Manny Harris
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Corperryale L'Adorable "Manny" Harris (born September 21, 1989) is a professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
of the National Basketball Association
. He is a former All-Big Ten Conference
guard who played three seasons for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
team. He decided to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility and declare himself eligible
for the 2010 NBA Draft
, but went undrafted. Harris previously attended Redford High School
in Detroit, Michigan
, where he was a two-time All-State first team selection and won the state's Mr. Basketball
award as a senior. He led his team to three consecutive Detroit Public School League championships. Harris is one of only five Big Ten Conference basketball players to have finished in the top ten in the conference in scoring, rebounding, and assist average in the same season and prior to Evan Turner
's 2009-10 season, Harris' 2008-09 season was the only time a player had finished in the top six of all three categories.
At Michigan, he was a 2008–09 first team All-Big Ten Conference selection, a 2007–08
second team All-Big Ten selection and a 2009–10 third team All-Big Ten selection. Harris also earned Big Ten Academic All-Conference honors as both a sophomore and a junior after the 2008–09
and 2009–10 Big Ten Conference regular season
s.
He entered his sophomore season as the leading returning scorer in the Big Ten. During his sophomore season, Harris was the 2008–09 Big Ten leader in free throw
s made, free throw percentage, and was its second leading scorer. He was among the 2008–09 conference statistical leaders in numerous statistics (points
, rebounds
, assists
and steals
). Harris began the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
by recording the second triple double in school history. At midseason he was named as a finalist for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
and a Midseason Top-30 finalist for the 2010 John Wooden Award.
Harris went undrafted in 2010, he signed with the Cavaliers. Speculation is that he went undrafted partly due to a nagging injury that hampered his workouts. He saw limited action for the team in the summer rookie league. However in preseason, he survived roster cuts to make the 15-man roster. As a rookie, he began the season either on the bench or inactive for some games, but eventually worked his way into the starting lineup for a brief period due to injuries.
Born in Detroit, Michigan
, Harris was a 2005 Class A All-State fifth team selection as a sophomore by The Detroit News
. He was an Associated Press
Class A All-State first team selection in each of the next two seasons. Harris was selected as the 2007 Mr. Basketball of Michigan. That season he led the Redford to the Michigan High School Athletic Association
Class A championship game, which it lost to Saginaw High School
. During his high school basketball career, he became the first player to start for three consecutive Detroit Public School League championship teams since Jalen Rose
and Voshon Lenard
had done so from 1989–91. At Redford, Harris once recorded 52 points and 15 rebounds. During the 2006–07 season, his last at Redford, Harris averaged 33.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Harris was highly recruited, receiving offers from Tennessee, UCLA
, Wisconsin
, George Washington
, and Indiana
before committing to the University of Michigan
. He was ranked by Rivals.com
as the sixth-best shooting guard
in the country in the 2007 high school class, while Scout.com
ranked him the twelfth-best shooting guard. ESPN
ranked him #7, but they listed him as a point guard
. When Michigan announced that it would replace Tommy Amaker
with John Beilein
as head coach
, Harris was initially unsure if he would honor his signed letter of intent
, but when Michigan re-signed assistant coach Mike Jackson, he again decided to attend the school.
selection. After the 2007–08 NCAA basketball season, Harris was selected as a second team All-Big Ten Conference selection and an All-Freshman team selection. He led the Wolverines in scoring (16.4), assists (2.8), steals
(1.5), minutes (32.9) and free throw
percentage (82.0). Among his highlights during the season were being named to the Great Alaska Shootout
tournament team, becoming the fourth U-M freshman to score over 500 points in first season (516), and setting the U-M freshman record for free throw
s made in a season while playing at least 20 minutes and starting every game. During the season, he keyed the first three game winning streak of the season for the team, which earned him his first Big Ten Player of the Week Award.
