HARRISON TO FORGO SENIOR YEAR, WILL ENTER 2004 NBA DRAFT
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BOULDER - University of Colorado junior center David Harrison officially announced today he is forgoing his senior year in 2004-05 and will opt for the NBA draft.
Harrison, the dominating 7'0" presence for the Buffaloes averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots per game the last three seasons helping CU to a NCAA Tournament and NIT berth in 2002-03 and 2003-04, respectively. In his three seasons, Harrison helped CU win 51 games.
"I'm excited for the next stage of my life," Harrison said Tuesday morning. "I thought I had a good season and have a great opportunity to get selected in the first round," Harrison said. "The time is right for me to leave Colorado and I think I offer a lot to an NBA team with my size and physical ability."
The Nashville, Tenn. native and holder of all the blocked shots records to date at CU was a first-team All-Big 12 selection this season, in addition to being named to the 2004 All-Big 12 Coaches' First Team and to the conference All-Defense Specialty Team. In addition, he was named to the District 8 U.S. Basketball Writers of America All-District Team and an honorable mention Associated Press All-America selection. During the pre-season, he was named to the preseason Wooden and Naismith Award ballot lists.
Harrison finishes his career at Colorado 13th in scoring (1,317), first in field goal percentage (60.2), third in free throws attempted (613), fourth in rebounding by centers (707), eighth in rebounding (707), eighth in double-doubles (25), ninth in career fouls (300), ninth in career starts (81), and 14th in minutes played (2,480).
In the Big 12 Conference, Harrison is etched in its career record book as the second player in field goal percentage (60.2), second in free throw attempts (613), fourth in blocked shots (225), tied for sixth in block shot average (2.6), 10th in double-doubles (25), and 10th in free throws made (339).
In conference-only stats, Harrison is the all-time leader in field goal percentage (.589), second in free throw attempts (326), third in blocks (110), tied for sixth in block average (2.3), seventh in double-doubles (15), and ninth in rebounding (383).
2003-04 STATS / NOTES
Honors: 2004 All-Big 12 First Team, 2004 All-Big 12 Coaches First Team, Big 12 Specialty Teams: All-Defense Team, District 8 U.S. Basketball Writers of America All-District Team, Honorable Mention Associated Press Team, Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 2) ... Named to the preseason Wooden Award and Naismith Award ballot lists ... Finished the season as CU's all-time leader in field goal percentage (.602, 489-of-813) ... Set the school record for field goals made without a miss versus Baylor (Jan. 31) going 10-of-10 breaking 25-year mark ... Recorded a season high 30 points at Pepperdine (Nov. 24), a conference high of 26 against Baylor (Jan. 31) and 26 points at Oregon (NIT) ... Grabbed 16 rebounds against Oregon State (Dec. 1) " Played a career-high 41 minutes in the Buffs' overtime victory against Oklahoma (Feb. 25) " His 497 points scored ranks 21st in single-season ... In his NIT overtime game at Oregon: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 10-of-14 field goals, 6-of-6 free throws in 36 minutes ...Twelve double-doubles overall (seven in Big 12 play) ... Tallest CU player in 48 years (7-foot) ... Nationally: fourth in field goal percentage and 12th in blocked shots; also helped CU as the sixth ranked team in blocks (6.0) ... Team Categories: Holds all blocked shot records at CU with the exception of blocks by a junior in which he tied (listed in column to the right) ... 2003-04 season: first on the team in field goal percentage (.631), points (17.1), rebounds (8.8), blocked shots (2.93), points scored (497), points per game (17.1), field goals made (186), free throws made (125) ... sixth in conference blocked shots (110) ... Career at CU: first in field goal percentage (60.2), 13th in scoring (1,317), third overall in free throws attempted (613), fourth in rebounding by centers (707), eighth in rebounding (707), eighth in double-doubles (25) ... ninth in career fouls (300), ninth in career starts (81), 14th in minutes played (2480) ... Big 12 (all games): Ranked No. 3 (17.1 ppg.) in Big 12 overall scoring ... Led the Big 12 in FG% (.631), blocked shots (2.93), offensive rebounding (3.72), double-doubles (12) ... Was third in rebounding (8.8), fifth in defensive rebounding (5.03) ... Big 12-only: first in FG% (.612), blocked shots (2.75), second in offensive rebounding (3.62), fifth in overall rebounding (8.7), fifth in defensive rebounding (5.06), sixth in scoring (16.6 ppg.) ... Helped lead CU to No. 1 in blocked shots (5.8) ... Tallied two of the conferences best FG% performances (10-of-10 vs. Baylor; 10-of-12 vs. Nebraska) and led the Big 12 in double-doubles (7) ... Career Big 12 (all games): second in FG% (60.2), second FT attempts (613), fourth in blocks (225), tied for sixth in block average (2.6), 10th in double-doubles (25), 10th free throws made (339) ... Career Big 12-only: Ranks first overall in FG% (.589), second in FT attempts (326), third in blocks (110), tied for sixth in block average (2.3), seventh in double-doubles (15), ninth in rebounding (383).
