With the offseason here, it’s time to look at the former Tigers who are still playing professionally overseas. After looking at Jeremiah Martin, Kyvon Davenport, Kareem Brewton Jr. and Raynere Thornton, it’s time to look at Tyler Harris.
Harris played three seasons for the Tigers and was a fan favorite. After playing his first two seasons at Memphis, he transferred to Iowa State before returning to the Bluff City for the 2021-22 season.
As a freshman, Harris averaged 10.8 points, 1.9 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 36 games. In his first collegiate season, Harris recorded 20 or more points in five of his first nine games, including 25 points in a loss against College of Charleston during the Advocare Invitational.
As a sophomore, the guard averaged 8.7 points, 0.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds, but he improved his three-point shooting percentage from 31.5 percent to 36.4 percent. Harris played five fewer minutes per game and decided to transfer after his second season with the program.
He signed with Iowa State but only played 24 games due to the COVID year. Harris averaged 7.5 points, an assist and a steal in 23 minutes per game, and he returned to Memphis following one year in Ames.
In his return to Memphis, he appeared in 33 games, including three starts, and he averaged 8.8 points, 1.7 assists and shot 39.3 percent from deep on 4.2 attempts per game.
Harris scored 15 or more points in nine games during his final season with the Tigers and had a season-high 24 points, including six made three-pointers, against Tulsa.
Harris used his extra COVID year to finish his career at USF, where he averaged 16.9 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game.
After his final collegiate season, he went to Spain and played for HLA Alicante in Spain’s second league. During that season, he averaged 9.6 points and shot 39.3 percent from deep in 33 games.
Following that year, he moved to Pardubice in the Czech Republic’s Mattoni NBL. He appeared in only three games for Pardubice and averaged 10 points and shot 41.7 percent in 17.3 minutes per game.
This season, he played for Naestved in the Danish BasketLigaen. He’s averaging 17.3 points, 3.9 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game, and he’s shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from three-point range.
He made four or more three-pointers in 12 games this season, including an 8-for-12 showing in a 35-point performance in December.
Harris’ team is still playing, and their next game is on May 21 against Bakken.