's Robbie Hummel
was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. Preseason All-Big Ten status has not always led to regular season honors. In both 2005 and 2007, only two preseason selections made the regular season team. Harris opened the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball season with a career-high 30 points in a 77–55 victory over Michigan Tech on November 11. The following night in the second game of the Coaches vs. cancer classic, Harris nearly posted a triple double when he posted 26 points, and career-highs with 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 76–56 win against Northeastern University. This quick start earned Harris the November 17, 2008 Big Ten Player of the Week Award. Harris led the Big Ten Conference in scoring until the second last game of the preconference schedule when he snapped a ten-game double digit scoring streak. Throughout the season, he continued to battle with fellow sophomores Evan Turner
and Talor Battle
for the Big Ten scoring leadership. On February 5, Harris was selected along with Kalin Lucas
as one of only two Big Ten John R. Wooden Award
2008–09 Midseason Top 30 Candidates. On March 5, the National Association of Basketball Coaches
honored Harris as a District 7 (Big Ten) first-team selection along with four other sophomores (Lucas, Turner, Battle, and JaJuan Johnson
). On March 9 after the conclusion of the 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
, he was named to the first team All-Big Ten by both the Big Ten coaches and the Big Ten media along with the same four sophomores. He was also chosen on March 10 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association
for its 2008–09 Men's Division I District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Team, based on voting from its national membership. On March 26 Harris was honored as one of four Michigan men's basketball Winter Sports Big Ten Academic All-Conference selections.
Iowa Hawkeyes
freshman Matt Gatens completed the 2008–2009 season with 75/83 90.4% Free Throw shooting percentage in 32 games. However, a common threshold for eligibility for such a statistical championship is 2.5 free throws made per game and 75 % of team games played, leaving him five free throws short of eligibility. Thus, Harris, at 86.3% (176/204), was the Big Ten leader among those with a qualifying number of attempts according to some sources. However, the Big Ten Conference recognizes only two Free Throws made per game as the threshold. Nonetheless, the NCAA recognizes a 2.5 attempts per game minimum. Thus, according to the Big Ten Gatens is the Conference Free Throw Champion and according the NCAA Harris is the champion. Harris led the Wolverines in points, minutes, assists and steals. Additionally, Harris finished one behind teammate DeShawn Sims
for the team leadership rebounds. In the Big Ten, Harris ranked first (or second depending on the source) in free throw percentage, first in free throws made, second in points per game, fifth in assists per game, and sixth in rebounds per game. Harris and Evan Turner
(who led the Big Ten in scoring) were the only Big Ten players to finish in the conference's top 10 in total points, rebounds, assists, and steals. They are the 4th and 5th players in conference history to finish in the top ten in average points, rebounds, and assists since assists became a statistic in 1983–84, following Steve Smith
, Jim Jackson
, and Brian Evans
. Of these five, Harris was the only one to finish in the top six in each stat prior to Turner's 2009-10 season.
for the 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines, Harris was regarded by some as the most highly rated player in the Big Ten. E.g., the FOX Sports preseason All-American list included him on its second team. No other Big Ten player was listed above the third team. However, ESPN
chose both Lucas and Turner to its preseason second-team All-American list, while Harris was not shown on a single ballot. Harris and Sims were named among the 50 preseason Wooden Award
watch list nominees. Harris was also named to the preaseason Naismith College Player of the Year
watchlist. The 24-member Big Ten media panel selected Harris as a first team preseason All-Big Ten team member.
Harris opened the season by recording the second triple double in school history (Gary Grant
was the first) against Division II Northern Michigan
. This earned him his third Big Ten player of the week honor and marked the second consecutive season he earned the honor in the first week of the year. Harris was suspended prior to the January 23 game against #13 Purdue
due to unsportsmanlike conduct in one of the team's practices. Harris was named as a finalist for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
and a Midseason Top-30 finalist for the 2010 John Wooden Award. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the conference coaches and the media. He was recognized as an All-District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams. Since the Big Ten Conference
was its own district, this is equivalent to being named second team All-Big Ten by the NABC. Harris concluded his junior season with 484 free throws made. Cazzie Russell holds the official Michigan career record with 486 with Louis Bullock
's 505 total having been vacated due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal
. He joined Jalen Rose
and Mike McGee
as the only Wolverines to amass 1600 points over a three-year period. Harris finished the season among the Big Ten Conference leaders in several statistical categories including: fourth in scoring, tenth in rebounds, fifth in assists, seventh in free throw percentage, second in steals (1.83 to 1.81), and eighth in minutes played.
