 Harris defending against Clemson on February 3, 2024. | |
| No. 5 – Memphis Tigers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-06-21)June 21, 2001 (age 23) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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Dante Harris (born June 21, 2001) is an Americancollege basketball player for theMemphis Tigers of theAmerican Athletic Conference. He previously played for theVirginia Cavaliers &Georgetown Hoyas.
Harris played basketball forAlcoa High School inAlcoa, Tennessee. He averaged 32 points and nine assists per game and led his team to a District 4-AA title as a sophomore.[1][2] He transferred to Lakeway Christian Academy inMorristown, Tennessee.[3] As a junior, Harris averaged 30.6 points, nine assists and four steals per game.[4] He was one of three finalists for the Division II-ATennessee Mr. Basketball award as a senior, averaging 32.6 points, 9.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.[5] He committed to playing college basketball forGeorgetown over offers fromGeorgia State,East Tennessee State andSouth Alabama, among others.[6]
On December 13, 2020, Harris scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 97–94 overtime win againstSt. John's.[7] On March 11, he recorded 18 points and five assists in a 72–71 upset win over top-seededVillanova at theBig East tournament quarterfinals.[8] Harris was named most outstanding player of the tournament after leading Georgetown to the title. As a freshman, he averaged eight points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[9] Harris averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He sat out the first several games of his junior season for personal reasons before entering the transfer portal.
On December 18, 2022, Harris transferred to theUniversity of Virginia and redshirted the remainder of the season.[10] He averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 assists per game as a redshirt junior.[11] Harris initially entered the transfer portal in April 2024, but withdrew his name and announced he would return to Virginia as a walk-on.[12]
On December 27, 2024, Harris decided to join Memphis after entering the transfer portal in the fall and was eligible immediately.[13]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2020–21 | Georgetown | 26 | 21 | 30.3 | .349 | .260 | .897 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .0 | 8.0 |
| 2021–22 | Georgetown | 29 | 29 | 32.2 | .375 | .275 | .747 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .1 | 11.9 |
| 2022–23 | Virginia |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Virginia | 24 | 1 | 13.7 | .280 | .100 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 2.5 |
| 2024–25 | Memphis | |||||||||||
| Career | 55 | 50 | 31.3 | .365 | .268 | .798 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.0 | |