2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Harris, Jordan
Jersey Number 2
Jordan Harris
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Iron City, Ga.
- High School:
- Seminole County High School
Bio
Final Bio (PDF)
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Secured playing time in the final 23 games of the season, including a starting nod for the last 13 outings.
• All told, 34 of his 38 career starts for the Bulldogs came against SEC competition.
• Averaged 7.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 50.4 percent from the field in 20.0 minutes per outing.
• Posted six double-figure scoring outputs, all against SEC competition.
• Led the Bulldogs in blocked shots in eight games and in steals in seven contests.
• It was announced prior to the season opener that he would be eligible to compete for the SMU game on Dec. 20.
• In his initial outing of the year against SMU had a thunderous putback dunk at the first-half buzzer.
• A stat-stuffed linescore against Kentucky in Athens – 10 points, five boards, three assists, three steals and a highlight reel block to stop an EJ Montgomery dunk.
• Led the Bulldogs while posting then season-high efforts for points (15), boards (eight), steals (three) and blocks (two) vs. Ole Miss.
• A key to UGA’s back-to-back wins over Auburn (stellar defense) and Vanderbilt (season-high 17 points).
• Extremely efficient from the floor against the Commodores, connecting on 6-of-9 FGs including 3-of-4 3-pointers.
• Scored a season-high 21 points against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. Interestingly, both of his career 20-point performances came in his final two SEC Tourney contests (also 26 points vs. Missouri in 2019).
• Hustled back on defense following a turnover to record a block off the backboard against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament that wound up at No. 9 on ESPN’s top-10 plays for what was eventually the final full day of college basketball – and sports in general – prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Played in 29 contests, with all 13 starts coming in his final 14 outings.
• After scoring in double figures nine times in his first 63 games at Georgia, did so in 10 of his last 14 outings of 2018-19.
• After scoring 204 points in his freshman and sophomore seasons combined, contributed 200 points as a junior.
• Tied what was then his career-high scoring output of 12 points quickly (in 16 minutes) and efficiently (5-of-9 on FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) against Georgia State.
• Nearly doubled his scoring contributions from pre-conference contests (4.5 ppg) to SEC play (8.9 ppg).
• Recorded his first double-digit rebounding tally and his first career double-double against Ole Miss in Athens.
• Missed two games with concussion-like symptoms caused by a collision with Nicolas Claxton late in the LSU game.
• Posted career-high scoring outputs in four-straight February outings, equaled his best performance with 12 points vs. No. 19 LSU and then topped that mark with 13 against Mississippi State, 15 at Ole Miss and 18 versus Auburn.
• In fact, his averages in that span of 11.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.7 spg and 0.6 bpg were massive jumps from his production in his first 16 games of the season (4.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.3 bpg).
• Capped his season with a career-high 26 points against Missouri in the SEC Tournament by connecting on 8-of-11 field goal attempts, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in 18 contests, including nine SEC outings.
• Scored seven points in his season debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...two buckets after being fouled on drives – one that became a three-point play – and a pair of free throws with seven seconds left that iced the 68-65 victory.
• Averaged 10.6 ppg while shooting 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the field and 50.0 (4-of-8) percent from 3-point range in home outings against Georgia Tech, Temple and Ole Miss.
• Enjoyed a productive first week of the 2018 calendar, matching his carer high with 12 points against Ole Miss on Jan. 3 and grabbing a career-high six rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 6.
• Hit two free throws with five seconds left in regulation to force OT against Arkansas.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• Recorded action in 30 games, seeing a dozen starts overall and eight in the Bulldogs’ 18 SEC regular-season games.
• Finished third on the team in assists and fourth in steals.
• Notched double-digit scoring performances against Morehouse and Auburn.
• Dished out a game-high five assists in a what was then a career-most 29 minutes at Ga. Tech (previous best was 17 MP).
• Scored a career-high 12 points in SEC opener at Auburn, including a vital three-point play that made it 70-70 after the Bulldogs trailed for the first 29:49 of the contest.
• Posted two blocks and five points in a vital second-half span of 3:37 at Ole Miss.
• Snapped his streak of 12 straight starts when a slight illness prior to the Texas game removed him for the lineup.