Harris told Coach John Beilein he would not be returning to the team for his senior season on March 26, 2010. He is soon to be hiring an agent. Although these were rumors reported by The Detroit News, Harris held a press conference on March 29 to announce his intentions to enter the NBA Draft. ESPN
has him ranked at 76. Draft Express, projects him as the 25th pick of the 2nd round. Another source has him listed as the 22nd pick of the 2nd round. Two days after the announcement, Harris was recognized as an Academic All-Conference performer again. Harris' name remained on the draft eligible list after the May 8 deadline for withdrawal. Harris endured a hamstring injury shortly before the draft, which hampered his draft workouts and draft potential. Harris was undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft on June 24, 2010.
in the NBA Summer League
in 2010
. He saw limited action due to the same ankle injury that impaired his draft status. After being an undrafted player from Michigan for about 3 1/2 months, Harris joined the Cleveland Cavaliers with a #6 jersey number as a non-guaranteed free agent member of the 20-man preseason roster. The Cavaliers reduced their roster to 15 by October 19 without cutting Harris, which means that Harris made the final roster. On opening night of the 2010–11 NBA season
for the Cavaliers
, Harris was on the active twelve-man roster, but was not one of the nine players to see action in the October 27 game versus the Boston Celtics. However, in the subsequent October 29 game against the Toronto Raptors, Harris debuted with an eight-point performance that included two-for-two three point shooting. According to ESPN
data, Harris' rookie salary is $473,604, which is the lowest on the roster. Harris' agent is Henry Thomas. Harris has been deep on the 15-man roster and in some games has not been one of the members of the 12-man active roster to dress for games. However, after compiling a 7–14 record in the first 21 games, head coach
Byron Scott
shuffled the lineup on December 8, and Harris played twenty-one minutes that night. In subsequent games, he saw significant action.
On December 29, Harris made his first start when Mo Williams
was recovering from an injury and Harris earned the surprise start instead of Ramon Sessions
. Harris started again on New Years Day 2011 alongside Sessions and posted his first double digit scoring night with eleven points and his first three-assist night. In his fourth start on January 7 against the Golden State, Harris posted his first double-double with career highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds and added 3 steals and 4 assists, too. Then, on January 9, he posted a new career-high 27 points against the Phoenix Suns. He finished January by scoring 20 points on back-to-back nights against the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat on January 30 and 31. He scored 19 in his next game against Indiana on February 2, but then with the return of Daniel Gibson
and Anthony Parker
to the lineup he saw little action until Gibson was unavailable against Houston on February 23 and Harris scored 21.
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(Corrine), an uncle (Perry) and the "ale" of his immediate siblings—Janelle, Jerrelle and Al. He has a total of nine brothers and sisters and is the son of Merrick (Harris-Carter) and James Carter. His nickname, "Manny", was given to him by his father after a character in Scarface
.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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. He is a former All-Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
guard who played three seasons for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the...
team. He decided to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility and declare himself eligible
Eligibility for the NBA Draft
The NBA Draft, the annual event in which the 30 franchises in the National Basketball Association select new players for their teams, has distinctive eligibility rules, which have changed several times during the history of the league.-Early history:...
for the 2010 NBA Draft
2010 NBA Draft
The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur...
, but went undrafted. Harris previously attended Redford High School
Redford High School
Redford High School was a secondary educational facility in Detroit, Michigan. The school opened in 1924 and ceased operations in June 2007. Staffed and operated by the Detroit Public Schools; Redford High School served the sub-communities of Old Redford, Grandmont, Rosedale Park and...
in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
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, where he was a two-time All-State first team selection and won the state's Mr. Basketball
Mr. Basketball of Michigan
Each year the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan...
award as a senior. He led his team to three consecutive Detroit Public School League championships. Harris is one of only five Big Ten Conference basketball players to have finished in the top ten in the conference in scoring, rebounding, and assist average in the same season and prior to Evan Turner
Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
's 2009-10 season, Harris' 2008-09 season was the only time a player had finished in the top six of all three categories.
