Sam Harris

Education

From 2002 to 2004, Harris attended the Australian Institute of Sport and Lake Ginninderra College in Canberra.

Career

At 7"3" (221 cm), he is the tallest player ever to play in the National Basketball League. Early years

Growing up in the Launceston suburb of Newnham, Harris played junior basketball for the Northwest Tasmania Thunder and later joined their senior team in 2001 for the SEABL season. Then from 2004 to 2008, he played college basketball for Old Dominion University in the United States on a four-year scholarship.

Upon graduating from ODU, he returned home to Tasmania where he played for the Northwest Tasmania Thunder again in 2008 and 2009.

He also played for the Singapore Slingers in 2008-2009 during their International Challenge Series. NBL

Harris joined the Perth Wildcats as a training player for the 2009-2010 NBL season.

He was elevated to the full squad early in the season as an injury replacement for Paul Rogers but returned to a training player role following the club"s acquisition of Galen Young. In six games for the Wildcats, he averaged one point and 1.2 rebounds per game.

In the NBL off-season, he joined the East Perth Eagles for the 2010 SBL season.

Harris then joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 2010-2011 NBL season also as a training player where he linked up with Mark Radford, his development coach at the Wildcats. His continued good development, and with an injury to teammate Mitch Creek, Harris was elevated from the 36ers training squad to full squad status once again. His first game for the 36ers was at home in Adelaide against the New Zealand Breakers on 12 November 2010.

He marked his first appearance for the 36ers with a slam dunk for his first points.

Return to SEABL

In December 2010, Harris signed with the Bendigo Braves for the 2011 SEABL season. After starting the 2012 SEABL season with the Hobart Charges, the club released him mid-season, allowing Harris to return to the Northwest Tasmania Thunder.

He then re-signed with the Thunder for 2013.

Achievements

• He stuck around with the club for the rest of the season and subsequently became an NBL champion when the Wildcats defeated the Wollongong Hawks in the Grand Final series.