2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
Harris, Dion

Jersey Number 5
Dion Harris
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Redford
Bio
Michigan Career ... Played in 131 career games, sixth all-time... Started 97 career games ... Scored 1,599 career points, No. 13 all-time ... Had 268 three-point field goals and 755 three-point field goal attempts, second all-time ... Played in 4,200 career minutes, third all-time ... Fifth U-M player to surpass 4,000 career minutes ... Had 398 career assists, eighth all-time ... Had 135 steals, ninth all-time.
Senior (2006-07) ... 2007 All-Big Ten, third team (by coaches vote) ... 2007 All-Big Ten, third team (by media vote) ... MVP of 2006 John Thompson Challenge ... U-M's 2007 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M's 2007 Iron Man Award ... U-M's 2007 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting ... U-M's 2007 Gary Grant Award for Most Assists ... ESPN Player of the Game against Michigan State (Feb. 27); had 24 points going 7-for-14 from field and 8-for-8 on free throws ... ESPN Player of the Game against Indiana (Feb. 17); had 16 points, including four three-point field goals, two rebounds, two assists and a steal ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Minnesota (March 8) in first round of Big Ten Tournament; had 14 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal ... ESPNU Player of the Game at Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 7); had 20 points, including three three-point field goals and three assists in road win ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Minnesota (Feb. 24); had 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Purdue (Jan. 20); had 21 points, including five three-point field goals, five assists and a steal ...Helped U-M to Postseason NIT second round ... Helped U-M to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Played in all 35 games with 33 starts ... Averaged 13.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... Scored double figures in 24 games, with eight games of 20-or-more points ... Scored a career-high 27 points against Minnesota (Feb. 10), going 8-for-10 from field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line ... Posted 84 rebounds ... Grabbed a season-best six rebounds at Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... Led U-M with 127 assists, second 100-plus assist season of career ... Had a career-high 10 assists against Wofford (Dec. 2), becoming 16th U-M player to post a double-digit assist total in a game .... Along with 10 assists, posted 14 points against Wofford to record first career double-double ... Shot 37.5 percent from the field (147-for-392) ... Shot 35.8 percent on three-point field goals (72-for-201), setting single season career-high with 72 triples made ... Shot a career-high 85.8 percent from the free throw line (103-for-120), which was third among all Big Ten players ... Shot 11-for-12 from the free throw line against Davidson (Nov. 11), setting career-highs in both categories ... Led U-M with 38 steals, setting a new single season best ... Had a season-high four steals against UW-Milwaukee (Nov. 15) ... Posted three blocks ... Had a career-high-tying one block, three times ... Played in 32.8 minutes per game ... Played in season-high 39 minutes at N.C. State (Nov. 27) ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 34 games with 25 games of 30-or-more minutes.
Junior (2005-06) ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years ... Missed two games with right ankle injury suffered against Ohio State (Feb. 9) ... Became 40th Wolverine to score 1,000 career points ... Needing eight points for the mark, had 23 at Penn State, hitting 1,000th point on a three-pointer ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Wisconsin (Jan. 28); had 23 points on five three-point field goals, along with four rebounds and an assist ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) at Penn State (Feb. 1); had 23 points, on career-high seven three-point field goals, along with three rebounds and a block ... ESPN2 Player of the Game (U-M) vs. Minnesota (March 9) in Big Ten Tournament first round game; had 16 points, on four three-point field goals, along with four assists and two steals ... ESPN Player of the Game (U-M) against (U-M) Notre Dame (March 20) in Postseason NIT second round game; in double overtime, hit three-pointer with 1.8 second remaining, finished with 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal ... Hit game-winning jumper in road win at Notre Dame (Dec. 3), 17-foot baseline jumper from Daniel Horton with 20 seconds remaining ... Played in 31 games with 23 starts ... Averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.9 steals per game ... Scored in double figures in 18-of-31 games with three games of 20-or-more points ... Had a season-best 23 points, two times - at Penn State (Feb. 1) and against Wisconsin (Jan. 28) ... Shot 40.3 percent from the field (121-for-300) ... Shot 39.0 percent on three point field goals (69-for-177) ... Had a career-high seven three-point field goals at Penn State (Feb. 1) ... Shot 82.1 percent on free throws (32-for-39) ... Posted single season career-high 90 rebounds ... Had a season-best six rebounds three times ... Posted 86 assists, three blocks and 29 steals .... Played in 31.2 minutes per game... Played in 30 or more minutes in 22-of-31 games ... Played in all 40 minutes at Indiana (Jan. 3) ... Played in 43 minutes of 50 possible against Notre Dame (March 20) in double overtime game.
