University of Memphis Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Harris, Tyler
Jersey Number 1
Tyler Harris
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 150
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Iowa State
Bio
Honors
- 2019 AAC All-Freshman Team
- Landed six 3-pointers en route to 24 points at Tulsa Jan. 23
- Had 20 points and a key steal against Cincinnati Jan. 9
- Made first Memphis start since 2018-19 Dec. 10 against Murray State and had 15 points and four assists in 25 minutes
- Buried four 3-pointers against Saint Louis on Nov. 16
- Made Memphis return Nov. 9 against Tennessee Tech
- One of two Cyclones to play in all 24 games, making 11 starts
- Averaged 7.5 points per game and was second on the team with 39 three-pointers made
- Reached double figures seven times while playing 22.9 minutes per game
- Season-high 22 points against Baylor, connecting on 5-of-8 3s and 8-of-12 field goals
- Had three games with four or more 3-pointers
- Tallied 18 points against Oklahoma State and hit 5-of-8 3s to finish with 15 points against West Virginia
- Also had a season-high four steals against the Cowboys
- Scored 15 points against Texas Tech
- Appeared in each of Memphis' 31 games and averaged 8.7 points per game
- 59 3-pointers led the team and ranked fifth for treys made by a sophomore in school history
- Scored a season-high 19 points, including a season-best five 3-pointers, in a March 5 home win against Wichita State
- Scored in double figures in six of final nine games of the season and made 21 3-pointers
- Made multiple treys in six of those final nine games and averaged 10.4 points and 2.7 rebounds during the stretch
- Scored in double figures in 16 games
- 59 3-pointers ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference
- Shot 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 85.1 percent from the free throw line
- Was the team's top free-throw shooter
- Averaged 15.2 points per game on the team's 2019 Foreign Trip to The Bahamas
- Led the team in scoring with 19 points in the Tigers' most impressive win, an 87-77 victory over the Bahamas National Team
- Went 13-of-32 (.406) from 3-point range during the four exhibition games played at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau and shot 43 percent (20-of-47) from the floor
- Earned a spot on the American Athletic Conference’s All-Freshman Team after a solid debut season
- Scored in double figures 19 times and led the team in 3-pointers made
- Established a school record for 3-pointers made by a freshman with 79
- The total ranks fifth-most in a single season in school history
- Seven made 3-pointers in a Nov. 25 game against Charleston in the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando tied a freshman record
- Finished the season as the team's third-leading scorer (10.8 points per game)
- Had five 20-point games in the first nine games of career
- Was named AAC Freshman of the Week on two occasions during the season
- Was named the recipient of the 2018 Class AAA Mr. Basketball Award
- Was a finalist for the award in 2017
- Led the city in scoring with a 30.3 points-per-game average
- Also averaged 6.1 assists per game
- The leading scorer in Cordova High history
- Is one of only 12 players in Memphis high school basketball history to score more than 2,500 career points
- 2,647 points rank 12th all-time
- Was a first-team all-state pick by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and a finalist for The Commercial Appeal's Player of the Year
- Led Cordova to a 23-8 record during the 2017-18 season and a trip to the state sectionals
- Was the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017 and an all-state selection in 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Also was a 2018 McDonald's All-American nominee
- Became the first Memphis-area high school player to average more than 30 points a game in a single season since Sheffield's Randy Culpepper in 2005-06
- A four-star recruit, was ranked among the top-150 players in the country as a senior at Cordova
- Chose Memphis over Baylor
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Friday, March 21
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