• Averaged 22.8 mpg over 15 games from Dec. 20-Feb. 11…after averaging 11.6 mpg in UGA’s first 10 games.
• Then played five minutes vs. Mississippi State – first single-digit MP since Dec. 14 – before missing three games due to a bone chip in his knee.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Kevin Godwin at Seminole County High.
• A first-team All-Georgia selection as a junior by USA Today, the publication’s all-classification all-state team.
• A four-time All-State honoree, including first-team accolades for Class A as a sophomore and in Class 2A as both a junior and a senior.
• Tabbed Georgia’s Class 2A Player of the Year by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and the Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) after leading Seminole County’s Indians to the 2015 state title.
• Selected to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star game and posted 16 points for the South in its 133-127 win.
• Over his final two seasons alone at Seminole County, poured in 1,502 points while shooting 55.3 percent from the field, 43.7 percent from 3-point range and 72.9 percent from the line.
• As a senior, averaged a double-double of 30.5 points and 11.4 rebounds, as well as 6.0 assists, 3.6 steals and 2.4 blocks.
• Led the Indians to a 19-9 finish during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Poured in 708 points during his senior year, with 21 20-point, 13 30-point and four 40-point performances.
• As a junior, averaged a double-double of 27.4 points and 11.0 boards per game, with additional statistical contributions of 7.2 assists, 3.6 steals and 1.9 blocks.
• Led Seminole County to a 28-3 finish en route to the 2015 state title, just the Indians’ second state championship ever in boys’ basketball and their first since winning the Class A crown in 1998.
• Seminole County’s only three losses during the 2014-15 season all came to Bainbridge High...and future Georgia classmate Tyree Crump.
• Poured in 41 points in a 76-71 victory over Crawford County in the state title game.
• As a sophomore, averaged 20.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals.
• Helped the Indians post a 20-4 record and reach the second round of the 2014 Class A public school state tournament as a sophomore.
• As a freshman, helped Seminole County to a 22-3 finish and the quarterfinals of the 2013 Class A public school state tourney.
Personal:
• Born October 9, 1997 in Blakely, Ga., Jordan is the son of Erica Harris and Willie Hopkins and is majoring in Sport Management.
• Charles Jones Basketball Scholarship recipient.
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Secured playing time in the final 23 games of the season, including a starting nod for the last 13 outings.
• All told, 34 of his 38 career starts for the Bulldogs came against SEC competition.
• Averaged 7.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 50.4 percent from the field in 20.0 minutes per outing.
• Posted six double-figure scoring outputs, all against SEC competition.
• Led the Bulldogs in blocked shots in eight games and in steals in seven contests.
• It was announced prior to the season opener that he would be eligible to compete for the SMU game on Dec. 20.
• In his initial outing of the year against SMU had a thunderous putback dunk at the first-half buzzer.
• A stat-stuffed linescore against Kentucky in Athens – 10 points, five boards, three assists, three steals and a highlight reel block to stop an EJ Montgomery dunk.
• Led the Bulldogs while posting then season-high efforts for points (15), boards (eight), steals (three) and blocks (two) vs. Ole Miss.
• A key to UGA’s back-to-back wins over Auburn (stellar defense) and Vanderbilt (season-high 17 points).
• Extremely efficient from the floor against the Commodores, connecting on 6-of-9 FGs including 3-of-4 3-pointers.
• Scored a season-high 21 points against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. Interestingly, both of his career 20-point performances came in his final two SEC Tourney contests (also 26 points vs. Missouri in 2019).
• Hustled back on defense following a turnover to record a block off the backboard against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament that wound up at No. 9 on ESPN’s top-10 plays for what was eventually the final full day of college basketball – and sports in general – prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Played in 29 contests, with all 13 starts coming in his final 14 outings.
• After scoring in double figures nine times in his first 63 games at Georgia, did so in 10 of his last 14 outings of 2018-19.
• After scoring 204 points in his freshman and sophomore seasons combined, contributed 200 points as a junior.
• Tied what was then his career-high scoring output of 12 points quickly (in 16 minutes) and efficiently (5-of-9 on FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) against Georgia State.
• Nearly doubled his scoring contributions from pre-conference contests (4.5 ppg) to SEC play (8.9 ppg).
