Harrison Cleary

Harrison Cleary (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.

Harrison Cleary

Neptūnas Klaipėda
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	LKL EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 27) Oak Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school	Oak Creek (Oak Creek, Wisconsin)
College	Minnesota Crookston (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020	AB Castelló
2021	CB Almansa
2021-2022	CB Carbajosa
2022-2023	SC Rist Wedel
2023	→Hamburg Towers
2023-2024	Lahti Basketball
2024–2025	VEF Rīga
2025–present	Neptūnas Klaipėda
Career highlights
LBL champion (2025) Latvian-Estonian League champion (2025) Latvian Cup winner (2025) 3x NSIC All-First Team (2018, 2019, 2020) 2x NABC All-District Central Second Team (2019, 2020) NSIC Freshman of the Year (2017) NSIC All-Second Team (2017)

College

During college career at University of Minnesota Crookston in NCAA II, Cleary proved himself a scorer, averaging 23.7 points per game. He recorded a career high on December 14, 2019, scoring 52 points in a win against Wayne State Wildcats.^[1]

Professional career

On July 2024, he signed for Lahti Basketball in Korisliiga.^[2]

On August 6, 2024, Cleary signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.^[3]

On July 26, 2025, he signed a one-year contract with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.^[4]

Personal life

Harrison is the son of Michael and Kathleen Cleary. He majored in sports and rec management.^[5] His dad is his idol off the court, and his idol on the court is Kobe Bryant.^[2]