At Michigan, he was a 2008–09 first team All-Big Ten Conference selection, a 2007–08
2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2007 ended with the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2008 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.-Season headlines:...
second team All-Big Ten selection and a 2009–10 third team All-Big Ten selection. Harris also earned Big Ten Academic All-Conference honors as both a sophomore and a junior after the 2008–09
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904. It was the 104th season of Big Ten Conference basketball play...
and 2009–10 Big Ten Conference regular season
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904...
s.
He entered his sophomore season as the leading returning scorer in the Big Ten. During his sophomore season, Harris was the 2008–09 Big Ten leader in free throw
Free throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team...
s made, free throw percentage, and was its second leading scorer. He was among the 2008–09 conference statistical leaders in numerous statistics (points
Point (basketball)
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....
, rebounds
Rebound (basketball)
A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...
, assists
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
and steals
Steal (basketball)
In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
). Harris began the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...
by recording the second triple double in school history. At midseason he was named as a finalist for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
Bob Cousy Award
The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Association champion Bob Cousy, who played point guard for the Boston Celtics...
and a Midseason Top-30 finalist for the 2010 John Wooden Award.
Harris went undrafted in 2010, he signed with the Cavaliers. Speculation is that he went undrafted partly due to a nagging injury that hampered his workouts. He saw limited action for the team in the summer rookie league. However in preseason, he survived roster cuts to make the 15-man roster. As a rookie, he began the season either on the bench or inactive for some games, but eventually worked his way into the starting lineup for a brief period due to injuries.
High school
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Harris was a 2005 Class A All-State fifth team selection as a sophomore by The Detroit News
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
. He was an Associated Press
Associated Press
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Class A All-State first team selection in each of the next two seasons. Harris was selected as the 2007 Mr. Basketball of Michigan. That season he led the Redford to the Michigan High School Athletic Association
Michigan High School Athletic Association
-About:The Michigan High School Athletic Association is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing...
Class A championship game, which it lost to Saginaw High School
Saginaw High School
Saginaw High School is located in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. The student enrollment is approximately 746 students....
. During his high school basketball career, he became the first player to start for three consecutive Detroit Public School League championship teams since Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose
Jalen Anthony Rose is a retired American professional basketball player, who currently works as a sports analyst for the sports television network ESPN...
and Voshon Lenard
Voshon Lenard
Voshon Kelan Lenard is an American professional basketball player. He is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA . He was listed as 6' 4" and 215 lbs, and was born in Detroit, Michigan...
had done so from 1989–91. At Redford, Harris once recorded 52 points and 15 rebounds. During the 2006–07 season, his last at Redford, Harris averaged 33.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Harris was highly recruited, receiving offers from Tennessee, UCLA
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin....
, George Washington
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, and Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
before committing to the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He was ranked by Rivals.com
Rivals.com
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as the sixth-best shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
in the country in the 2007 high school class, while Scout.com
Scout.com
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ranked him the twelfth-best shooting guard. ESPN
ESPN
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ranked him #7, but they listed him as a point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
. When Michigan announced that it would replace Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker
Harold Tommy Amaker is the current head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also served as head basketball coach for the University of Michigan men's basketball team and at Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke...
with John Beilein
John Beilein
John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract...
as head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
, Harris was initially unsure if he would honor his signed letter of intent
Letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement...
, but when Michigan re-signed assistant coach Mike Jackson, he again decided to attend the school.
