Harris Raises Stock
One of the more underpublicized taletned players this summer has been Lance Harris, a 6-4, 175 pound swingman from Hickman H.S. in Columbia, Missouri. Harris competed the past several days at the Wide World Of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida at the Super Showcase and National AAU event.
Harris helped his St. Louis Eagles AAU team claim the Super Showcase title. He also played well in the Nationals. It's likely many more schools will try and jump in on Harris after this summer.
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Currently, Harris has scholarship offers from Iowa, Marquette and St. Louis. In fact, he has planned an unofficial visit to Iowa on Aug. 3. Harris is also looking at Virginia, Iowa State, Missouri, Oklahoma, UConn, Arizona, DePaul, UNLV, Bradley, Drake and Southern Illinois this summer.
After enjoying a fine Nike All-American Camp in Indianapolis, Harris continued his fine play at the Peach Jam, where he helped the St. Louis Eagles to a 3-2 pool play record.
A baseline slasher who can put the ball on the deck a bit, the versatile Harris also hits the glass hard from the wing. He's a bouncy athlete who can play above the rim in transition.
This past season at Hickman, Harris averaged 18 points per game. He said he has a 3.1 GPA but missed attaining a qualifying score on his first ACT attempt. "I don't have a leader right now," Harris said. "I just want to take some visits before I pick a school."
-- Russ Blake contributed to this report