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Published: January 16. 2010
Harris staying positive in reserve role with BayHawks
Forward makes best of reserve role
By DUANE RANKIN
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Bill Walker, left, of the Maine Red Claws can't catch up with the shot by Erie's Ivan Harris, right, during the BayHawks' home opener Dec. 12 at Tullio Arena in Erie. CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/
ERIE TIMES-NEWS

Still smiling.

Still laughing.

Even though he's not starting for the Erie BayHawks, Ivan Harris is still being himself.

"I just try to come in there and give (Erie coach John Treloar) big minutes," Harris said. "Just come in there and work hard and do what I do when I get in there and help the team."

That's a good thing for Erie, in more ways than one.

With the BayHawks (8-12) having won four of their past five heading into today's 8 p.m. game at Tulsa (11-7), Harris isn't about to disrupt team chemistry out of frustration.

"He's a professional," Erie coach John Treloar said. "He's a true professional. He works hard every day."

Secondly, the BayHawks want the small forward to continue to do what he does best -- shoot the ball.

"I know it's a little tough for him to come off the bench after you've started last year, but the thing about Ivan is, no matter what, we want him to shoot the ball," small forward Jackie Manuel said.

"Coming off the bench. Starting. Whatever. That's what you do. That's what we want you to do. Don't stop doing it."

Harris has maintained his lightheartedness, displaying it after Erie's 109-97 victory Wednesday against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

Sitting in front of his locker at Tullio Arena, Harris started getting on Manuel about North Carolina getting trounced at Clemson as they watched the game on a widescreen TV.

Manuel was a senior captain on North Carolina's 2005 national championship team.

In reaction, Manuel began talking about the Tar Heels beating Harris' alma mater, Ohio State, 77-73 earlier this season.

Harris responded by not only bragging about the Buckeyes stunning No. 4-ranked Purdue 70-66 earlier this week, but pointed at the score on the screen.

GoErie.com: Basketball: Erie BayHawks - Harris staying positive in reserve role with BayHawks

 

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Former Buckeye sets sights on potential NBA career
By Aaron Green
For The Lantern
Published: Monday, January 25, 2010

Photo courtesy of Ohio State Department of Athletics

Ivan Harris, who played at Ohio State from 2003-2007, currently plays for the Erie Bayhawks of the NBA?s developmental league.

High School McDonald?s All-American, Big Ten Champion, NCAA Basketball Runner-Up and Ohio State Alumnus are all titles held by former Buckeye Ivan Harris. NBA player is one he hopes to soon add to the list.

?Playing in the NBA is my dream,? Harris said. ?Hopefully I?ll get the shot at a 10-day contract to see what it?s like.?

Harris is currently playing in the NBA Developmental League with the Erie Bayhawks. The NBA D-League is a lower-level league for basketball players, roughly analogous to minor league baseball. It?s a place where young talents showcase their ability and prepare their game for the next level.

?It?s a good experience,? Harris said. ?It?s an opportunity to show NBA scouts that you have the skills and what it takes to play in the NBA.?

Harris is averaging 12 points and nearly four rebounds a game for Erie in 24 games this season.

The D-League is highly competitive with players from all over the world hoping to play in the NBA. Harris welcomes the high level of competition.

?It?s at an NBA level with all the guys from overseas,? he said. ?It makes you work really hard.?

Making the competition even greater is the fact that every night players are playing in front of NBA scouts and could get called up by any NBA team at any time. It?s like a non-stop audition for a new job. Harris compared it to his experience being recruited by colleges.

?It?s like playing AAU ball and traveling everywhere, with scouts from colleges watching your every move,? Harris said. ?Except in the D-League it?s nothing but NBA scouts and they are who you have to impress to get paid.?

Harris left OSU in 2007 and has been making his way toward a hopeful NBA future. His work ethic is what keeps the fire burning inside of him.

?I can play anywhere as long as I work hard,? he said. ?It is my dream to play in the NBA, but if the NBA is not where I?ll be, I can go overseas. I want to get paid and feel that I?m good enough.?

The Lantern - Former Buckeye sets sights on potential NBA career

 

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Most confused: Ivan Harris. He doesn't show the same swagger that made him a fan favorite in the BayHawks' first season.

Harris has gone from starting every game a season ago to coming off the bench. Once on the floor, he tends to force shots instead of letting the game come to him.

On top of that, he's shooting only 40.3 percent from the field. Harris shot better from 3-point range (42.9 percent) a season ago.

