Denijay Harris
F || 6-7 || 195 || Grad. Sr.
Columbus, Miss. (Columbus HS || Southern Miss)
Has one year of eligibility remaining … His first name is pronounced (Duh-nah-SHAY) …Played three years at Southern Miss (82 games with 43 starts) and helped Southern Miss post a 28-5 record, win the Sun Belt regular-season title and earn an NIT berth in 2023 … Graduated from Southern Miss in the spring of 2023 with a degree in Liberal Studies and he will pursue a second undergraduate degree from Arkansas in Arts & Sciences.
2022-23 (Senior at Southern Miss):
- Had a break-out season … In his first two seasons, scored 166 points with 172 rebounds while scoring 248 points with 159 rebounds in year three … Also had his best year shooting from the field at 56.2 percent.
- Played in 28 games with 22 starts.
- Recorded his first three career double-doubles … First, scored 11 points with 10 rebounds versus Arkansas State … Later, had back-to-back double-doubles … In the regular-season finale at Texas State, had 14 points and 11 boards … Followed that with an 18-point, 12-rebound performance versus South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
- Scored a career-high 22 points at Arkansas State, making 10-of-15 from the field, and added eight rebounds.
- Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, including a career-high nine defensive boards, versus Georgia Southern … Just missed a double-double as he scored nine points.
2021-22 (Junior at Southern Miss):
- Appeared in 32 games with 13 starts.
- Posted a season highs with 12 points and seven rebounds against UAB (3/2).
- Scored 10 points against FAU (2/5).
- Dished out a career-high three assists against Rice (2/26).
- Started both games at the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco, Texas.
2020-21 (R-Sophomore at Southern Miss):
- Appeared in 22 of the team’s 25 games, earning eight starts.
- Had a career-high six offensive rebounds versus UL Monroe.
- Pulled down 10 boards apiece against William Carey, ULM and Loyola, the latter two coming in consecutive games.
- Scored a season-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 84-54 win over Middle Tennessee.
- Went 16-for-26 at the foul line for the season, including 5-for-5 against UTEP and 4-of-4 at UTSA.
2019-20 (Sophomore at Southern Miss):
- Redshirted due to knee injury.
Prior to Southern Miss:
- Played two games at Southwest Mississippi CC before suffering a season-ending injury … Averaged 13 points and 11.5 rebounds in that span … Enrolled at USM for the Spring 2019 semester … High School: Helped Columbus HS to MHSAA 6A titles as a sophomore and senior, earning game MVP honors in his final season after scoring 20 of his 26 points in the second half … As a senior, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
