The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2018-19 56 ■ THE WOLFPACKER T e n Q u e s t i o n s W i t h B l a k e H a r r i s Who is your favorite NBA player? Brandon Jennings. Who is your favorite NBA team? Charlotte Hornets. What is your guilty pleasure TV program? I just watch sports and basketball. Who is your favorite athlete at NC State that is not a basketball player? I know [football wide receiver] Thayer Thomas. Did you play close attention to your rankings in high school? Kind of, more when I was younger. Towards the end I cracked the top 100, but I didn't care by then. What is the toughest road venue you have played in? South Carolina. When you were playing traveling team basketball in high school, what was your favorite city to visit? Not sure. If you could try a different college sport what would it be? Football. Would you wear your NC State jersey in a social setting? I wouldn't. Maybe for a picture, but not walking around. What is your go-to restaurant for a date? Bojangles. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN Analysis: The Missouri transfer had been expected to be eligible in time to play the conference slate, but the NCAA agreed to NC State's appeal for Harris to play immediately. Thus the Pack now has a full season with the tal- ented, athletic point guard. Although he is not a great shooter, Harris should fit in well with head coach Kevin Keatts' preferred up-tempo style of play. Career Highlights: Started nine of 14 games as a freshman at Missouri before transferring … Had a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio … Contributed per- sonal bests of 11 points and nine assists against Long Beach State, and had 10 points versus Illinois … Averaged 25.0 points and 9.6 assists per game as a senior at Word of God Academy in Raleigh and was named All-State by the Associated Press … Was rated as the No. 136 overall prospect nationally in the 2017 class by Rivals.com … Originally signed a letter of intent with Washington before switching to Missouri after a coaching change. Personal: Son of Bernardo and Kellie Harris … Bernardo is a former UNC linebacker that played nine seasons in the NFL and played in two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers … Has a brother and sister … Birthday is Dec. 18. STATISTICS Year G-GS MPG PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2017-18* 13-9 13.9 3.8 2.4 3.1 40.7 0.0 69.2 * at Missouri BLAKE HARRIS 55 So. • Chapel Hill, N.C. • 6-3 • 190 G