Tony Harris (basketball, born 1967)

For the deceased basketball player, see Tony Harris (basketball, born 1970).

Tony Dwayne Harris (born May 13, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in East Chicago, he later went to University of New Orleans.

Tony Harris

Personal information
Born	(1967-05-13) May 13, 1967 (age 58) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Theodore Roosevelt (East Chicago, Indiana)
College	Lamar (1985–1986) Johnson County CC (1987–1988) New Orleans (1988–1990)
NBA draft	1990: undrafted
Playing career	1990–2002
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3, 43
Career history
1990–1991	Quad City Thunder
1991	Philadelphia 76ers
1991–1992	Quad City Thunder
1992	Grand Rapids Hoops
1992–1993	Swift Mighty Meaties
1993	La Crosse Catbirds
1993–1994	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994–1995	Boston Celtics
1995	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995	Cocodrilos de Caracas
1995–1996	APOEL
1996–1997	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997	Cáceres CB
1997–1998	Papagou
1998	Pop Cola 800s
1998	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999	APOEL
1999	San Diego Stingrays
2001–2002	Gary Steelheads
Career highlights
All-CBA First Team (1997) PBA champion (1992 Third) PBA Best Import (1992 Third) American South Player of the Year (1990) 2× First-team All-American South (1989, 1990)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Professional career

Harris debuted in the NBA in February 1991 for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1990–91 season, averaging 1.7 points on 25.0% field goal shooting and 50.0% free throw shooting in 6.8 minutes a game in 6 contests.

In 1994, Tony Harris played for the Boston Celtics for two seasons. In March 1994, he had his best season with averages of 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 turnovers on 17.6 minutes in 5 games. He finished his NBA career with an average of 4.9 points on 10.5 minutes in fourteen contests.

Tony Harris scored 105 points in a game on October 10, 1992, in the Philippine Basketball Association, against Ginebra in a game that was played in Iloilo City. To this day his record still stands.^[1] Fans gave him the moniker "Hurricane" in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Harris played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Quad City Thunder, Grand Rapids Hoops, La Crosse Catbirds, Oklahoma City Cavalry, Sioux Falls Skyforce and Gary Steelheads from 1990 to 2002.^[2] He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1997.^[2]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1990–91	Philadelphia	6	0	6.8	.250	.000	.500	.2	.0	.2	.0	1.7
1993–94	Boston	5	0	17.6	.290	.333	.920	2.0	.0	.8	.0	8.8
1994–95	Boston	3	0	6.0	.375	.000	.889	.0	.0	.0	.0	4.7
Career		14	0	10.5	.291	.250	.868	.8	.6	.4	.0	4.9