Harrison George (Raleigh, NC/Leesville Road) is a two-time All-Region performer (second-team in 2012), a three-time All-ODACer (first-team in 2011 and 2012), and the 2010 ODAC Rookie of the Year.
Harrison is one of the most versatile players in the nation. "HG" led the Tigers in total points, rebounds, assists, and steals as a junior playing primarily from the power forward spot. He was one of only three players in the ODAC to lead his team in all four categories.
As a junior, George ranked 36th in the nation in field goal percentage, converting at a 57.5% rate. He had the 17th best single game field goal percentage, making 91.7% of his attempts against Eastern Mennonite. He also had the eighth best single-game steals performance, recording eight thefts against Pitt.-Greensburg.
As a sophomore, HG posted 20.0 points a game, good enough to rank 38th in Division III. During his freshman campaign, he placed 56th in D3 in field goal percentage at 56.9%
Offense
An established and prolific scorer, he has over 1,300 career points in only three seasons. He does it at a very high level of efficiency, boasting a career field goal percentage of 56.8% while getting to the charity stripe 5.0 times an outing (7.6 times per 40), finishing at a 72.9% clip from there. George has the skill set to be able to take on defenders of all size. With his size and footwork, he can get the ball down on the low block, but he can also take on a defender on the perimeter with his ball handling and quickness.
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Passing
While teams may choose to double team Harrison, he stepped up his game to a new level as a junior with his passing skills. He handed out 70 assists in 2012, the top mark on the team and eighth in the ODAC in assists per game. He had four or more assists on eight occassions, including a seven assist performance against Emory & Henry.
Rebounding
A high caliber rebounder, he has posted 17 games of 10 or more rebounds in his career and he consistently ranks amongst the top ten in the ODAC in rebounds. During the 2011-12 season, he averaged 10.6 rebounds per 40 minutes, and as a junior he notched 11.2 caroms per 40.
Harrison has scored 1,335 career points along with 558 rebounds, 157 assists, 136 steals, and 51 blocks. He is 11th in school history in career points, seventh in career blocks, and 12 steals shy of top-seven at H-SC.
He has career per-game averages of 16.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks in 26.2 minutes a game. George boasts per-40 minute averages of 25.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.6 steals, and 1.0 blocks.
*All stats above are current as of the end of the 2011-12 season.
Career Stats |
Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg | |
2009-10 | 26-11 | 698 | 26.8 | 140 | 246 | .569 | 8 | 23 | .348 | 77 | 101 | .762 | 65 | 119 | 184 | 7.1 | 67 | 2 | 41 | 60 | 15 | 48 | 365 | 14.0 | |
2010-11 | 26-23 | 746 | 28.7 | 188 | 335 | .561 | 25 | 83 | .301 | 118 | 159 | .742 | 53 | 155 | 208 | 8.0 | 72 | 2 | 46 | 74 | 13 | 38 | 519 | 20.0 | |
2011-12 | 27-21 | 628 | 23.3 | 172 | 299 | .575 | 14 | 42 | .333 | 93 | 135 | .689 | 45 | 121 | 166 | 6.1 | 49 | 0 | 70 | 55 | 23 | 50 | 451 | 16.7 | |
TOTAL | 79-55 | 2072 | 26.2 | 500 | 880 | .568 | 47 | 148 | .318 | 288 | 395 | .729 | 163 | 395 | 558 | 7.1 | 188 | 4 | 157 | 189 | 51 | 136 | 1335 | 16.9 |