Christian Harris

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Christian Harris
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Gold Canyon, Ariz.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Mesa
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    2.3
  • fg %
    40.4
  • 3pt %
    36.4
  • ft %
    -
  • reb/g
    0.3
  • a/g
    0.3
Bio

2015-16: Appeared in 24 games off the bench for the Eagles as a three-point specialist.  Harris knocked down 19 of his 47 attempts from deep as a sophomore to shoot 40 percent from deep for the season.  He averaged 2.3 points per game for the season.  Harris cracled double digits once, with a season-high 11 points in a loss to No. 17 Queens (2/12). He matched his career high for made field goals in a game that day with four.  

2014-15: Harris appeared in 13 games off the bench for C-N as a freshman.  Almost exclusively a three point shooter, 10 of the 11 shots Harris connected on were from beyond the arc.  He averaged 2.6 points a game in spot duty and shot 39 percent from three. His best game came in a road loss at Anderson (2/18), when he connected on 4-of-8 three point attempts to score a season-high 14 points. 

High School: The long-range sniper shot 42 percent from three in his senior season.  He averaged 16.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He appeared on the Mesa All-District second team his sophomore and junior seasons before earning first team All-District honors as a senior.  As a senior, he was also a member of the Sports360AZ All-Academic Basketball Team.  He also was named a US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete and a member of Arizona's Central Division One All-State Honorable Mention team. 

Personal: He is the son of Tom and Lisa Harris and plans to study business administration at Carson-Newman.  Harris comes from a family of athletes.  His uncle, John, played basketball and tennis at Nebraska Omaha and Nebraska Kearney.  Another uncle, Kevin Cartwright, wrestled at Nebraska Kearney.  Harris is also an accomplished academician.  He is a 2014 recipient of the Principal's Award and a member of the National Honors Society and Principal's Honor Roll while carrying a 4.0 GPA through all four years of his high school career. He was Mesa's Wendy's High School Heisman winner and performed 220 service learning hours. He ranked in the top 10 percent of his class.   

