Education
Harris was one of the top junior players in Germany when he graduated from Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium in Speyer, Germany.
Harris was one of the top junior players in Germany when he graduated from Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium in Speyer, Germany.
He played college basketball at Gonzaga University and plays for the German national basketball team As a German junior, he spent four years playing for Bank for International Settlements Speyer in the German Pro B third division for four years, averaging 20.9 ppg and 9.2 rpg in 2008-2009. He also competed with the German national junior basketball team at the 2005 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-16 Championship.
2006 and 2007 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-18 Championship.
And 2008 and 2009 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-20 Championship. Harris committed to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I squad Gonzaga University prior to the 2009-2010 season.
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.
After going undrafted in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft, Harris joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League.
He finished the summer league with averages of 10.2ppg and 5.6rpg. On August 14, 2013, he signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders.
On November 29, 2013, he was waived by the Lakers.
On December 13, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Brose Baskets of Germany. In July 2014, Harris joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
Harris made his debut with the senior German national team at the International Basketball Federation 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.