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David Harrison (basketball)

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David Harrison
Personal information
Born (1982-08-15) August 15, 1982 (age 42)
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrentwood Academy
(Brentwood, Tennessee)
CollegeColorado (2001–2004)
NBA draft2004: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career2004–2014
PositionCenter
Number13, 16, 7, 3
Career history
2004–2008Indiana Pacers
2008–2009Beijing Ducks
2009–2011Guangdong Southern Tigers
2011–2012Tianjin Ronggang
2012Reno Bighorns
2014Metrowest Ballas
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

David Joshua Harrison (born August 15, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. A former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the Indiana Pacers, he was a member of the Beijing Ducks for the 2008–09 season[1] and played with the Guangdong Southern Tigers[2] for the next two years. He also played for the Tianjin Ronggang.[3] At Brentwood Academy, Harrison was named Mr. Basketball in Tennessee, in both 2000 and 2001, for Division 2 schools.[4] He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers out of the University of Colorado at Boulder with the 29th pick of the 2004 NBA draft.[5]

College career

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In college, he was named First Team All-Big 12[6] and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by the Associated Press as a junior.[7] He finished his college career as Colorado's all-time leading shot-blocker with 225 blocks.[8]

NBA career

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Harrison was drafted 29th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers.[5] Harrison was expected to be the #2 or maybe even #3 center in the Pacers' depth chart for his rookie year of 2004–05, behind Jeff Foster and Scot Pollard. However, due to injuries to Pollard and the suspensions of Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and Ron Artest, he became a starter at a much earlier part of his career than most people anticipated. He ended up starting 14 of the 43 games he played in his rookie season,[9] before missing the final two months due to injury.

Harrison was charged with one count of assault and battery for his involvement in the Pacers–Pistons brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004, though he was not penalized by the league for the incident.[10]

In his sophomore season of 2005–06 with the Pacers, Harrison played in 67 games, starting 17 of them, playing an average of 15.4 minutes and contributing 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[9]

In 2008, the Pacers suspended Harrison for one game following an incident in which Harrison berated an official after being hit in the face by Matt Bonner hit him in the face (Bonner was called for an offensive foul).[11] In Harrison's first game back from the suspension he had 4 points, 6 rebounds and a career high 6 blocks in just 20 minutes of play.[12]

The Indiana Pacers chose not to re-sign Harrison after his contract expired at the end of the 2007–08 season.[13] The Minnesota Timberwolves signed him to their practice squad for the preseason, but he was waived before the 2008–09 regular season began.

Off-court

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In an interview, Harrison admitted to smoking marijuana in the offseason.[14] The habit continued into the regular season and he was suspended 5 games in 2008.[15]

Post-NBA career

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After leaving the Indiana Pacers after the 2007–2008 season, he was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but they declined to offer him a contract.[13] and so Harrison chose to go over to China and play there. He ultimately played three seasons in China.[16] In the 2011–2012 season, he played for the NBA D-League team Reno Bighorns.[17] In 2012, he also played for the Dallas Mavericks summer league team.[18] After experiencing financial struggles, Harrison took a job at McDonald's in August 2013. However, he left his position after two weeks because customers hounded him with questions to such an extent that taking orders took as long as 40 minutes.[14] He had developed a mobile game application company named Kage Media Groups LLC, but he couldn't secure investment to bring the games to market.[14] And so Harrison got a job working for Morgan Stanley as a financial adviser but quit when realizing that his day job conflicted with the project he and Chris Yim were developing to provide banking options for companies in the marijuana business.[17] That company became Token HiFi which was founded with assistance from former New York representative Dan Donovan.[17]

Basketball comeback

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On September 14, 2015, Harrison decided to return to basketball and signed with the Las Vegas Dealers of the upcoming AmeriLeague.[19] However, the league folded after it was discovered the founder was a con-artist.[20]

Personal life

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Harrison is the son of Dennis and Ida Harrison. Dennis is a 10-year-veteran of the NFL. His sister is Isabelle Harrison, a power forward for the New York Liberty and USK Praha. He has one son.[17]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Indiana 43 14 17.7 .576 .000 .571 3.1 .3 .4 1.3 6.1
2005–06 Indiana 67 17 15.4 .503 .000 .511 3.8 .2 .3 .9 5.7
2006–07 Indiana 24 2 7.9 .517 .000 .500 1.8 .3 .2 .5 3.0
2007–08 Indiana 55 0 12.8 .529 .000 .510 2.1 .3 .4 1.1 4.2
Career 189 33 14.2 .530 .000 .525 2.9 .2 .3 1.0 5.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006 Indiana 6 0 5.2 .333 .000 .583 .8 .0 .2 .2 2.2
Career 6 0 5.2 .333 .000 .583 .8 .0 .2 .2 2.2

CBA career statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Beijing 45 N/A 42.3 .632 .000 .578 11.2 1.2 1.3 2.4 22.0
2009–10 Guangdong 41 N/A 26.3 .705 .000 .532 8.8 .7 .6 1.2 16.7
2010–11 Guangdong
Career

References

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  1. ^ "Nashville exports hoops stars to China". The Tennessean.
  2. ^ "China Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com.
  3. ^ "Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. ^ "Mr. Basketball". TSSAA. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "David Harrison". NBA. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Hunt, David (June 25, 2024). "Buffs Center David Harrison drafted by Indiana". 9News. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Pacers Pick Center David Harrison with 29th pick". WTHR. June 24, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "HARRISON TO FORGO SENIOR YEAR, WILL ENTER 2004 NBA DRAFT". CU Buffs. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "David Harrison Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  10. ^ Jeremy W. Peters and, Liz Robbins (December 9, 2004). "5 Pacers and 5 Fans are Charged in Fight". New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Harrison suspended, fined by Pacers after in-game confrontation". ESPN. March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "Supersonics vs Pacers, March 11, 2008". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Dempsey, Christopher (July 18, 2009). "Former CU basketball star on rough road back". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c Spears, Marc (March 13, 2015). "From McDonald's All-American to McDonald's worker: How David Harrison lost his way after the NBA". Yahoo. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  15. ^ "Pacers' Harrison suspended for violating league's drug policy". ESPN. January 11, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  16. ^ Glenesk, Matthew (June 18, 2015). "NBA Draft: Ranking Indiana Pacers' 10 worst picks in history". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d Wright, Branson (February 20, 2023). "Former NBA center David Harrison is trying to assist legal marijuana businesses". Andscape. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  18. ^ Schroeder, Scott. "David Harrison Hopes To Replace Your Memories of Him". SB Nation. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  19. ^ "Las Vegas Dealers Sign David Harrison". AmeriLeague.com. September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  20. ^ "AmeriLeague Founder Revealed As Con Artist". RealGM.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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