-jsodhj2rsnftho2tdvpjuvjx2u-story.html))

===== Personal =====
  * Ricky Dontae Harris
  * Born on August 12, 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland
  * Son of Donna Evette Harris and Ricky Lee Harris
  * Brother of Derrick and Riquelle Harris
  * Major: Communications

===== External Links =====
  * [[https://twitter.com/#!/RickyHarris5|Twitter - Ricky Harris]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ricky-harris-1.html|Sports Reference - Ricky Harris]]
  * [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ricky-Harris/Summary/10154|RealGM - Ricky Harris]]
  * [[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/52226/ricky-harris|Proballers - Ricky Harris]]

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