Jay Harris' Career Stats Through 2014-15 Season Photo Gallery of Jay Harris
2014-15: Appeared in 30 games and had 26 starts ... led UIC and ranked seventh in the Horizon League with a scoring average of 15.1 points per game ... led the team and ranked sixth in the conference in assists with an average of 3.7 per contest ... was the first UIC player since 2004 to be named to the All-Horizon League Tournament Team after averaging 20.3 points and 5.3 assists during three tourney games ... earned HL Player of the Week honors on Dec. 15 after scoring a career-high 32 points in UIC's home win against Central Florida (Dec. 11) ... ranked ninth in the nation in free throw shooting with a mark of 89.8 percent (159-of-177), which stands as UIC's No. 1 all-time single season shooting percentage ... his 159 made free throws also rank first on UIC's single season leaderboard ... led the team in field goals made (122), three-pointers made (51), minutes (974) and steals (39) ... scored 20 or more points on eight different occasions and reached double figures 22 times ... during his last five games of the season he averaged nearly 20 points per contest ... made his UIC debut at Kent State with a team-high 14 points ... lit up Youngstown State (1/2/15) for 25 points in a Horizon League-opening win ... shot 4-of-6 from three-point range and totaled 25 points in road win at Wright State (2/12/15) ... scored 27 points and surpassed 1,000 for his career in a home game versus UWM (2/19/15) ... netted 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting against Green Bay (2/26/15) ... shot 4-of-6 from three and posted 20 points in UIC's Horizon League Tournament Second Round win versus No. 3 seed Oakland.
2013-14 (Junior at Wagner): Averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 38.6 percent (44-of-114) from deep, while averaging 2.1 triples per game ... Hit for double-figures 13 times and notched at least five assists on five occasions ... During NEC play, averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 36.0 percent (18-of-50) from deep ... Scored a career-high 23 points with a team-best five rebounds vs. Lafayette (12/3) ... Also converted a career-best eight field goals and seven three pointers against the Leopards ... Notched 18 points with a career-high matching six rebounds at St. Francis Brooklyn (2/1).
2012-13: Sat out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2011-12 (Sophomore at Valparaiso): Averaged nine points per game and competed in 31 contests ... helped Valpo to a 22-12 overall record, a 14-4 conference mark and the Horizon League regular season title ... scored in double figures on 12 occasions with a season-high 20 points against Bowling Green on Dec. 10, 2011 ... ripped off 18 points at #3 Ohio State on Nov. 25, 2011, shooting 4-of-9 from three ... went 5-of-8 from downtown against Green Bay on Dec. 31, 2011, for 17 points and five assists ... lit up Loyola for 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting on Jan. 19, 2012 ... shot nearly 88 percent from the free throw line for the season ... averaged 2.6 assists per contest.
2010-11 (Freshman at Valparaiso):Played in all 35 games off the bench ... helped the Crusaders to a 23-12 overall record ... averaged 5.1 points per game and hit at a team-best 94.9% clip from the free throw line ... debuted with team-high 25 minutes against IU Northwest Nov. 12 ... tied for team-high honors with six assists against the RedHawks ... also scored nine points, including a perfect 4-of-4 from foul line, in the season-opening win ... scored seven points at #7/6 Kansas Nov. 15 ... hit double figures for the first time in his career with an 11-point effort Nov. 18 in win over PNC ...led the Crusaders with 20 points in first-round CIT game against Iona Mar. 16.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Played his prep ball at Oswego East High School under the direction of Jason Buckley ... Earned three letters for the Wolves ... First Team All-State selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Second Team All-State honoree by the Chicago Tribune as a senior ... Ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the Class of 2010 according to ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... Tabbed as the fifth-best overall prospect from the state of Illinois ... As a senior, helped Oswego East to a 24-5 record and the program's first Regional Championship ... Also garnered Southwest Prairie Conference Player of the Year honors, while leading the Wolves to the league title ... Averaged better than 28 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc and 87 percent from the line ... Holds the Oswego East single-season and career scoring records ... Scored 47 points on Senior Night, while helping the Wolves rally from a 23-point, first-half, deficit for a thrilling three-point overtime victory ... Notched 44 points, on the strength of 11 three pointers, against Plainfield East ... Played in the Chicago Classic and IBCA All-Star Games, while winning the 3-point contest at the annual Chicago High School Classic ... All-Southwest Prairie selection as a junior ... Born on August 4, 1992 ... son of Tommie Harris and Mari Johnson...currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Instructional Leadership.