GoErie.com: Sports Column: Duane Rankin - Erie BayHawks: Duane Rankin's midseason review

 

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Rowe: Harris chasing his NBA dream
By Kermit Rowe, Staff Writer
Saturday, January 30, 2010

He may not have realized his ultimate dream of suiting up in an NBA uniform yet, but Springfield?s Ivan Harris is enjoying the life of a professional basketball player all the same.

Harris, a 6-foot-7 forward, is in his second year of playing heavy minutes for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. He is currently averaging 11.8 points and 3.7 rebounds a contest for the 12-16 BayHawks, switching between being a starter and filling the role as the first man off the bench.

?I?ll start some games, but if I don?t start they want me to come in and play good minutes,? said Harris. ?I?m pretty used to it. That?s what I did in college. That?s how I got the nickname, ?Microwave.? ?

The former North and South high school standout and starter on Ohio State?s 2007 national runner-up team has been reaping the benefits of being a pro.

Just last summer, he traveled to China, Atlanta and Los Angeles trying to hone his skills and get exposure.

?It was an All-Star team type deal,? he said of his trip to China. ?There were some players from the D-League. The focus was to try to get a job over there, or try to get exposure.

?They make pretty good money over there,? he added. ?Unlike here, their economy is doing pretty good.?

In China, Harris experienced a little culture shock.

?It was a different experience as far as the food, the living conditions,? he said. ?The beds were small. We ate lots of rice and chicken.

?When we got back to the states, I said, ?Give me a steak!? ?

Harris also went to the Atlanta Hawks minicamp and to L.A. for an NBA D-League camp.

?I worked out with Greg (Oden, of the Portland Trial Blazers) and Mike (Conley, of the Memphis Grizzlies),? he said. ?Conley was my roommate. We?d get up every morning, work out and hang out.

?Working out with Mike, that helped me with my ballhandling. It was good for me. That?s what I needed.?

Rowe: Harris chasing his NBA dream

 

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Published: May 21. 2010
Manuel, Harris uncertain about returning to D-League
By DUANE RANKIN
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Ivan Harris is also looking to head overseas if he doesn't make an NBA team.

The two forwards have been with the BayHawks for their two seasons in the D-League.

"I'm still weighing my options out," said Harris, who has been working out in his hometown of Springfield, Ohio. "Hopefully, I get invited to some (NBA) camps this summer."

Harris, 26, averaged 14 points in his two seasons with the BayHawks. Starting 29 of the 49 games he played for Erie this past season, Harris averaged 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds.

"(You have to) just play it by ear and work hard in these camps and hope for the best," Harris said. "If not, I'm going to try to go overseas and make some money."

GoErie.com: Basketball: Erie BayHawks - Manuel, Harris uncertain about returning to D-League

 

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Miners land new recruit
18 Feb, 2011

sharp shooter: Ivan Harris, at front, is a 201-centimetre import from the US.

AMERICAN import Ivan Harris? signing to Ballarat has already created a buzz about the Minerdome.

Nicknamed ?microwave? in college, Harris has a reputation for getting hot immediately and creating pressure on court.

He will join the Ballarat Miners in early March, a month out from the South East Australian Basketball League season opener.

Official clearance from the United States for the 26-year-old arrived at the Minerdome yesterday afternoon.

Miners? coach Guy Molloy considered Harris as an elite three-point shooter to complete his shuffle offence.

Harris? footage impressed Molloy as did his reputation as a hard-nosed defender who can run the floor and offer a strong physical presence inside the key.

?I am very excited we have signed a player of Ivan?s ability,? Molloy said.

?This is a tremendous coup for our team and fans and brings another highly credentialed import to SEABL basketball.?

Harris, an All-American in high school, comes with huge raps from college basketball, where he was a starter for Ohio State University averaging 6.2 points and five rebounds.

The 201-centimetre small forward shot the three-pointer at more than 40 per cent accuracy which ranked him fourth in all-time Ohio State three-point scoring.

Harris was recruited to Finland for the 2007-08 season but spent the next two seasons with National Basketball Association development league team Erie Bayhawks where he averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds.

He has since honed his skills in professional leagues in Argentina and Uruguay.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/athletics/miners-land-new-recruit/2080871.aspx

 

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Ivan Harris? hoops journey takes him Down Under
Former Buckeye has been playing in such locales as Uruguay, Finland and Argentina.
By David Jablonski, Staff Writer
Friday, March 11, 2011

SPRINGFIELD ? Four years after he played his last basketball game for Ohio State in the national championship game, Ivan Harris still gets recognized for his time with the Buckeyes.

