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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

12 AJ Harris

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    5-9
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown
    Dayton, Ohio
  • High School
    Dunbar HS
  • Previous School
    Ohio State

Biography

Awards
2019 Second-Team All-WAC
2019 WAC All-Defensive Team
2018 WAC All-Newcomer Team

2019-20: A pair of separate injuries held him out of all but three of the Aggies' 31 games...Averaged 6.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while while shooting .421/.400/.000...Missed the first 13 games of the season with a hand injury...Made his season debut in a big non-conference win over Mississippi State where he came up with three points and two assists in 17 minutes (12/22)...Set season-highs in minutes played (20), rebounds (two) and assists (seven) in a non-conference home win over Northern New Mexico (12/29)...Suited up and started the Aggies' WAC opener at California Baptist where he registered season-highs in points (nine) and steals (three) before suffering a season-ending foot injury in NM State's win (1/4)...Helped the Aggies capture their third-consecutive WAC regular season title while ending the season in a 19-game winning streak that ranked as the second-longest in the nation. 

2018-19: Aggie floor general averaged 9.4 points per game, 3.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds...named Second-Team All-WAC and All-Defensive Team…guided Aggies to their second-straight regular-season title and third-straight WAC Tournament title in addition to the 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history…opened the season with 7 points against North Dakota State (11/6)…scored 15 points against Saint Mary’s (11/14) at home…went off for a career-high 31 points on 6-of-6 shooting from 3-point range against Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico (11/17) on the road…posted 15 points against Washington State (12/23) in Las Vegas…posted 7 assists with 9 points in win over Grand Canyon (1/10) at home…dropped 18 points and 5 assists at Utah Valley (1/19) and snapped its home win-streak…made the game-winning pass in win at UT Rio Grande Valley (1/26) behind 12 points, 4 steals, 3 assists and three rebounds…had 15 points in WAC Tournament semifinal game against UTRGV (3/15)…posted 8 points with 6 rebounds and a career-high 9 assists against Grand Canyon (3/16) in the conference tournament championship game.

2017-18: Helped guide NM State to its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance…led the Aggies to their third WAC regular-season title in four years with 12-2 finish as well as its eighth WAC Tournament title...started in all 33 games he saw action in…named to the WAC All-Newcomer team after averaging 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists on the year as the team’s floor general in conference play…averaged 9.4 points, 2.9 assists and 1.9 rebounds in his first season with NM State...opened his Aggie career with 12 points and six assists against East Central University (11/10)…followed up with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four assists against then-No. 21/22 Saint Mary’s (11/13) on the road…posted 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting at Battle of I-10 rival UTEP (11/30)…followed up with 17 points at home against Prairie View A&M…had a stretch of five-straight games with double-digit points – including 16 points against Illinois (12/16), 12 versus Davidson (12/22), 10 against then-No. 6/7 Miami (12/23) as well as 12 against USC (12/25)…tallied 15 points thanks to 8-of-10 from the free-throw line to beat Grand Canyon (2/10) at home…drilled in 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Seattle U (3/9) in the WAC Tournament semifinals…erupted for 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers and four rebounds in win WAC Championship game against Grand Canyon (3/10).

2016-17: Redshirted
 
2015-16 (Ohio State): Saw action in all 35 games for Ohio State off the bench while starting in four, all in Big Ten play…averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 assists as a reserve player and shot .323 from the floor and .327 from beyond the arc…scored his first collegiate basket against Grambling State (11/17), finishing with five points and two steals…pulled down a season-best five boards against Illinois (1/3)…netted a season-high 11 points at Purdue (1/21) on 3-of-4 shooting and 4-of-5 from the line…dished out a season-high seven assists against Rutgers (2/13) on the road…successfully scored in 11-straight games between Dec. 27-Jan. 31…had eight points on 4-of-8 shooting against Michigan State (3/11) in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament…scored seven points with four assists against Florida (3/20) in the NIT.
 
High School: Averaged 19.3 points, 5.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals through 18 games as a senior at Dunbar High School…was a McDonald’s All-American nominee…reached the 20-point plateau 10 times during his senior campaign…averaged 14.5 points, 6.1 assists and 2.9 steals as a junior, guiding DHS to a 23-4 record and an OHSAA Division II playoff appearance…earned Division II Second-team All-Ohio and First-Team All-Southwest District selections by the Associated Press…guided the Wolverines to an undefeated season and state championship as a freshman.
 
Personal:  Son of Amos and Ann Harris…has an older brother, Pete, and two younger sisters, Nia and Kia…majoring in individualized studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9" 163 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9" 170 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2018-19Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'9" 170 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019-20Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'9" 170 lbs
    12