Sophomore (2004-05) ... 2004 Preseason NIT All-Tournament team ... 2005 All-Big Ten, honorable mention ... U-M's 2005 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M's 2005 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... U-M's 2005 Gary Grant Award for Most Assists ... U-M's 2005 Iron Man Award ... CBS Player of the Game against Indiana (Feb. 20, 2005); had 15 points and seven rebounds in 39 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game against Michigan State (Feb. 12, 2005); had 22 points, three assists and three steals in 38 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game against Illinois (Feb. 8, 2005); had 21 points and seven rebounds ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Colorado (Nov. 17, 2004); had 24 points (7-for-12 from the field) ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Arizona (Nov. 24, 2004); had 13 points, six assists, three steals and two rebounds in 37 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Iowa (March 5, 2005); had 25 points in 42 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Penn State (Feb. 23, 2005); had 24 points, six assists and two steals ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Wisconsin (Feb. 16); had 15 points and four assists, while playing in all 40 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against South Florida (Dec. 11, 2004); had 22 points, five assists and two rebounds in 37 minutes ... Played in all 31 games with 30 starts ... Averaged 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game... Had a season-high 25 points against Iowa (March 5) ... Scored in double figures in 24 games, with seven games of 20-or-more points ... Posted 86 rebounds ... Had a career-high seven rebounds, two times – against Indiana (Feb. 20) and Illinois (Feb. 8) ... Posted 109 assists, producing first 100-plus assist season ... Had season-high eight assists against UNC Asheville (Dec. 31) ... Had 34 steals ... Had career-high five steals vs. Colorado (Nov. 17) in second round of Preseason NIT ... Played 36.5 minutes per game ... Played 30-or-more minutes in 29-of-30 games ... Played in a career-high 44 minutes vs. Arizona (Nov. 24) in semifinal of Preseason NIT ... Played in 42 minutes against Iowa (March 5) ... Played in all 40 minutes at Wisconsin (Feb. 16), against Boston University (Dec. 14) and at UCLA (Dec. 18).
Freshman (2003-04) ... Member of the 2004 NIT Championship team ... 2004 NIT All-Tournament team ... 2004 Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Iowa (March 12); had 23 points and went 6-for-8 in three point shooting in 27 minutes ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Oklahoma (March 22); had 17 points, three assist and two rebounds in 39 minutes ... Played in all 34 games with 11 starts ... Played and rotated in on all three perimeter positions for the Wolverines ... Started final eight games, after Lester Abram volunteered his starting spot to help give Harris more confidence ... Played in first collegiate game against Oakland (Nov. 21, 2003); had 15 points and six assists ... Made first collegiate start against Bowling Green (Dec. 13, 2003) ... Averaged 10.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... Scored in double figures in 20-of-34 games, with one game of 20-or-more points ... Scored a season-high 23 points vs. Iowa (March 12) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament ... Hit six three-pointers against Iowa (March 12) ... Had 74 rebounds ... Had season-high four rebounds, four times ... Had 71 assists ... Had season-high six assists, two times – against Oakland (Nov. 21), first collegiate game and against Michigan State (Feb. 24) ... Had 34 steals ... Had season-high three steals, four times ... Played 28.1 minutes per game ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in 31-of-34 games with 12 games of 30-or-more minutes.
