Tony Harris (NBA basketball)
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Tony Dwayne Harris is an American
United States
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 basketball
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 player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in East Chicago
East Chicago, Indiana
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, he later went to University of New Orleans
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.

Harris debuted in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers
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 in the 1991-92 season
1991-92 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls*Rookie of the Year: Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets*Defensive Player of the Year: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs...

, averaging 1.7 points on 25.0% field goal shooting and 50.0% free throw shooting in 6.8 minutes a game in 6 contests.

In 1994, Tony Harris played for the Boston Celtics
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 for two seasons. In 1994, he had his best season with averages of 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 turnovers on 17.6 minutes in 5 games. He finished his NBA career with an average of 4.9 points on 10.5 minutes in fourteen contests.

Tony Harris also scored 105 points in a game on October 10, 1992 in the Philippine Basketball Association. Tony Harris of Swift scored 105 points against Ginebra in a game that was played in Iloilo City. To this day Tony's record still stands.

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