Devin Harris

Basketball star Devin Harris plays point guard for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Harris was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the son of Terry and Julie Harris. Throughout high school, Harris was a superior athlete and took up basketball and volleyball at Wauwatosa East High School. Harris exploded his senior year, setting school scoring records through an undefeated regular season. Harris attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and gained national attention for his play at the collegiate level.

Harris got his start in the NBA with the Dallas Maverics, and was traded to the New Jersey Nets in 2008. Harris is now considered the future of the Nets' franchise. In his Nets home game debut against the Milwaukee Bucks he posted 21 points, including a 16-point game-changing early spurt, plus added five assists in just under 21 minutes. He has since topped that acheivement, earning a career-high 47 points against the Phoenix Suns, including scoring 21 in both the first half and the fourth quarter. On January 29, 2009 Harris was named a reserve for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. It was the first time Harris was named as an All-Star in his career. On February 23, 2009 in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Devin Harris converted the now infamous "Miracle In The Swamp" half-court-buzzer-beating-47-foot shot to win the game 98-96.

Some Personal Info:

• Harris reportedly owns over 400 pairs of sneakers which he collects out of boredom.
• Harris owns the Guinness World Record for "fastest man with a basketball" running the length of the court in 3.9 seconds.

(Information courtesy Harris' website and Wikipedia.)

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