Elias Harris
{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Elias Harris
| image = 2025-01-05 ALBA Berlin gegen FC Bayern München (Basketball-Bundesliga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–115.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Harris for Munich in 2025
| position = Power forward / Center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 239
| league = BBL
EuroLeague
| team = FC Bayern Munich
| number = 20
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Speyer, West Germany
| high_school = Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium
(Speyer, Germany)
| college = Gonzaga (2009–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2005
| career_end =
| years1 = 2005–2009
| team1 = BIS Baskets Speyer
| years2 = {{nbay|2013|start}}
| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers
| years3 = 2013–2020
| team3 = Brose Bamberg
| years4 = 2020–2021
| team4 = Riesen Ludwigsburg
| years5 = 2021
| team5 = Zaragoza
| years6 = 2021–2022
| team6 = San-en NeoPhoenix
| years7 = 2022–present
| team7 = Bayern Munich
| highlights = *3× Bundesliga champion (2015–2017, 2024)
- 2x German Cup winner (2023, 2024)
- 3× First-team All-WCC (2010, 2012, 2013)
- WCC Newcomer of the Year (2010)
- WCC All-Freshman Team (2010)
| bbr = harriel01
}}
Elias Harris (born 6 July 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and plays for the German national team.
Junior career
Harris was one of the top junior players in Germany when he graduated from Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium in his hometown of Speyer, Germany. As a German junior, he spent four years playing for BIS Speyer in the German Pro B third division for four years, averaging 20.9 ppg and 9.2 rpg in 2008–09.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173770 |title=Elias Harris Biography – GoZags.com |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110143523/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173770 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead }} He also competed with the German national junior basketball team at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship; 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship; and 2008 and 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
College career
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Harris committed to Gonzaga University to play NCAA Division I basketball.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2489660/elias-harris|title=Elias Harris|work=ESPN.com|access-date=18 January 2016}} He immediately saw action with the Bulldogs despite being a freshman; in his second game of the season, against powerhouse #2-ranked Michigan State University, he scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds in a narrow 75–71 loss.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=293210127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023504/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=293210127|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2020|title=Summers' big shots help Spartans take, hold lead against Gonzaga|work=ESPN.com|access-date=18 January 2016}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Harris joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. He finished the summer league with averages of 10.2 points and 5.6 rebounds.[http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2013/players/sl_elias_harris/ 2013 Summer League Statistics] On 14 August 2013, he signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/130814_harris|title=Lakers Sign Elias Harris|website=NBA.com|access-date=18 January 2016}} During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Los Angeles D-Fenders.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/assignments_2013_14.html |title=NBA Development League: 2013–14 NBA Assignments |work=NBA.com |access-date=18 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703151241/http://www.nba.com/dleague/assignments_2013_14.html |archive-date=3 July 2014 }} On 29 November 2013, he was waived by the Lakers.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14843|title=Lakers waive forward Elias Harris|access-date=18 January 2016}}
On 13 December 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Brose Bamberg of Germany{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/germany/69490/elias-harris-signs-with-bamberg.html|title=Elias Harris firma con il Bamberg|date=13 December 2013|work=Sportando|access-date=18 January 2016}} and in April 2015 had his contract extended through the 2016–17 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brosebaskets.de/saison/news/artikel/brose-baskets-verlaengern-mit-theis-und-harris/|title=Brose Baskets verlängern mit Theis und Harris|date=18 July 2016|language=de|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718201235/http://www.brosebaskets.de/saison/news/artikel/brose-baskets-verlaengern-mit-theis-und-harris/|archive-date=18 July 2016|url-status=dead}} In March 2017, Harris signed a new deal with the Bamberg side, which kept him with the club until 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brosebamberg.de/saison/news/artikel/elias-harris-bleibt-drei-weitere-jahre/|title=Artikel – Brose Bamberg|website=www.brosebamberg.de|language=de|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041859/http://www.brosebamberg.de/saison/news/artikel/elias-harris-bleibt-drei-weitere-jahre/|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
In July 2014, Harris joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2014 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-2014-summer-league-roster-announced|title=Suns' 2014 Summer League Roster Announced|work=Phoenix Suns|access-date=18 January 2016}} In 2020, he did not have his contract renewed by the Bamberg team. During his seven years with the team, Harris won three German championships and two German Cup titles. He served as team captain.{{Cite web|title=Elias Harris verlässt Brose Bamberg – Verträge mit Marei und McLean aufgelöst|url=https://www.brosebamberg.de/saison/news/nachricht/artikel/elias-harris-verlaesst-brose-bamberg-vertraege-mit-marei-und-mclean-aufgeloest/|access-date=2 July 2020|website=Brose Bamberg Basketball|language=de}}
On 23 September 2020, Harris signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web |title=Ludwigsburg adds Harris to their roster |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/news/645686/Ludwigsburg-adds-Harris-to-their-roster |website=Eurobasket |access-date=23 September 2020 |date=23 September 2020}}
On 3 January 2021, he signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/elias-harris-leaves-ludwigsburg-will-sign-with-casademont-zaragoza/|title=Elias Harris leaves Ludwigsburg, will sign with Casademont Zaragoza|date=3 January 2021|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=3 January 2021}}
On July 12, 2022, he has signed with Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga (BBL).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/elias-harris-signs-with-bayern/|title=Elias Harris signs with Bayern|last=|first=|date=July 12, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 12, 2022}}
International career
Harris made his debut with the senior German national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009. Although he was the second-youngest player on the team, he averaged 12 minutes per game while seeing action in all six games for the German squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_288.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6365.playerID_53063.html|title=Elias Harris – EuroBasket (2009) – FIBA Europe|access-date=18 January 2016}}
