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Dante Harris

Guard
Position
6'0''
Height
171 lbs.
Weight
Redshirt Junior
Class
Washington, D.C.
Hometown
Lakeway Christian Academy (Tenn.)
High School
Georgetown
Previous School
@dante_harris2
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Dante Harris - Men's Basketball - Virginia Cavaliers

2023-24
• Scored seven points along with three assists in UVA debut vs. Tarleton State (11/6/23)
• Recorded six points and two assists vs. Florida (11/10/23)
• Totaled five rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots vs. North Carolina A&T (11/14/23)
• Scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers and added four rebounds vs. Texas Southern (11/16/23)
• Missed the No. 14 Texas A&M (11/29/23) game with an ankle injury

2021-22 (at Georgetown)
• Appeared and started in 29 games, averaging 11.9 ppg and 3.6 rpg
• Posted a team-high 118 assists and ranked second on the team with 44 steals
• Scored in double figures 20 times, including two 20-point performances
• Tallied a career-high 23 points at Creighton (Feb. 14) and against No. 21/20 UConn (Feb. 27)
• Grabbed a season-best nine rebounds against St. John’s (Feb. 3) and dished out a season-high eight assists at DePaul (Feb. 9)

2020-21 (at Georgetown)
• Appeared in all 26 games as a freshman, making 20 starts and averaged 8.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg
• Ranked second on the team with 82 assists and had a team-high 30 steals on the defensive end
• Shot 89.7 percent (35-39) from the free throw line
• Scored in double figures seven times
• Had a season-high 22 points in first career start against St. John’s (Dec. 13)
• Dished out a season-high eight assists against Seton Hall (Feb. 20) and grabbed a season-best eight rebounds in BIG EAST Championship against Creighton (March 13).
• Earned the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Tournament, averaging 11.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.3 apg in four games.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 30.6 ppg and 9.0 apg as a junior at Lakeway Christian following two seasons at Alcoa
• Selected to the 2019-20 Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Team (Division II-A)
• Recognized as a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Mr. Basketball finalist (Division II-A)

PERSONAL
• A native of the District who was born in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast D.C.
• Majoring in American Studies