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2019-20 Basketball Roster

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23 Kaelon Harris

  • Class Senior
  • Position G
  • Ht. / Wt. 6-3 / 225
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School Mundy's Mill HS

Biography

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Honors and Awards
2020 SoCon Championships All-Tournament Second Team
SoCon Player of the Week (Jan. 14, 2020)
2016-17 SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)

SENIOR (2019-20): Named to the 2020 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale All-Tournament Second Team, becoming the first Bulldog to earn the honor since 2014 … Was named the SoCon Player of the Week by the conference office on Jan. 14 … Ended his career ranked 39th in program history with 952 career points, becoming 44th player in program history to eclipse the 900-point mark … Wrapped up his four years 10th in program history for career defensive rebounds (357) … Finished his career tied for ninth in program history with 10 career double-doubles … In NCAA Division I, ranked tied for 86th in the nation with nine double-doubles … Covering all games, ranked fifth in the SoCon in defensive rebounding average (5.1), sixth in rebounding average (6.9), seventh in total rebounds (199) and total defensive rebounds (149), 11th in the league in scoring average (14.3), and 12th for free throw percentage (.732) and offensive rebounding average (1.7) … In SoCon-only games, ranked ninth in rebounding average (6.1) and defensive rebounding average (4.7), 11th in total defensive rebounds (80), 12th in scoring average (14.1) and total rebounds (104), and 15th in free throw percentage (.699) … His nine double-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign rank fourth in program history for single-season double-doubles … His 149 defensive rebounds during his senior year are tied for third in program history for single-season defensive boards … Led the team in scoring average (14.3) and rebounding average (6.9) … Played in 29 games, making 16 starts while averaging 27.3 minutes per contest … Shot 46.1% from the field and 73.2% from the charity stripe … Scored in double figures in 22 games, including each of the last four … Eclipsed the 20-point mark seven times … Notched his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while adding five assists, at Georgia (11/12/19) … His 11 defensive rebounds against the Bulldogs are tied for sixth most in program history … Recorded his second double-double of the season with 20 points, including a pair of made 3-pointers, and 12 boards at Southeast Missouri State (11/19/19) … The 12 defensive rebounds at SEMO are tied for third most in program history for defensive boards in a single game … In the next game, posted back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career with 19 points and 10 rebounds, including six offensive, in 36 minutes of work at Illinois (11/20/19) … Scored in double figures in 10 straight games from Nov. 26 – Jan. 18, including notching five double-doubles in the span … Had 17 points and 11 boards, including six off the offensive glass to go along with three assists at home against Carver (12/7/19) … Scored 19 points and brought down eight rebounds in 22 minutes of action against Piedmont (12/10/19) … Posted his second 20-point game of the season with 27 points, including a pair of made 3-pointers, to go along with 10 rebounds at Longwood (12/19/19) … Scored a career-high 32 points and added 12 rebounds at Wofford (1/11/20) … His 32 points against the Terriers are tied for 42nd in program history for points scored in a single game … Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 11 points and 10 rebounds at home against UNC Greensboro (1/15/20) … Made it three double-doubles in a row, the first time in his career, with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of work at VMI (1/18/20) … Logged his final double-double of the season with 23 points, including a season-high four made 3-pointers, and 12 rebounds at home against Samford (2/15/20) … Scored 22 points and brought down five boards at Western Carolina (2/22/20) … Eclipsed the 20-point mark in each of the Bulldogs’ final two games with 24, including a pair of treys, to go along with seven rebounds at Furman (2/29/20), and 22 against Wofford in the opening round of the 2020 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale in Asheville, N.C.

JUNIOR (2018-19): Played in 21 games, making 10 starts … Averaged 12.1 minutes, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 points per game … Started the season with an 11-point performance at No. 22 Clemson (11/6/18) that saw him go 4-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-2 from beyond the 3-point arc … Followed that up with a four-point, 13-rebound outing that included five assists against Mid-Atlantic Christian (11/12/18) … Scored nine point in a 3-for-3 outing in the Bulldogs’ home win over High Point (11/27/18) … Came close to recording a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds against Johnson & Wales (Charlotte) (12/5/18) … Played 20 or more minutes in four games.

SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Saw action in 29 games, making 23 starts … Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.9 points per contest, the 29th-highest scoring average in the SoCon … For the year, averaged 22.8 minutes, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … In SoCon play, his numbers went up to 24.9 minutes, 10.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … His 6.3 boards per SoCon game was eighth-most in the league … He also averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds per SoCon game, fifth-most in the league, and 4.1 defensive boards per game, 13th-most in the SoCon … Scored in double figures in 18 games, including five straight from Jan. 27 through Feb. 8 … Scored in double figures in four straight games from Dec. 2 to Dec. 16 and again from Jan. 4 through Jan. 13 … Had a double-double  off 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ home win over Wofford (2/1/18) … Brought down at least five rebounds in 19 games … Just missed out on double-double outings with 15 points and nine rebounds at Wofford (1/6/18) and again with 13 points and nine boards in the Bulldogs’ road win over ETSU (2/20/18), then the top-ranked team in the SoCon … Had a career-high six assists at home against Point (12/16/17) … Blocked a career-high three shots at home against Chattanooga (1/13/18) … Converted multiple 3-pointers in eight games, including matching his career high of four in the ‘Dogs’ home win over Furman (2/3/18) … In that game against the Paladins, matched his season high for points with 18 … Also had 18 points on the road at Campbell (12/14/17).

FRESHMAN (2016-17): Named to theSouthern Conference All-Freshman Team by the media … Finished the season with 196 points and 102 rebounds in 21 games … Was the third-highest scorer on the team and ranked 13th among Bulldog freshmen with an average of 9.3 points per game … Made 51 free throws and attempted 87, ranking him in the top-15 among freshmen … One of just 37 Bulldogs to record a 30-point game in their career … Posted four games with at least eight or more rebounds … Had a breakout performance at Stetson, pouring in 26 points and making four free throws in the last six seconds to help clinch the win ... Exploded for a career-high 30 points and nine rebounds at Arizona State, finishing 11-of-12 from the floor in 28 minutes of action ... Started his first career game on Dec. 31, 2016, tallying nine points, five rebounds and three assists against Furman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Michael Elliot at Mundy's Mill High School in Jonesboro, Georgia …. Served as a four-year captain and led his squad to a 2014 regional championship in the Atlanta area … Capped his career in style, averaging nearly 19 points per contest while shooting better than 60 percent from the field as a senior …Earned 2016 first-team all-county honors and was an Atlanta Journal Constitution all-state honorable mention recognition … Also claimed 2016 AJC All-Southside second team honors ... Received his team’s best offensive player award three out of four years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kaelon Andrew Harris … Son of Dannielle Steele … Major is criminal justice.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

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    2017-18Sophomore

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    2018-19Junior

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    6'4" 220 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

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    6'3" 225 lbs
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