Rufus Harris

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{for|the president of Tulane University|Rufus Carrollton Harris}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Rufus Harris

| image = Rufus_Harris.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Harris as a freshman at Maine

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date =

| birth_place = La Grange, Illinois, U.S.

| high_school = Framingham South
(Framingham, Massachusetts)

| college = Maine (1976–1980)

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_round = 5

| draft_pick = 115

| draft_team = Boston Celtics

| career_start =

| career_number =

| career_end =

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = 1980–1982

| team1 = Maine Lumberjacks

| years2 = 1982–1983

| team2 = Lancaster Lightning

| years3 = 1986

| team3 = Magnolia Cheese Makers

| highlights =

• ECAC North co-Player of the Year (1980)
• No. 20 retired by Maine Black Bears

}}

Rufus D. Harris is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the America East Conference co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1979–80 while playing for the University of Maine. After graduating, Harris was selected in the 1980 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, although he never played in the National Basketball Association.{{cite web| title =1980 NBA Draft| work =basketball-reference.com| year=2013| url =https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1980.html | accessdate =November 27, 2013}} Instead, he carved a professional career in both the Continental Basketball Association and international leagues.{{cite web| last =Brown| first =Ron|title =Harris a crowd-pleaser for Bears, Lumberjacks| publisher =Bangor Daily News| date =February 13, 2007| url =http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2007/02/13/harris-a-crowd-pleaser-for-bears-lumberjacks/| accessdate = November 27, 2013}} Harris played from 1980 to 1983 in the CBA, for the Maine Lumberjacks and Lancaster Lightning. In 88 CBA games he averaged 18.8 points per game.1983–84 CBA Official Guide, page 121

While playing for the Maine Black Bears between 1976–77 and 1979–80, Harris scored a still-standing school record 2,206 points.{{cite web| title =2012–13 Maine Men's Basketball Media Guide| work =ISSUU| publisher =University of Maine| year=2012| url =http://issuu.com/maineathletics/docs/12-13_mbbmg| format =Java| accessdate =November 27, 2013}} His 718 total points and 25.6 per game average in 1979–80 are both single season records as well.

Rufus is the nephew of Larry Garron, a well known former Boston Patriots running back.