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Tyler Harris Season 2015-16

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Tyler Harris Season 2015-16

ClassFifth Year
HometownDix Hills, N.Y.

2015-16 (Graduate):  Ranked 19th in the SEC averaging 13.9 points, ranked ninth in the SEC with 7.7 rebounds and ranked sixth in offensive rebounds with 2.8 ... shot 45.3 percent from the field, 25.0 percent from 3-point range and 65.5 percent from the foul line ... did not have a double-double prior to Auburn and had eight this season, tying for fourth in the SEC ... scored his 1,000th-career point at Vanderbilt on Jan. 12, finishing with 1,196 points in his career (418 points at Auburn, 743 points at Providence from 2013-15, 35 points at NC State in 2011-12 ... had his first career double-double with a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds vs. Colorado ... had 21 points (3-3 3s) and 11 rebounds in the win vs. No. 13 Kentucky ... 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win at Coastal Carolina ... 19 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds in the win vs. Tennessee in his SEC debut ... 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists vs. No. 22 South Carolina ... on Senior Night vs. No. 18 Texas A&M, totaled 20 points, 8 rebounds and a career-high 3 blocks ... 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. Mercer ... 18 points (8-10 fgs), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals vs. Northwestern State ... 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee ... 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist vs. UAB in his Auburn debut ... 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Harvard in the Diamond Head Classic ... 15 points and 9 rebounds at Hawai'i in the Diamond Head Classic ... Played in the NCAA Tournament three years in college, two at Providence and one at NC State ... very mature ... trains like a pro and is very disciplined ... a stretch four man ... causes matchup problems ... received the most prestigious award, the Paul Lambert/Tommy Joe Eagles Memorial Trophy, at the year end Auburn Basketball Awards Banquet ... played in the Portsmouth Invitational in April ... Academic Top Tiger.

2014-15 (Junior): Averaged 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 0.9 steals in 26.7 minutes per game at Providence ... played in 34 games, starting 12 ... shot 42.1 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from 3-point range and 73.4 percent from the foul line ... 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Albany ... 18 points at Villanova ... 17 points vs. #6 Villanova ... 17 points and 5 rebounds vs. #21 Butler ... 17 points vs. Notre Dame ... 17 points and 4 assists vs. Rhode Island ... 15 points vs. St. John’s ... 13 points and 6 rebounds each vs. Marquette and Brown ... 13 points vs. Miami ... 13 points at Creighton ... 12 points vs. Xavier ... 12 points and 3 steals vs. UMass ... 12 points and 5 rebounds vs. St. John’s ... 11 points and 8 rebounds vs. Binghamton ... 11 points and 6 rebounds each vs. DePaul and Navy ... 10 points and 7 rebounds vs. Seton Hall ... 2 points and 4 rebounds in 12 minutes in Providence’s NCAA Tournament second round loss to Dayton.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Averaged 11.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal in 32.2 minutes per game at Providence under coach Ed Cooley as the Friars won the Big East ... started all 35 games ... shot 43.3 percent from the floor, 32.2 percent from 3-point range and 83.9 percent from the foul line ... had 23 blocks on the season ... 13 points and 3 blocks vs. North Carolina NCAA Tournament second round ... 22 points and nine rebounds vs. Seton Hall ... 22 points and 9 rebounds vs. La Salle ... 21 points and 7 rebounds while going 8-8 from the free throw line vs. Brown ... 19 points vs. Yale ... 18 points and 5 rebounds at DePaul ... 18 points at St. John’s ... 18 points and 6 rebounds vs. Maine ... 17 points on 4-8 shooting from the field, including 3-4 3fgs, and 4 rebounds vs. Seton Hall ... 16 points and 9 rebounds at #23 UMass ... 16 points and was 8-8 from the foul line vs. Fairfield ... 15 points and 4 rebounds vs. Vanderbilt ... 14 points at Bulter ... 13 points at Georgetown ... 13 points and 5 rebounds vs. Marist ... 12 points and 5 rebounds vs. Butler ... 12 points and 6 rebounds vs. Xavier ... 11 points and 6 rebounds at Seton Hall ... 11 points and 7 rebounds at Rhode Island ... 10 points and was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team vs. Maryland ... 10 points vs. #3 Kentucky ... 10 points and 5 rebounds vs. #20 Creighton ... had a career-high 11 rebounds at Marquette ... 10 points and 6 rebounds vs. DePaul ... 6 points and 10 rebounds vs. St. John’s ... 10 points vs. #14 Creighton ... earned the team’s Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award.

2012-13 (Redshirted): Redshirted after transfering from N.C. State ... attended the Lebron James and Kevin Durant Skills Academies.

2011-12 (Freshman): Averaged 1.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 6.9 minutes per game at N.C. State under coach Mark Gottfried as the Wolfpack reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen ... played in 19 games, starting 3, as NC State went 24-13 overall and was 9-7 in the ACC, tying for fourth ... shot 35.1 percent from the floor, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 70 percent from the foul line ... season-high 8 points in the season opener vs. UNC Asheville ... 7 points and season-high 6 rebounds vs. Vanderbilt ... 4 points and a season-high 3 assists vs. Morehead State ... 3 rebounds in 7 minutes in No. 11 seed NC State’s 60-57 loss to No. 2 seed Kanasas in the Sweet Sixteen ... NC State defeated No. 3 seed and 15th-ranked Georgetown 66-63 in the second round after beating No. 5 seed and No. 22 ranked San Diego State 79-65 in the first round ... 3 points and 1 rebound vs. Delaware State.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds as a senior at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., as a senior under coach Roshaun McLeod in 2010-11 ... rated a four-star ESPN Recruit and was ranked the No. 20 power forward ... earned team MVP honors as a senior ... had one of his top performances vs. St. Patrick’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist when he totaled 25 points and 12 rebounds and was named MVP of the Showcase Game ... 25 points vs. St. Raymond’s ... prior to his senior year, attended Half Hallow Hills High in his hometown Dix Hills, N.Y., averaging 14.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 asists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks under coach Bill Mitaritonna ... While at Half Hallow Hills, played alongside his brothers, Terry and Tobias, former Tennessee star and current Orlando Magic forward, and led their team to a 25-1 mark and a spot in the New York State Class AA championship game in 2009 ... earned All-League and All-Suffolk County honors in 2009 ... team also captured the Long Island Championship and Suffolk County Championship in 2009 ... attended Long Island Lutherane and helped the team capture the state title as a sophomore in 2008 under coach Brian Carey ... full name is Tyler James Lee Harris ... majoring in adult education in graduate school ... son of Torrel and Lisa Harris ... Torrel Sr. played basketball at Duquesne ... has three brothers, Torrel Jr., Tobias and Terry and two sisters, Tesia and Tori ... Tobias, in his fifth year in the NBA, signed a four-year, $64-million contract with the Orlando Magic in July 2015 ... Tobias was a USBWA Freshman All-American and All-SEC selection at Tennessee under coach Bruce Pearl in 2010-11 ... oldest sister Tesia was the first sibling to go Div. I as she played at Delaware and then St. John’s, played professionally in Slovakia and was an assistant coach at New York Institute of Technology ... cousin of the Orlando Magic’s Channing Frye ... both Tyler and Tobias wear No. 12 as a tribute to close friend Morgan Childs, who died at 17 due to leukemia.

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