Men’s Basketball Signs Mannie Harris
11/23/2020 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Mitchell County guard is ranked the eighth best prospect in the state.
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern men's basketball coach Brian Burg announced today that Mannie Harris (Camilla, Ga./Mitchell County) has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles, beginning in the 2021-22 season.
A 6-foot-3 guard, Harris is ranked as a Top-200 player and the 16th-best combo guard nationally by 247 sports, as well as one of the top-10 player in the state of Georgia by Hoopseen. He averaged 21.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists as a junior while leading Mitchell County to a 19-6 record and the A Sweet 16. Harris was named first-team all-region, was an all-state nominee and McDonald's All-American nominee and selected to compete in the 2020 GACA North/South All Star Game. Mannie was raised in Camilla, Georgia, by his mother, Dontressia Williams, and his father, Derrick Harris Sr., who is the head coach of the girls basketball program at Westwood High School in Camilla. Coach Harris has won three Georgia High School State Championships (2018,2019, 2020) while at Westwood, and Mannie's twin sister, De'Ericka Harris, has been a member of each of those championship teams.
Coach Burg on Harris
"Mannie Harris is everything we look for in a student-athlete. He has great size, speed, athleticism and shooting ability. Mannie is a perfect fit for the culture of Georgia Southern Basketball and a great ambassador for our university from right in our backyard. We have enjoyed building a relationship with Mannie and his family. Georgia Southern fans are going to love the energy and enthusiasm that Mannie will bring to Hanner Fieldhouse"
Brian Snow – 247 sports
"Mannie Harris is one of the true late risers in the state of Georgia. He has good size for a guard and can really score. Also he is an athlete who is capable of defending multiple positions and his best basketball is ahead of him. I see him being a one of the best players in the Sun Belt Conference for multiple years."
Justin Young - Hoopseen
"Mannie Harris is one of the best two-way players in the south's 2021 class and one of the most important mid-major signees in the nation. I think he has the skill set to shine right away as a shot-maker and play-maker. It's always hard to say with definitiveness, but I think Harris could be one of the most important signees in Georgia Southern's history over the last decade."
Georgia Southern is scheduled to open the 2020-21 season Nov. 25, in a 1 p.m. tipoff against Florida National in Hanner Fieldhouse.
A 6-foot-3 guard, Harris is ranked as a Top-200 player and the 16th-best combo guard nationally by 247 sports, as well as one of the top-10 player in the state of Georgia by Hoopseen. He averaged 21.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists as a junior while leading Mitchell County to a 19-6 record and the A Sweet 16. Harris was named first-team all-region, was an all-state nominee and McDonald's All-American nominee and selected to compete in the 2020 GACA North/South All Star Game. Mannie was raised in Camilla, Georgia, by his mother, Dontressia Williams, and his father, Derrick Harris Sr., who is the head coach of the girls basketball program at Westwood High School in Camilla. Coach Harris has won three Georgia High School State Championships (2018,2019, 2020) while at Westwood, and Mannie's twin sister, De'Ericka Harris, has been a member of each of those championship teams.
Coach Burg on Harris
"Mannie Harris is everything we look for in a student-athlete. He has great size, speed, athleticism and shooting ability. Mannie is a perfect fit for the culture of Georgia Southern Basketball and a great ambassador for our university from right in our backyard. We have enjoyed building a relationship with Mannie and his family. Georgia Southern fans are going to love the energy and enthusiasm that Mannie will bring to Hanner Fieldhouse"
Brian Snow – 247 sports
"Mannie Harris is one of the true late risers in the state of Georgia. He has good size for a guard and can really score. Also he is an athlete who is capable of defending multiple positions and his best basketball is ahead of him. I see him being a one of the best players in the Sun Belt Conference for multiple years."
Justin Young - Hoopseen
"Mannie Harris is one of the best two-way players in the south's 2021 class and one of the most important mid-major signees in the nation. I think he has the skill set to shine right away as a shot-maker and play-maker. It's always hard to say with definitiveness, but I think Harris could be one of the most important signees in Georgia Southern's history over the last decade."
Georgia Southern is scheduled to open the 2020-21 season Nov. 25, in a 1 p.m. tipoff against Florida National in Hanner Fieldhouse.
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