Personal life
Elias's father, Mike, is an African American former professional player who played basketball in Germany while his mother Svenja is a former Germany women's national basketball team player.{{cite web |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/feb/23/elias-harris-takes-big-steps-at-gonzaga/ |title=Elias Harris takes big steps at Gonzaga |first=Jim |last=Meehan |work=The Spokesman |date=February 23, 2012 |accessdate=April 3, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225180833/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/feb/23/elias-harris-takes-big-steps-at-gonzaga/ |archive-date=February 25, 2022}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 2 || 0 || 5.5 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 2 || 0 || 5.5 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0
{{S-end}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bamberg
| 20 || 8 || 9.2 || .571 || .500 || .773 || 2.4 || .3 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 4.6 || 4.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| 3 || 1 || 5.0 || .600 || {{sort|-|—}} || .500 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || .3 || 2.3 || 1.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bayern Munich
| 15 || 3 || 14.1 || .509 || {{sort|-|—}} || .767 || 1.8 || .4 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.1 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| 14 || 0 || 10.1 || .551 || 1.000 || .750 || 2.6 || .4 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 4.9 || 5.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 52 || 12 || 10.6 || .547 || .308 || .757 || 2.2 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 4.7 || 4.6
{{S-end}}
=EuroCup=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bamberg
| 6 || 3 || 20.8 || .490 || .267 || .857 || 3.7 || .8 || .3 || .2 || 10.0 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| 18 || 8 || 15.9 || .437 || .100 || .769 || 2.2 || .8 || .7 || .1 || 5.2 || 4.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 24 || 11 || 17.2 || .459 || .200 || .783 || 2.6 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 6.4 || 5.9
{{S-end}}
=Basketball Champions League=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bamberg
| 18 || 4 || 18.3 || .586 || .400 || .815 || 3.8 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| 13 || 0 || 19.5 || .417 || .000 || .773 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Zaragoza
| 9 || 6 || 22.6 || .560 || .500 || .844 || 3.2 || 1.8 || .7 || {{sort|-|—}} || 13.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 40 || 10 || 19.7 || .526 || .263 || .811 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || 10.1
{{S-end}}
=Domestic leagues=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! Year
! Team
! League
! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}
! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}
! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}
! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}
! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Speyer || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 29 || 11.0 || .488 || .299 || .656 || 8.7 || .9 || 1.2 || .9 || 20.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Speyer || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 26 || 9.2 || .483 || .228 || .783 || 9.2 || 1.7 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 20.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Los Angeles D-F. || style="text-align:center;"|NBDL || 1 || 28.4 || .600 || .000 || .857 || 2.0 || 2.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.0 || 18.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 25 || 21.2 || .492 || .377 || .746 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .5 || .4 || 10.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 43 || 15.1 || .575 || .405 || .680 || 2.9 || .8 || .4 || .2 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 36 || 12.9 || .676 || .500 || .824 || 2.4 || .7 || .3 || .1 || 8.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 18 || 11.0 || .632 || .000 || .837 || 2.7 || .7 || .2 || .1 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 3 || 7.9 || .667 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.000 || 1.0 || .7 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 34 || 19.7 || .639 || .133 || .781 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .6 || .4 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bamberg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 26 || 19.2 || .565 || .385 || .720 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .3 || .1 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Riesen Ludwigsburg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 11 || 24.0 || .582 || .000 || .754 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .3 || 15.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Riesen Ludwigsburg || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 11 || 24.0 || .582 || .000 || .754 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .3 || 15.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Zaragoza || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 19 || 22.8 || .612 || .400 || .920 || 4.4 || 1.4 || .6 || .2 || 13.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Japan|size=20px}} San-en NeoPhoenix || style="text-align:center;"|B.League || 44 || 30.0 || .512 || .287 || .705 || 6.6 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .3 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bayern Munich || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 19 || 12.3 || .562 || .222 || .719 || 2.2 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 5.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Bayern Munich || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 44 || 13.1 || .620 || .222 || .885 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .2 || .1 || 6.5
{{S-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10
| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga
| 34 || 34 || 29.4 || .547 || .451 || .676 || 7.1 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga
| 34 || 33 || 26.0 || .517 || .353 || .772 || 6.0 || 1.3 || .6 || .4 || 12.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga
| 33 || 33 || 29.1 || .502 || .414 || .672 || 8.5 || 1.2 || .9 || .8 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga
| 34 || 33 || 27.8 || .501 || .170 || .768 || 7.4 || 1.6 || 1.2 || .6 || 14.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 135 || 133 || 28.0 || .517 || .356 || .723 || 7.3 || 1.3 || .9 || .5 || 13.8
{{S-end}}
References
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External links
- {{Basketballstats |nba= 203548 |bbr= h/harriel01 }}
- {{FIBA profile|new_id=151603|name=Elias Harris|old_id=53063}}
- {{Basketball-Reference.com international player}}
- {{BBL profile|number=56555|UUID=07f2abe3-24cb-4440-98e5-221e8061b5b9}}
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Elias-Harris/Summary/8327 Profile] at Realgm.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Elias_Harris/74105 Profile] at Eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005460 Profile] at Euroleague.net
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102129/http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/harris_elias00.html |title=Elias Harris at Gonzaga Bulldogs |date=14 February 2017}}
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