?They still remember that team,? said Harris, a Springfield native who played at North and South high schools before going to Oak Hill Academy (Va.) for his senior year. ?They should. That?s the best team to come out of Ohio State in a long time. They try to compare us to the team now. I think we had the better team.?

This year?s Buckeyes are ranked No. 1 in the nation and should get a No. 1 seed when the NCAA announces the brackets Sunday. Four years ago, Harris teamed with a quartet of talented freshmen: Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Daequan Cook and David Lighty. Only Lighty remains with the Buckeyes.

Harris, meanwhile, has toured the world since leaving Columbus. He is now in Australia, playing with the Ballarat Miners in the South East Australian Basketball League. Ballarat is located 70 miles west of Melbourne.

The SEABL is the country?s second division league, competing from March to July. The top division, the National Basketball League, lasts from October to April.

Harris spoke to the News-Sun from O?Hare Airport in Chicago on March 1 just before boarding a flight to Los Angeles and then a final flight to Sydney.

?I?ve never been there,? Harris said. ?I?m not really doing anything during the summer. I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to explore Australia and see what it?s like.?

Harris began his professional career in Finland. He then spent two seasons in the NBA Developmental League with the Erie Bayhawks. In the past year, he played in Argentina and briefly in Uruguay.

?I?ve been everywhere,? Harris said. ?I?m just living the life of a basketball player, traveling and doing what I like to do.?

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http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/s...ops-journey-takes-him-down-under-1105100.html

 

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Harris turning Japanese

HarrisBallarat Holden Miners sharp-shooter Ivan Harris returned to the USA on Tuesday and will not be re-signed for the Miners for the 2012 season.
Harris flew home to Ohio for a short 10 day vacation before traveling to Japan to play for the Miyasaki Shining Suns in Japan?s BJ National League. Harris?s decision to sign in Japan takes away any decision-making from Coach Guy Molloy as the BJ league ends in late April which conflicts with the SEABL season. Coach Molloy plans on having his squad together from mid-January in order to ensure a full pre-season preparation for the start of the SEABL season in late March 2012.
Harris was a standout for the Miners with his three-point shooting abilities, leading the league in three-pointers made for much of the season.
?Ivan was a very handy scorer, particularly in the first half of the season, and I?m sure he will play a significant role for his new team,? said Miners head coach Guy Molloy.
The Ballarat Holden Miners will now focus on their recruiting strategies for the 2012 season with an emphasis on retaining key Australian players before the search for an import begins.

http://ballaratminers.com.au/index....turning-japanese&catid=2:other-news&Itemid=43

 

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Ivan Harris
2003
Ohio State freshman forward Ivan Harris jokes around as he hangs from the rim during media day in October 2003. Harris was known as "The Microwave" for his ability to heat up immediately.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mu...ps.classic.pics/content.12.html#ixzz1qVbEYJeh

 

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Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013
Former Buckeye, Springfield native Ivan Harris founds tutoring company
By David Jablonski

Staff Writer

SPRINGFIELD ?

Ivan Harris has traveled the globe since the end of his basketball career at Ohio State.

The Springfield native, Oak Hill Academy graduate and former Ohio State star has played on five continents with stops in Finland, the NBA D-League, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia and Japan. Last season he played in Romania. Next season he has signed to play in Canada. After that, he might play in Mexico.

Harris, 29, also hasn?t forgotten his roots. He returned to Springfield in June to help out at former South High School teammate Nate Miller?s basketball camp. He keeps a close eye on his talented younger brothers, Ben and Peyton, who are already getting recruiting attention. Ben will be a freshman at Springfield this fall, and Peyton will be in seventh grade.

Harris is also keeping busy as the founder of Bucktime Tutoring in Columbus and the CEO of a new group home for boys, Returns Inc., in Columbus.

Harris credited his dad and step-mom, Mike and Rochelle Harris, of Springfield, and his mom Carla Williams, who lives in Atlanta, for instilling in him the value of an education. He earned a degree in sociology from Ohio State.

?They?ve been on me from day one,? Harris said Tuesday. ?At that time, when I was young, I didn?t understand. I just wanted to go hang out with friends and do kids stuff. Now I know how important education is. I?m very blessed.?

Harris is the co-founder of Bucktime Tutoring with another former Buckeye, Chimdi Chekwa, who now plays for the Raiders. The company offers tutors from grades K-12 in Columbus and throughout Ohio and also offers recruiting mentorships with former Ohio State athletes.

Harris said they have 20 tutors right now, and his job is reaching out to schools around Ohio to spread the word about the program.

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