Robert Anderson Harris (March 16, 1927 – April 10, 1977) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player.
Harris played for the Murray State College Racers during the 1944–45 season. He played for the Cowboys at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1946 to 1949. In his senior season, Harris was selected to the NCAA AP All-American second team. Harris was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. On December 19, 1950, Harris was traded to the Boston Celtics for Dick Mehen. On October 16, 1954, Harris was traded back to the Pistons for Fred Scolari, but he never had any play time for the remainder of games for the Pistons. In his NBA career, Harris averaged 6.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
After retiring from the NBA, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he worked in an area chicken production plant. He died from lung cancer at the age of 50.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949–50 Fort Wayne 62 – .361 .628 – 2.1 7.7 1950–51 Fort Wayne 12 – .228 .750 3.7 .7 3.4 Boston 44 – .357 .664 5.6 1.3 5.5 Boston66* 28.8 .410 .641 8.0 1.8 7.8 1952–53 Boston 70 28.2 .418 .588 6.9 1.4 7.4 1953–54 Boston 71 26.7 .381 .628 7.3 1.3 5.9Career 325 27.9 .385 .628 6.9 1.5 6.8
Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950 Fort Wayne 4 – .281 .600 – 2.8 7.5 1951 Boston 2 – .100 .714 2.0 1.0 3.5 1952 Boston 3 29.0 .429 1.000 8.3 1.3 7.7 1953 Boston 6 32.2 .452 .750 9.3 2.0 8.3 1954 Boston 6 25.0 .640 .696 5.8 .5 8.0Career 21 28.7 .415 .709 7.1 1.5 7.5
References
External links Cowboy Basketball All-Americans