Tobias Harris, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, was named the New York State Class A co- player of the year, according to Syracuse.com.
Harris shared the honor with Syracuse-bound guard Brandon Triche of Jamesville-Dewitt, who averaged 23 points per game.
The two players faced off last month when Harris scored 27 points and added 15 rebounds to lead Long Island Lutheran to a 68-51 victory in the Class A Federation title game. Harris later transferred back to his old school, Half Hollow Hills West.
In other Harris news, numerous coaches turned out Tuesday to watch him in an open gym.
Among the coaches on hand were: Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Paul Hewitt (Georgia Tech), Larry Harrison (West Virginia), Mike Hopkins (Syracuse), Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt) and Robert Ehsan (Maryland).
Torrel Harris, Tobias’ father, said the following schools had “shown the greatest interest and are Tobias’ favorites:” UConn, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Rutgers, Oklahoma and Tennnessee.
InfinityDividedByZero / April 22, 2009
Great job.
Any word on Kyrie Irving?
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Adam Zagoria / April 23, 2009
Said he’ll cut his list this summer. Will have more later.
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