Prep ... 2003 Michigan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball, becoming first PSL player to receive the award since 1995 ... Parade All-America second team (2003) ... Detroit News Dream Team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team, “Players to Watch”, top 25 to watch, No. 3 (2003) ... Detroit Free Press Dream Team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2003) ... Detroit News Class A All-State first team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2002) ... Detroit Free Press Dream Team, All-Metro first team, only junior selected, All-Detroit first team (2002) ... Detroit News Dream Team, Class A All-State first team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2001) ... Detroit Free Press All-State second team, All-Metro second team, All-Detroit first team (2001) ... Detroit News All-State honorable mention (2000) ... Detroit Free Press All-State honorable mention (2000) ... Detroit Redford High School Team MVP (2001, '02, '03) ... Redford team co-MVP (2000) ... For prep career: averaged 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists ... Four-year starter ... Finished with an 82-16 career record ... Coached by Derrick McDowell ... As a senior (2003), averaged 24.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals ... Led Redford to 21-4 record ... Team captain ... Led Redford to Class A State regional semifinal, Class A State district title and PSL runner-up title ... Recorded two triple doubles - 26 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Detroit Cody and 39 points 16 rebounds and 11 assists vs. Detroit Mackenzie ... As a junior (2002), averaged 22.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists ... Led Redford to 24-3 record ... Led Redford to the Class A State finals ... As a sophomore (2001), averaged 19.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Redford to 21-2 record and school's first PSL title ... As a freshman (2000), averaged 15.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Redford to 16-7 record ... Led Redford to PSL runner-up title.
Personal Notes ... Played against Lester Abram in the 2002 Class A State Finals ... Played with Daniel Horton at 2002 USA Junior World Championships tryouts ... Played with Courtney Sims at the 2003 Michael Jordan Classic.
Senior (2006-07) ... 2007 All-Big Ten, third team (by coaches vote) ... 2007 All-Big Ten, third team (by media vote) ... MVP of 2006 John Thompson Challenge ... U-M's 2007 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M's 2007 Iron Man Award ... U-M's 2007 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting ... U-M's 2007 Gary Grant Award for Most Assists ... ESPN Player of the Game against Michigan State (Feb. 27); had 24 points going 7-for-14 from field and 8-for-8 on free throws ... ESPN Player of the Game against Indiana (Feb. 17); had 16 points, including four three-point field goals, two rebounds, two assists and a steal ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Minnesota (March 8) in first round of Big Ten Tournament; had 14 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal ... ESPNU Player of the Game at Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 7); had 20 points, including three three-point field goals and three assists in road win ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Minnesota (Feb. 24); had 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Purdue (Jan. 20); had 21 points, including five three-point field goals, five assists and a steal ...Helped U-M to Postseason NIT second round ... Helped U-M to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Played in all 35 games with 33 starts ... Averaged 13.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... Scored double figures in 24 games, with eight games of 20-or-more points ... Scored a career-high 27 points against Minnesota (Feb. 10), going 8-for-10 from field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line ... Posted 84 rebounds ... Grabbed a season-best six rebounds at Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... Led U-M with 127 assists, second 100-plus assist season of career ... Had a career-high 10 assists against Wofford (Dec. 2), becoming 16th U-M player to post a double-digit assist total in a game .... Along with 10 assists, posted 14 points against Wofford to record first career double-double ... Shot 37.5 percent from the field (147-for-392) ... Shot 35.8 percent on three-point field goals (72-for-201), setting single season career-high with 72 triples made ... Shot a career-high 85.8 percent from the free throw line (103-for-120), which was third among all Big Ten players ... Shot 11-for-12 from the free throw line against Davidson (Nov. 11), setting career-highs in both categories ... Led U-M with 38 steals, setting a new single season best ... Had a season-high four steals against UW-Milwaukee (Nov. 15) ... Posted three blocks ... Had a career-high-tying one block, three times ... Played in 32.8 minutes per game ... Played in season-high 39 minutes at N.C. State (Nov. 27) ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 34 games with 25 games of 30-or-more minutes.