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 19
Games started - -
Minutes 201 175
Minutes per game 8.4 9.2
FG 19-47 16-39
FG Pct 40.4 41.0
3PT 16-44 13-36
3PT Pct 36.4 36.1
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds 0 0
Def rebounds 8 8
Total rebounds 8 8
Rebounds per game 0.3 0.4
Personal fouls 11 9
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 7 5
Turnovers 5 4
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.3
Steals 3 3
Blocks 1 1
Points 54 45
Points per game 2.3 2.4
Points per 40 min 10.7 10.3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 83-64
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 108-100
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-60
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 102-55
Feb 27 at Coker W, 78-71
Mar 2 at Wingate L, 75-69
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Lander L, 72-65 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 18 Johnson C. Smith L, 95-92 - 6 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 21 at USC Aiken W, 87-79 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 98-82 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 83-66 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 5 Newberry L, 86-84 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone W, 100-69 - 15 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) L, 85-63 - 21 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 69-65 - 16 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 94-89 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 86-75 - 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 86-65 - 15 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 71-48 - 14 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Brevard W, 87-60 - 20 3-6 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-73 - 15 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 67-59 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 91-89 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-89 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-79 - 0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 104-88 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 Catawba W, 91-88 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 76-68 - 3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 83-64 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 108-100 - 4 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-60 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 102-55 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 27 at Coker W, 78-71 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Wingate L, 75-69 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Lander L, 72-65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Johnson C. Smith L, 95-92 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 at USC Aiken W, 87-79 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 98-82 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 83-66 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 5 Newberry L, 86-84 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone W, 100-69 - 15 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) L, 85-63 - 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 69-65 - 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 94-89 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 86-75 - 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 86-65 - 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 71-48 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 13 Brevard W, 87-60 - 20 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-73 - 15 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 67-59 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 91-89 - 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-89 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-79 - 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 104-88 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Catawba W, 91-88 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 76-68 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 83-64 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 108-100 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-60 - 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 102-55 - 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 27 at Coker W, 78-71 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Wingate L, 75-69 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-69 - - - -
Nov 14 Lander L, 72-65 - 0 - -
Nov 18 Johnson C. Smith L, 95-92 - 0 - -
Nov 21 at USC Aiken W, 87-79 - 0 - -
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 98-82 - 0 - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 83-66 - 1 - -
Dec 5 Newberry L, 86-84 - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone W, 100-69 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) L, 85-63 - 0 - -
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 69-65 - 0 - -
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 94-89 - 0 - -
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 86-75 - 1 - -
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 86-65 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 71-48 - 0 - -
Jan 13 Brevard W, 87-60 - 1 - -
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-73 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 67-59 - 0 0 -
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 91-89 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-89 - - - -
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-79 - 0 - -
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 104-88 - 0 - -
Feb 6 Catawba W, 91-88 - 0 - -
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 76-68 - 1 - -
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 83-64 - 1 0 -
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 108-100 - 0 - -
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-60 - 1 - -
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 102-55 - 1 - -
Feb 27 at Coker W, 78-71 - - - -
Mar 2 at Wingate L, 75-69 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2014-15 13 5.0 0.8-2.2 0.8-2.0 0.2-0.2 2.6
2015-16 24 8.4 0.8-2.0 0.7-1.8 0.0-0.0 2.3
Total 37 7.2 0.8-2.1 0.7-1.9 0.1-0.1 2.4
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 13 - 65 11-29 37.9 10-26 38.5 2-3 66.7 34
2015-16 24 - 201 19-47 40.4 16-44 36.4 0-0 - 54
Total 37 - 266 30-76 39.5 26-70 37.1 2-3 66.7 88
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2014-15 13 65 5.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 24 201 8.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 37 266 7.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2014-15 13 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
2015-16 24 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
Total 37 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2014-15 13 - 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
2015-16 24 - 0 8 8 7 5 3 1
Total 37 - 1 9 10 8 7 4 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015-16 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 37 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 24 8.4 0.8-2.0 0.7-1.8 0.0-0.0 2.3
Conference 19 9.2 0.8-2.1 0.7-1.9 0.0-0.0 2.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 7.0 0.8-1.7 0.8-1.7 0.0-0.0 2.3
Away 11 10.0 0.8-2.3 0.5-2.0 0.0-0.0 2.2
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 14 8.6 0.8-1.9 0.6-1.7 0.0-0.0 2.2
Losses 10 8.0 0.8-2.1 0.7-2.0 0.0-0.0 2.3
Month
November 4 2.5 0.2-1.0 0.2-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.8
December 5 11.0 1.6-2.8 1.4-2.6 0.0-0.0 4.6
January 8 11.3 1.0-2.6 0.8-2.4 0.0-0.0 2.8
February 7 6.6 0.3-1.1 0.3-1.1 0.0-0.0 0.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 24 - 201 19-47 40.4 16-44 36.4 0-0 - 54
Conference 19 - 175 16-39 41.0 13-36 36.1 0-0 - 45
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 - 91 10-22 45.5 10-22 45.5 0-0 - 30
Away 11 - 110 9-25 36.0 6-22 27.3 0-0 - 24
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 14 - 121 11-26 42.3 9-24 37.5 0-0 - 31
Losses 10 - 80 8-21 38.1 7-20 35.0 0-0 - 23
Month
November 4 - 10 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
December 5 - 55 8-14 57.1 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 23
January 8 - 90 8-21 38.1 6-19 31.6 0-0 - 22
February 7 - 46 2-8 25.0 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 6
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 24 201 8.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 19 175 9.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 91 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 110 10.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 14 121 8.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 10 80 8.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 4 10 2.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 55 11.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 53.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 90 11.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 46 6.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 24 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
Conference 19 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0
Losses 10 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Month
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1
February 7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 24 - 0 8 8 7 5 3 1
Conference 19 - 0 8 8 5 4 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 - 0 5 5 6 2 2 0
Away 11 - 0 3 3 1 3 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 - 0 5 5 6 5 2 0
Losses 10 - 0 3 3 1 0 1 1
Month
November 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December 5 - 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
January 8 - 0 5 5 3 4 2 1
February 7 - 0 2 2 2 0 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
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  • January 13, 2016
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  • January 13, 2016
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  • December 16, 2015
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  • December 16, 2015
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  • December 12, 2015
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  • December 12, 2015
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  • October 28, 2015
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  • October 14, 2015
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  • October 13, 2015
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  • October 05, 2015
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman students will have an opportunity to win a semester and a year’s worth of free books thanks to the Carson-Newman Bookstore and Dominos is giving away a year’s supply of free pizza as Carson-Newman’s men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrate the start of basketball practice with Mossy Creek Madness.

  • October 05, 2015