College
Freshman year
Prior to the 2007–08 basketball season, he was selected as a second team pre-season All-Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
selection. After the 2007–08 NCAA basketball season, Harris was selected as a second team All-Big Ten Conference selection and an All-Freshman team selection. He led the Wolverines in scoring (16.4), assists (2.8), steals
Steal (basketball)
In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
(1.5), minutes (32.9) and free throw
Free throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team...
percentage (82.0). Among his highlights during the season were being named to the Great Alaska Shootout
Great Alaska Shootout
The Great Alaska Shootout is an annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The University of Alaska Anchorage hosts the tournament every Thanksgiving. Tournament games are played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage...
tournament team, becoming the fourth U-M freshman to score over 500 points in first season (516), and setting the U-M freshman record for free throw
Free throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team...
s made in a season while playing at least 20 minutes and starting every game. During the season, he keyed the first three game winning streak of the season for the team, which earned him his first Big Ten Player of the Week Award.
Sophomore year
As a 2008–09 first team pre-season All-Big Ten player, he is the first Wolverine to earn the honor since Daniel Horton in 2004. Although he is the leading returning scorer and top draft prospect, PurduePurdue Boilermakers men's basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
's Robbie Hummel
Robbie Hummel
Robert John Hummel is an American college basketball player for Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana...
was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. Preseason All-Big Ten status has not always led to regular season honors. In both 2005 and 2007, only two preseason selections made the regular season team. Harris opened the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball season with a career-high 30 points in a 77–55 victory over Michigan Tech on November 11. The following night in the second game of the Coaches vs. cancer classic, Harris nearly posted a triple double when he posted 26 points, and career-highs with 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 76–56 win against Northeastern University. This quick start earned Harris the November 17, 2008 Big Ten Player of the Week Award. Harris led the Big Ten Conference in scoring until the second last game of the preconference schedule when he snapped a ten-game double digit scoring streak. Throughout the season, he continued to battle with fellow sophomores Evan Turner
Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
and Talor Battle
Talor Battle
Talor Battle is an American basketball player for Cholet Basket in France. In college he played for Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team...
for the Big Ten scoring leadership. On February 5, Harris was selected along with Kalin Lucas
Kalin Lucas
Kalin Lucas is an American professional basketball player with Olympiacos. He attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan and played college basketball at Michigan State.-College career:...
as one of only two Big Ten John R. Wooden Award
John R. Wooden Award
The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
2008–09 Midseason Top 30 Candidates. On March 5, the National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
honored Harris as a District 7 (Big Ten) first-team selection along with four other sophomores (Lucas, Turner, Battle, and JaJuan Johnson
JaJuan Johnson
JaJuan Markeis Johnson is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played collegiate basketball at Purdue University. During his sophomore season, he was named a First-Team All-Big Ten selection. As a junior, he was named a...
). On March 9 after the conclusion of the 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904. It was the 104th season of Big Ten Conference basketball play...
, he was named to the first team All-Big Ten by both the Big Ten coaches and the Big Ten media along with the same four sophomores. He was also chosen on March 10 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association
United States Basketball Writers Association
The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:...
for its 2008–09 Men's Division I District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Team, based on voting from its national membership. On March 26 Harris was honored as one of four Michigan men's basketball Winter Sports Big Ten Academic All-Conference selections.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They currently play in 15,500-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with the school's women's basketball, wrestling, and...
freshman Matt Gatens completed the 2008–2009 season with 75/83 90.4% Free Throw shooting percentage in 32 games. However, a common threshold for eligibility for such a statistical championship is 2.5 free throws made per game and 75 % of team games played, leaving him five free throws short of eligibility. Thus, Harris, at 86.3% (176/204), was the Big Ten leader among those with a qualifying number of attempts according to some sources. However, the Big Ten Conference recognizes only two Free Throws made per game as the threshold. Nonetheless, the NCAA recognizes a 2.5 attempts per game minimum. Thus, according to the Big Ten Gatens is the Conference Free Throw Champion and according the NCAA Harris is the champion. Harris led the Wolverines in points, minutes, assists and steals. Additionally, Harris finished one behind teammate DeShawn Sims
DeShawn Sims
-College:-Freshman and sophomore years:At the University of Michigan, Sims started two games as a freshman and all 32 games as a sophomore. His brother, Marcus Pruitt, who was a junior at Pershing, was fatally shot during Sims's freshman year...
