Devin Harris
Harris in 2014
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| No. 34 – Dallas Mavericks | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 27, 1983 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) |
| College | Wisconsin (2001–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Wizards | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2008 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008–2011 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2011–2012 | Utah Jazz |
| 2012–2013 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2013–present | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harris attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Harris was selected with the fifth pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards.
Harris was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the son of Terry and Julie Harris. Throughout high school, Harris was a superior athlete and took up basketball and volleyball at Wauwatosa East High School. He played volleyball for only one season, a season in which he gained all-conference honors, before he set that aside to focus on basketball. Harris was nagged by injuries after his year of high school and was unable to participate in the summer basketball camps and tournaments that are ever important in the recruiting process.
Harris exploded his senior season at Wauwatosa East in 2001, setting school scoring records through an undefeated regular season. Harris was named Wisconsin's "Mr. Basketball" for 2001, edging out Travis Diener of Fond du Lac High School. Harris finally accepted an offer to play for Dick Bennett at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bennett retired in the midst of the upcoming season and by the time Harris arrived on campus, Bo Ryan was the head coach.
Harris' number 20 jersey was retired by Wauwatosa East at ceremonies held in 2007.
In Harris's freshman season, the 2001–2002 season, he was a starter on an unheralded team. The Badgers came into the season being predicted to finish as low as ninth in the Big Ten Conference (which had eleven teams at the time). On a team led by seniors Charlie Wills and Travon Davis, the Badgers won an unexpected Big Ten Championship (shared with three other teams: Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio State University).
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