Ricky Harris
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).
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1,960 points scored were most of any
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.
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2009-10 Senior year
2008-09 Junior year
ATLANTIC 10 THIRD TEAM10)
NABC SECOND TEAM
40th player in UMass history with 1,000 career points on free throw in first half
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
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
vs. Duquesne (3/11).
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Scored 20 points, all in the game's final 11:21 as UMass rallied from 26-point deficit, but
lost at La Salle (3/1).
Made four of UMass' school-record 16 3-point field goals and finished with 14 points
vs. Duquesne (2/25).
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Tallied 21 of his 24 points in the second half making 5-of-7 treys in
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
at #10/10 Xavier (1/31).
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ESPN Player of the Game after a team-high 24 points hitting six of final eight shots including 4-8 3-pointers
vs. Temple (1/17).
Canned 4-of-6 from 3-point range as he tallied 18 points
at Saint Louis (1/14). Over two-game span was 7-of-11 for 3FGs.
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Game-best 23 points (making 8-of-12 FGs and 5-of-8 3FGs) along with career-high tying seven rebounds in
win over IUPUI (12/27). Also had four assists and three steals.
Scored 1,000th career point on third of three free throws
vs. Hofstra (12/20). Had with 16 points, three assists, four steals.
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Netted career-high 35 points, 13th most in history,
against Boston College (12/6). Made 12-of-19 FGs on career-tying six 3-point field goals made.
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Led UMass with a season-high 27 points
at Green Bay (11/29), made 4-of-8 from 3FGs and grabbed six rebounds.
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A-10 Preseason Second Team (by Coaches & Media)
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Junior year (2008-09) pre-season report from Head Coach 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 Travis Ford left UMass in the 2008 off-season, Harris said he was contacted by UConn, Marquette, and Wake Forest with scholarship offers if he would transfer.12)
2007-08 Sophomore year
ATLANTIC 10 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER13) 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
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.
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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.
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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
vs. Ohio State (4/3), making career-best seven 3-pointers, tied for seventh-most in a game at UMass.
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Led UMass for second NIT game in a row with 23 points
at Syracuse (3/25). Scored 18 points in second half of miracle comeback.
Team-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers
vs. Akron (3/22) in NIT Second Round. Grabbed two key rebounds in final minute.
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Hit five 3-pointers for second game in a row
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
at Richmond (3/1). Made 5-of-7 3-pointers in win.
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One of three UMass players with 20 points, scoring 21
at Duquesne (1/30), also had career-high seven assists.
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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
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
vs. Charlotte (1/19). Made four 3-pointers and 6-of-9 for FGs.
Tallied game-high 22 points in
win at #14/18 Dayton, tying career-best with five 3-pointers. Also had five rebounds.
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Tied career-high for third time, with 25 points
at #15/15 Vanderbilt (1/5). One of three UMass players with 20 points for first time since
1999. Also grabbed five rebounds for second time in career.
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Netted team-best 23 points including career-best four 3-pointers
at IUPUI (12/1).
Scored 25 points in win
at Syracuse (11/28). Tied career-high with eight field goals and three 3-pointers.
Equaled career-high with 23 points
vs. Yale (11/14). Made career-best eight field goals and had career-high five steals.
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Sophomore year (2007-08) pre-season report from Head Coach 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
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
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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
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
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After not scoring in five games in a row, tied his career-high with 13 points
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
at Kentucky (12/22). Scored 13 points in just 16 minutes at UK
Led UMass in scoring at halftime
at Louisville (12/13) with all of his eight points in the game. Made three 3-pointers in career-best 17 minutes of action
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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:
Game logs from Sports Reference
Career Highs
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-)
UMass (2021-23)
Joined
Matt McCall's staff in Summer 2021. Given the title of “Director of Player Personnel/Assistant to the Head Coach”.
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The only staffer to be retained during the McCall /
Martin change in the 2022 off-season. Title in 2022-23 was Director of Basketball Operations.
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Professional Basketball (Player)
Played 11 seasons of professional ball overseas in Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Argentina.
Went to Argentina, playing with Salta in 2017-18, and San Martin Corrientes in 2018-19.
Went to Turkey, playing with Ankara DSI in 2015-16, and Orman in 2016-17.
2014-15: Stayed in Germany but moved to Romerstrom Gladiators Trier.
Returned to s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg for the 2013-14 season.
Played in the 2013 NBA Summer League with the Toronto Raptors.19)20)
Played in Italy in 2012-13, for the Biancoblu Basket Bologna club. Club site, Eurobasket.com page
Played the 2011-12 season in Germany with s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg.21) Club sites: official, Wikipedia. Ricky's player page.
Played with the BC Siauliai club in Lithuania in 2010-11.22)
Also played professionally in Philippines and Ukraine.23)
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 Maryland All-American and NBA alumnus Juan Dixon and Reggie Bryant who starred at Villanova and 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 Loyola (MD) for coach Jimmy Patsos, but ultimately requested and received his release.24)
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
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