for the team leadership rebounds. In the Big Ten, Harris ranked first (or second depending on the source) in free throw percentage, first in free throws made, second in points per game, fifth in assists per game, and sixth in rebounds per game. Harris and Evan Turner
Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
(who led the Big Ten in scoring) were the only Big Ten players to finish in the conference's top 10 in total points, rebounds, assists, and steals. They are the 4th and 5th players in conference history to finish in the top ten in average points, rebounds, and assists since assists became a statistic in 1983–84, following Steve Smith
Steve Smith (basketball)
Steven Delano "Steve" Smith is a retired American basketball player. He played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, including the Miami Heat, the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, but is perhaps best known for his five-year stint with the...
, Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson (basketball)
James Arthur "Jim" Jackson is an American retired professional basketball player. Over his 14 NBA seasons, Jackson was on the active roster of 12 different teams, tying the league record. He is currently a basketball analyst on the Big Ten Network.-High school and college career:Jackson was a 6'6"...
, and Brian Evans
Brian Evans (basketball)
Brian Keith Evans is an American professional basketball player who has formerly played in the NBA. A 6'8" and 220 lb forward, he played high school basketball at Terre Haute South, Indiana; Evans attended Indiana University from 1991–96, and played for the Hoosiers from 1992–96. Evans...
. Of these five, Harris was the only one to finish in the top six in each stat prior to Turner's 2009-10 season.
Junior year
Entering the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...
for the 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines, Harris was regarded by some as the most highly rated player in the Big Ten. E.g., the FOX Sports preseason All-American list included him on its second team. No other Big Ten player was listed above the third team. However, ESPN
ESPN
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chose both Lucas and Turner to its preseason second-team All-American list, while Harris was not shown on a single ballot. Harris and Sims were named among the 50 preseason Wooden Award
John R. Wooden Award
The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
watch list nominees. Harris was also named to the preaseason Naismith College Player of the Year
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
watchlist. The 24-member Big Ten media panel selected Harris as a first team preseason All-Big Ten team member.
Harris opened the season by recording the second triple double in school history (Gary Grant
Gary Grant
Gary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....
was the first) against Division II Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
. This earned him his third Big Ten player of the week honor and marked the second consecutive season he earned the honor in the first week of the year. Harris was suspended prior to the January 23 game against #13 Purdue
2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his fifth season with the Boilers...
due to unsportsmanlike conduct in one of the team's practices. Harris was named as a finalist for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
Bob Cousy Award
The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Association champion Bob Cousy, who played point guard for the Boston Celtics...
and a Midseason Top-30 finalist for the 2010 John Wooden Award. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the conference coaches and the media. He was recognized as an All-District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams. Since the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
was its own district, this is equivalent to being named second team All-Big Ten by the NABC. Harris concluded his junior season with 484 free throws made. Cazzie Russell holds the official Michigan career record with 486 with Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....
's 505 total having been vacated due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal
University of Michigan basketball scandal
The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin...
. He joined Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose
Jalen Anthony Rose is a retired American professional basketball player, who currently works as a sports analyst for the sports television network ESPN...
and Mike McGee
Mike McGee (basketball)
Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77...
as the only Wolverines to amass 1600 points over a three-year period. Harris finished the season among the Big Ten Conference leaders in several statistical categories including: fourth in scoring, tenth in rebounds, fifth in assists, seventh in free throw percentage, second in steals (1.83 to 1.81), and eighth in minutes played.
Harris told Coach John Beilein he would not be returning to the team for his senior season on March 26, 2010. He is soon to be hiring an agent. Although these were rumors reported by The Detroit News, Harris held a press conference on March 29 to announce his intentions to enter the NBA Draft. ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
has him ranked at 76. Draft Express, projects him as the 25th pick of the 2nd round. Another source has him listed as the 22nd pick of the 2nd round. Two days after the announcement, Harris was recognized as an Academic All-Conference performer again. Harris' name remained on the draft eligible list after the May 8 deadline for withdrawal. Harris endured a hamstring injury shortly before the draft, which hampered his draft workouts and draft potential. Harris was undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft on June 24, 2010.
