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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Anthony Harris
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
- High School:
- Paul VI
Played in 21 games as a Tar Heel, including 16 as a red-shirt freshman in 2020-21 • Scored in double figures twice (14 vs. UCLA in 2019-20 and 10 vs. NC State in 2020-21).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 3.2 points in 10.9 minutes per game • Had 20 assists and 11 turnovers • Was 9 for 18 from the floor in the four postseason games • Top scoring games were 10 against NC State, eight vs. Notre Dame in Greensboro, six vs. Louisville and six vs. Wisconsin • Had three assists four times • Had the second-highest assists per 40 minutes on the team (4.6) behind only starting point guard Caleb Love • Averaged 5.0 points and 1.7 assists in the ACC Tournament.
Matched his career high with three assists in ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Tied his career high with two three-pointers and scored eight points in ACC second round win over Notre Dame • Tied his career best with three assists in the home win over Duke • Scored six points and had three assists vs. Louisville, returning to action after missing the Northeastern game due to a concussion he suffered at Virginia • Two steals in a season-high 15 minutes in the win at Duke • Season-high 10 points in 10 minutes in the win over NC State • Returned to action on 1/16, when he played eight and a half minutes in the second half at Florida State • Made an immediate impact with five points, excellent defense (won the defensive player of the game award) and a team-high-tying three assists • Led UNC with a plus-10 (no other Tar Heel was better than plus-2 for the game) • Missed the first 12 games (and 32 straight overall) after he injured his right ACL on 12/30/19 (one year and 10 days past surgery).
REDSHIRT SEASON (2019-20)
Missed the first eight games due to a left knee injury he suffered in high school, then played in five straight games from Dec. 8 (at Virginia) through Dec. 30 (Yale) • Suffered a torn right ACL against Yale on 12/30/19 • Had surgery on 1/6/2020 • Was a plus 41 and averaged 9.3 points in UNC’s previous three games against Gonzaga, UCLA and Yale • Had six points in 13 minutes and was a team-high plus 10 against Yale before being injured • Season-high 14 points, all in the second half, in UNC’s win over UCLA • Scored eight straight Tar Heel points in a 10-2 run that extended UNC’s lead from four to 12 • Was plus 15 against the Bruins • Also won his first defensive player of the game award • Eight points in 14 minutes at Gonzaga • Saw his first action on 12/8 at Virginia, scoring four points in six minutes • First game action since injuring his left knee as a high school senior on 12/1/18.
PREP
Played for Paul VI Catholic High School for coach Glenn Farello in Fairfax, Va. • Tore his ACL in December of his senior year in high school • Averaged 12.9 points his junior year • Played for Team Takeover in the EYBL with Tar Heel classmate Armando Bacot • Averaged 8.2 points per game, shooting 43 percent from three-point range • Won of the 2018 EYBL Peach Jam Classic • Won the WCAC regular season championship with Paul VI Catholic his junior year.
PERSONAL
Born Anthony Jy’el Harris on July 6, 2000, in Washington, D.C. • Is the son of Anthony and Meecsha Harris • Undeclared major.
