Martez Harrison

Martez Harrison (born October 1, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League. He played college basketball for 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]

Martez Harrison
Personal information
Born (1993-10-01) October 1, 1993
Kansas City, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity Academy
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
CollegeUMKC (2013–2016)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2017Glasgow Rocks
Career highlights and awards

College career

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]

Dismissal

In mid-November 2016, Harrison was suspended for a domestic assault charge under Title IX. Harrison was suspended indefinitely and was dismissed from the program on December 12, 2016. The charges were later dropped.[5]

Professional career

On September 4, 2017, Harrison signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League.[6]

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References
  1. Lynch, Andrew (March 30, 2015). "UMKC's Martez Harrison named basketball program's first All-American". fox4kc.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. Dauster, Rob (October 15, 2014). "Martez Harrison is helping UMKC fill a void that's three decades old". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. Kerkhoff, Blair (November 7, 2014). "Martez Harrison is UMKC basketball's go-to guy". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. Kerkhoff, Blair (March 10, 2015). "UMKC's Martez Harrison wins WAC player of the year award". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. Kerkhoff, Blair (May 9, 2017). "Assault charge against former UMKC basketball player Martez Harrison dismissed". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  6. "Rocks look to Harrison as roster continues to fill". British Basketball League. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.


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