Darrell Harris arrived at
UW-Whitewater fresh off playing his senior year of high school basketball at an
elite prep school in Humble, Texas
Harris brought a high profile resume, plenty of ability and
great potential with him to U-Du-Dub. The freshman forward flashed that great
potential by pouring in 32 points in Whitewater’s 71-65 win at Illinois
Wesleyan Tuesday night in a battle of two D3hoops.com Top 10 ranked teams.
“We got Darnell going and he
showed a little bit what he’s capable of doing,” Warhawk head coach Pat Miller
indicated on the KOOL 106.5 post game show.
The freshman finished the
game 11 of 19 from the field including 6 of 8 from three-point territory. He
also grabbed 6 rebounds. Harris' 32 points is the most by a Warhawk this season
and the most since Chris Davis scored 33 in Whitewater's quarterfinal NCAA III
tournament win over Virginia Wesleyan last March.
“He had that look in his eyes
and he was playing with confidence,” Miller said. “He was definitely our go-to
guys”
Though just a freshman,
Darnell brings some of the same attributes to the table that Chris Davis did
the past two years. Left alone, Harris is a deadly three-point shooter and
isn’t afraid to pull the trigger. Still needing to get stronger, Darnell has
shown steady improvement with his inside game through the Warhawks first four
games this season.
UW-Whitewater will open play
in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saturday, traveling to
Menomonie to face UW-Stout for a 4:00 tipoff. UW-W's next home contest will be
Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 with the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds visiting Kachel
Gym.
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