Steve Harris (basketball)

Steve Harris

Personal information
Born	(1963-10-15)October 15, 1963 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 22, 2016(2016-02-22) (aged 52) Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Blue Springs (Blue Springs, Missouri)
College	Tulsa (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Rockets
Playing career	1985–1991
Position	Shooting guard
Number	20, 11, 35
Career history
1985–1987	Houston Rockets
1987–1988	Golden State Warriors
1988–1989	Detroit Pistons
1989–1990	Columbus Horizon
1990	Los Angeles Clippers
1990–1991	Columbus Horizon
Career highlights
Second-team All-American – UPI (1985) 3× First-team All-MVC (1983–1985) No. 20 retired by Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Steven Dwayne Harris (October 15, 1963 – February 22, 2016) was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (19th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Tulsa, Harris played in five NBA seasons from 1985 to 1990.

He played a career total of 207 NBA games with the Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, scoring 1,440 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1987–88 season, when he split time with the Rockets and Warriors, appearing in 58 games and averaging 9.2 ppg.

Harris died of colon cancer on February 22, 2016, at the age of 52.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985–86	Houston	57	0	8.5	.442	.200	.926	1.0	.9	.4	.1	4.5
1986–87	Houston	74	3	15.9	.419	.000	.854	2.3	1.4	.5	.2	8.3
1987–88	Houston	14	10	14.2	.395	.000	.938	1.5	1.2	.6	.1	5.2
	Golden State	44	16	20.1	.471	.000	.763	2.4	1.6	1.0	.1	10.3
1988–89	Detroit	3	0	2.3	.250	–	1.000	.7	.0	.3	.0	1.3
1989–90	L.A. Clippers	15	0	6.2	.350	–	.750	.7	.1	.5	.1	2.1
Career		207	29	13.7	.434	.050	.842	1.8	1.1	.6	.1	7.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986	Houston	15	0	5.5	.483	–	.400	.7	.1	.3	.2	2.0
1987	Houston	9	0	10.1	.372	.000	.833	.8	.6	.3	.0	4.1
Career		24	0	7.3	.417	.000	.636	.7	.3	.3	.1	2.8

External links

• Steve Harris at basketball-reference.com