Martez Harrison
| No. 12 – UMKC Kangaroos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Western Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 1, 1993 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
University Academy (Kansas City, Missouri) Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) |
| College | UMKC (2013–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Martez Harrison (born October 1, 1993) is an American college basketball player, currently a junior at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). At UMKC, Harrison was the 2015 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was named the school's first All-American in the history of its men's basketball program.[1]
Harrison, a 5'11 point guard, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Following his high school career at University Academy and a prep season at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, he held no scholarship offers from high-major schools. He decided to attend hometown UMKC as one of head coach Kareem Richardson's first recruits.[2] In his first season, Harrison broke school records in points per game (17.2), assists (114), steals (50), free throws (164) and free throw attempts (257) and was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) freshman of the year.[3]
In his sophomore season, Harrison led the Kangaroos to a second-place WAC finish and after averaging 17.5 points and 3.9 assists per game was named first-team all-conference and the WAC Player of the Year.[4] A few weeks later, he was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press, making him the first All-American in program history.[1]
References
- 1 2 Lynch, Andrew (March 30, 2015). "UMKC's Martez Harrison namedbasketball program's first All-American". fox4kc.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Dauster, Rob (October 15, 2014). "Martez Harrison is helping UMKC fill a void that's three decades old". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (November 7, 2014). "Martez Harrison is UMKC basketball's go-to guy". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (March 10, 2015). "UMKC's Martez Harrison wins WAC player of the year award". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 31, 2015.