2010–2011
Harris played for the Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
in the NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
in 2010
2010 in basketball
Tournaments include international , professional and amateur and collegiate levels.-Men's tournaments:* 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey** ** All-tournament team:*** Kevin Durant, *** Linas Kleiza,...
. He saw limited action due to the same ankle injury that impaired his draft status. After being an undrafted player from Michigan for about 3 1/2 months, Harris joined the Cleveland Cavaliers with a #6 jersey number as a non-guaranteed free agent member of the 20-man preseason roster. The Cavaliers reduced their roster to 15 by October 19 without cutting Harris, which means that Harris made the final roster. On opening night of the 2010–11 NBA season
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
for the Cavaliers
2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 24 - The 2010 NBA Draft was held in New York City.*July 1 - The free agency period started....
, Harris was on the active twelve-man roster, but was not one of the nine players to see action in the October 27 game versus the Boston Celtics. However, in the subsequent October 29 game against the Toronto Raptors, Harris debuted with an eight-point performance that included two-for-two three point shooting. According to ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
data, Harris' rookie salary is $473,604, which is the lowest on the roster. Harris' agent is Henry Thomas. Harris has been deep on the 15-man roster and in some games has not been one of the members of the 12-man active roster to dress for games. However, after compiling a 7–14 record in the first 21 games, head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Byron Scott
Byron Scott (basketball)
Byron Antom Scott is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was formerly the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University, but left school in his junior year to...
shuffled the lineup on December 8, and Harris played twenty-one minutes that night. In subsequent games, he saw significant action.
On December 29, Harris made his first start when Mo Williams
Mo Williams
Maurice "Mo" Williams is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association...
was recovering from an injury and Harris earned the surprise start instead of Ramon Sessions
Ramon Sessions
Ramon Sessions is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was drafted by Milwaukee with the 56th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Sessions played collegiately at the University of Nevada for three years. Sessions ranks second in career assists at Nevada with 478...
. Harris started again on New Years Day 2011 alongside Sessions and posted his first double digit scoring night with eleven points and his first three-assist night. In his fourth start on January 7 against the Golden State, Harris posted his first double-double with career highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds and added 3 steals and 4 assists, too. Then, on January 9, he posted a new career-high 27 points against the Phoenix Suns. He finished January by scoring 20 points on back-to-back nights against the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat on January 30 and 31. He scored 19 in his next game against Indiana on February 2, but then with the return of Daniel Gibson
Daniel Gibson
Daniel Hiram Gibson is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname, "Boobie," was given to him by his mother. He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers ever since 2006 when he was drafted in the second round...
and Anthony Parker
Anthony Parker
Anthony Michael Parker is an American professional basketball player who last played with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association . After graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA Draft and played briefly in the NBA before...
to the lineup he saw little action until Gibson was unavailable against Houston on February 23 and Harris scored 21.
Regular season
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2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
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Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
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Career highs
- Points: 27 @ Phoenix 01/09/11
- Rebounds: 10 @ Golden State 01/07/11
- Assists: 5 3 times
- Steals: 3 2 times
- Blocks: 1 7 times
Personal
His name, Corperryale, is a combination of the names of his cousinCousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
(Corrine), an uncle (Perry) and the "ale" of his immediate siblings—Janelle, Jerrelle and Al. He has a total of nine brothers and sisters and is the son of Merrick (Harris-Carter) and James Carter. His nickname, "Manny", was given to him by his father after a character in Scarface
Scarface (1983 film)
Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana...
.
External links
- NBA.com
- ESPN stats (NBA)
- ESPN stats (college)
- Basketball-reference.com
- Sports Illustrated stats
- University of Michigan bio
- Harris archive at AnnArbor.comAnnArbor.comAnnArbor.com is an online newspaper that covers local news of Ann Arbor, Michigan and the surrounding Washtenaw County, Michigan.- Overview :...
- NBA summer league stats
- Manny Harris tribute rap