2002-03
All-Big 12 coaches honorable mention " Named to Big 12 specialty team as one of five most improved players " Shared Big 12/Phillips 66 Player of the Week honors (Nov. 25) " Second in team scoring (13.9), second in rebounding (8.3), and first in blocked shots (3.3) " Two triple-doubles with nine double-doubles " Netted a personal best 31 points vs. Stetson (Nov. 24) " Season-best field goals made 13 vs. Stetson (Nov. 24) " Career-best 18 rebounds vs. Georgia (Dec. 3) and career-best 12 defensive boards vs. the Bulldogs " In his NCAA Tournament game versus Michigan State: 13 points, seven blocked shots, six rebounds, 5-of-9 field goals in 34 minutes ... First CU player since 1995 to record a triple-double in a single game (31 pts., 17 rebounds, 10 blocks vs. Stetson) " Recorded another triple-double against Nebraska in regular season finale (March 8) in season finale with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 blocks ". Led CU in blocked shots 23 times (four shared) " Eight games with over five blocks " Nationally: Eighth in blocks (3.3) " Helped CU finish third nationally in team blocks (6.7), third overall in total rebounds (214), and 20th in field goal percentage defense (40.2) " 22nd in rebounding margin (5.5) ... Big 12: First in blocked shots (3.31) " Fifth in field goal percentage (.547) and offensive rebounds (3.22) " Seventh in rebounding (8.3) " Ninth in defensive rebounds (5.06) " 19th in conference scoring (13.9) " Led the Big 12 with most blocked shots in a game, twice (11, 10) and tied for seventh with nine double-doubles.
2001-02
Big 12 All-Freshman team and All-Big 12 honorable mention " Associated Press Big 12 All-Freshman team " Phillips 66/Big 12 Rookie of the week (Jan. 2) " missed two games due to back problems ... Nationally: Third nationally in field goal percentage (.638) ... Big 12: Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.638) ... Team: Leading scorer leader (13.9) " Double-digit scoring 22 times including 18 straight from Dec. 30 - March 2 " Holds freshman record for most rebounds in a game (15, Iowa State, Jan. 16) ... 12 times led or shared the team lead in blocked shots " Four double-doubles " Runner-up on team with 7.0 rebounds in a game " Set a CU record for best field goal percentage in a single season (.638) " Ranked second in blocks (340, third in rebounds (188), and fourth in frosh points (375) " Was first among freshman in field goal percentage with a pair of silver finishes in scoring and rebounding " Netted 20 or more points fives times " Established a CU freshman record with five blocks in a single game (St. Joseph's 11/25/01, Iowa State 1/16/02) and is one in four CU players to have blocked five shots in a road game (also a team record).
ACADEMICS
An open-option major in Colorado's College of Arts and Sciences ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll in the spring of 2003.
THE HARRISON RECORD BOOK OF BLOCKED SHOTS
(also known as the CU blocked shot record page in media guide)
SINGLE-GAME BLOCKS
11, David Harrison vs. Nebraska, March 8, 2003
10, David Harrison vs. Stetson, Nov. 24, 2002
7, David Harrison vs. Michigan State, Mar. 21, 2003
7, David Harrison vs. Kansas State, Mar. 13, 2003
7, David Harrison vs. Texas Tech, Feb. 18, 2004
SINGLE-SEASON BLOCKS
1. David Harrison 106 2002-03
SINGLE-SEASON BLOCK AVERAGE
1. David Harrison 3.3 2002-03
CAREER BLOCKS AVERAGE
G Blk. Avg. Season
1. David Harrison 88 225 2.56 2001-04
Most Blocks
Half: 6, David Harrison vs. Nebraska,
March 8, 2003 (2nd half); vs. Stetson, Nov. 24, 2002 (1st half)
Game: 11, David Harrison vs. Nebraska, March 8, 2003
Season: 106, David Harrison, 2002-03
Career: 225, David Harrison, 2001-04
Conference Game: 11, David Harrison vs. Nebraska, March 8, 2003
Conference Season: 50, David Harrison, 2002-03
Conference Career: 110, David Harrison, 2001-04
Home Game: 11, David Harrison vs. Nebraska, March 8, 2003
Road Game: 6, David Harrison at Pepperdine, Nov. 24, 2003
Neutral Court: 7, David Harrison vs. Michigan State
(NCAA Tournament), March 21, 2003; vs. Kansas
State (Big 12 Tournament), March 13, 2003
Freshman Game: 5, David Harrison vs.
St. Joseph's, Nov. 11, 2001, and Iowa State, Jan. 16, 2002
Sophomore Game: 11, David Harrison vs.Nebraska, March 8, 2003
Junior Game: t7, David Harrison vs. Texas Tech, Feb. 25, 2004
Miscellaneous ?03-04 Career
Double-Figure Scoring Games 25 72
Double-Figure Re. Games 12 28
Double-Doubles 12 25
^Games Led CU in Scoring 12 28
^Games led CU in Rebounding 15 30
^Games led CU in Blocked Shots 22 58
Triple-doubles - 2
games scored under nine points 4 16
10-19 scoring games 16 53
20-29 scoring games 8 18
30+ scoring games 1 2
10+ Rebounds 13 28
15+ Rebounds 2 6
10+ Blocked Shots - 2
4+ blocks 3 25
5-7 blocks a game 3 9
THREE-YEAR BREAKDOWN WITH harrison in the lineup
(points, rebounding, blocked shots)
^51-37 (.580) - all games
24-24 (.500) - Big 12 Conference Games
^27-13 (.675) - non-conference games
2-3 (.400) - Big 12 Tournament
0-1 (.000) - NCAA Tournament
0-1 (.000) - NIT
^ did not play vs. Southern, Morris Brown
2003-04
led CU in scoring - 14 times (one shared)
in rebounding - 15 times (five shared)
in blocked shots - 23 times (six shared)
2002-03
led CU in scoring - five times
in rebounding - nine times (1 shared)
in blocked shots - 23 times (four times)
2001-02
led CU in scoring - nine times (1 shared)
in rebounding - six times (2 shared)
in blocked shots -12 times (6 shared)
Total
led CU in scoring -28 times (2 shared)
in rebounding -30 times (8 shared)
in blocked shots - 58 times (16 shared)