• Recorded his first double-digit rebounding tally and his first career double-double against Ole Miss in Athens.
• Missed two games with concussion-like symptoms caused by a collision with Nicolas Claxton late in the LSU game.
• Posted career-high scoring outputs in four-straight February outings, equaled his best performance with 12 points vs. No. 19 LSU and then topped that mark with 13 against Mississippi State, 15 at Ole Miss and 18 versus Auburn.
• In fact, his averages in that span of 11.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.7 spg and 0.6 bpg were massive jumps from his production in his first 16 games of the season (4.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.3 bpg).
• Capped his season with a career-high 26 points against Missouri in the SEC Tournament by connecting on 8-of-11 field goal attempts, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in 18 contests, including nine SEC outings.
• Scored seven points in his season debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...two buckets after being fouled on drives – one that became a three-point play – and a pair of free throws with seven seconds left that iced the 68-65 victory.
• Averaged 10.6 ppg while shooting 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the field and 50.0 (4-of-8) percent from 3-point range in home outings against Georgia Tech, Temple and Ole Miss.
• Enjoyed a productive first week of the 2018 calendar, matching his carer high with 12 points against Ole Miss on Jan. 3 and grabbing a career-high six rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 6.
• Hit two free throws with five seconds left in regulation to force OT against Arkansas.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• Recorded action in 30 games, seeing a dozen starts overall and eight in the Bulldogs’ 18 SEC regular-season games.
• Finished third on the team in assists and fourth in steals.
• Notched double-digit scoring performances against Morehouse and Auburn.
• Dished out a game-high five assists in a what was then a career-most 29 minutes at Ga. Tech (previous best was 17 MP).
• Scored a career-high 12 points in SEC opener at Auburn, including a vital three-point play that made it 70-70 after the Bulldogs trailed for the first 29:49 of the contest.
• Posted two blocks and five points in a vital second-half span of 3:37 at Ole Miss.
• Snapped his streak of 12 straight starts when a slight illness prior to the Texas game removed him for the lineup.
• Averaged 22.8 mpg over 15 games from Dec. 20-Feb. 11…after averaging 11.6 mpg in UGA’s first 10 games.
• Then played five minutes vs. Mississippi State – first single-digit MP since Dec. 14 – before missing three games due to a bone chip in his knee.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Kevin Godwin at Seminole County High.
• A first-team All-Georgia selection as a junior by USA Today, the publication’s all-classification all-state team.
• A four-time All-State honoree, including first-team accolades for Class A as a sophomore and in Class 2A as both a junior and a senior.
• Tabbed Georgia’s Class 2A Player of the Year by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and the Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) after leading Seminole County’s Indians to the 2015 state title.
• Selected to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star game and posted 16 points for the South in its 133-127 win.
• Over his final two seasons alone at Seminole County, poured in 1,502 points while shooting 55.3 percent from the field, 43.7 percent from 3-point range and 72.9 percent from the line.
• As a senior, averaged a double-double of 30.5 points and 11.4 rebounds, as well as 6.0 assists, 3.6 steals and 2.4 blocks.
• Led the Indians to a 19-9 finish during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Poured in 708 points during his senior year, with 21 20-point, 13 30-point and four 40-point performances.
• As a junior, averaged a double-double of 27.4 points and 11.0 boards per game, with additional statistical contributions of 7.2 assists, 3.6 steals and 1.9 blocks.
• Led Seminole County to a 28-3 finish en route to the 2015 state title, just the Indians’ second state championship ever in boys’ basketball and their first since winning the Class A crown in 1998.
• Seminole County’s only three losses during the 2014-15 season all came to Bainbridge High...and future Georgia classmate Tyree Crump.
• Poured in 41 points in a 76-71 victory over Crawford County in the state title game.
• As a sophomore, averaged 20.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals.
• Helped the Indians post a 20-4 record and reach the second round of the 2014 Class A public school state tournament as a sophomore.
• As a freshman, helped Seminole County to a 22-3 finish and the quarterfinals of the 2013 Class A public school state tourney.
Personal:
• Born October 9, 1997 in Blakely, Ga., Jordan is the son of Erica Harris and Willie Hopkins and is majoring in Sport Management.
• Charles Jones Basketball Scholarship recipient.
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