Art Harris

Arthur Carlos Harris Jr. (January 13, 1947 – October 13, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'4" guard, Harris graduated from Jordan High School in Watts, Los Angeles, before attending Stanford University. He earned first-team All-AAWU honors as a sophomore and averaged 20.7 points per game as a senior in 1967–68, finishing his collegiate career with a 17.2-point scoring average. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1968 NBA draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1969 ABA Draft. Harris played four NBA seasons from 1968 to 1972, beginning with Seattle, where he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1968 after averaging 12.4 points per game. During the 1968–69 season he led the NBA in disqualifications with 14. After appearing in only five games for the SuperSonics in the 1969–70 season, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Dick Snyder. He remained in Phoenix for the next three seasons before being waived in January 1972. In 1975 he played for the Belgium Lions in the European Professional Basketball League. Harris was later named to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He died on October 13, 2007.