Junior (2005-06) ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years ... Missed two games with right ankle injury suffered against Ohio State (Feb. 9) ... Became 40th Wolverine to score 1,000 career points ... Needing eight points for the mark, had 23 at Penn State, hitting 1,000th point on a three-pointer ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Wisconsin (Jan. 28); had 23 points on five three-point field goals, along with four rebounds and an assist ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) at Penn State (Feb. 1); had 23 points, on career-high seven three-point field goals, along with three rebounds and a block ... ESPN2 Player of the Game (U-M) vs. Minnesota (March 9) in Big Ten Tournament first round game; had 16 points, on four three-point field goals, along with four assists and two steals ... ESPN Player of the Game (U-M) against (U-M) Notre Dame (March 20) in Postseason NIT second round game; in double overtime, hit three-pointer with 1.8 second remaining, finished with 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal ... Hit game-winning jumper in road win at Notre Dame (Dec. 3), 17-foot baseline jumper from Daniel Horton with 20 seconds remaining ... Played in 31 games with 23 starts ... Averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.9 steals per game ... Scored in double figures in 18-of-31 games with three games of 20-or-more points ... Had a season-best 23 points, two times - at Penn State (Feb. 1) and against Wisconsin (Jan. 28) ... Shot 40.3 percent from the field (121-for-300) ... Shot 39.0 percent on three point field goals (69-for-177) ... Had a career-high seven three-point field goals at Penn State (Feb. 1) ... Shot 82.1 percent on free throws (32-for-39) ... Posted single season career-high 90 rebounds ... Had a season-best six rebounds three times ... Posted 86 assists, three blocks and 29 steals .... Played in 31.2 minutes per game... Played in 30 or more minutes in 22-of-31 games ... Played in all 40 minutes at Indiana (Jan. 3) ... Played in 43 minutes of 50 possible against Notre Dame (March 20) in double overtime game.
Sophomore (2004-05) ... 2004 Preseason NIT All-Tournament team ... 2005 All-Big Ten, honorable mention ... U-M's 2005 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M's 2005 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... U-M's 2005 Gary Grant Award for Most Assists ... U-M's 2005 Iron Man Award ... CBS Player of the Game against Indiana (Feb. 20, 2005); had 15 points and seven rebounds in 39 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game against Michigan State (Feb. 12, 2005); had 22 points, three assists and three steals in 38 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game against Illinois (Feb. 8, 2005); had 21 points and seven rebounds ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Colorado (Nov. 17, 2004); had 24 points (7-for-12 from the field) ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Arizona (Nov. 24, 2004); had 13 points, six assists, three steals and two rebounds in 37 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Iowa (March 5, 2005); had 25 points in 42 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Penn State (Feb. 23, 2005); had 24 points, six assists and two steals ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Wisconsin (Feb. 16); had 15 points and four assists, while playing in all 40 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against South Florida (Dec. 11, 2004); had 22 points, five assists and two rebounds in 37 minutes ... Played in all 31 games with 30 starts ... Averaged 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game... Had a season-high 25 points against Iowa (March 5) ... Scored in double figures in 24 games, with seven games of 20-or-more points ... Posted 86 rebounds ... Had a career-high seven rebounds, two times – against Indiana (Feb. 20) and Illinois (Feb. 8) ... Posted 109 assists, producing first 100-plus assist season ... Had season-high eight assists against UNC Asheville (Dec. 31) ... Had 34 steals ... Had career-high five steals vs. Colorado (Nov. 17) in second round of Preseason NIT ... Played 36.5 minutes per game ... Played 30-or-more minutes in 29-of-30 games ... Played in a career-high 44 minutes vs. Arizona (Nov. 24) in semifinal of Preseason NIT ... Played in 42 minutes against Iowa (March 5) ... Played in all 40 minutes at Wisconsin (Feb. 16), against Boston University (Dec. 14) and at UCLA (Dec. 18).
Freshman (2003-04) ... Member of the 2004 NIT Championship team ... 2004 NIT All-Tournament team ... 2004 Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Iowa (March 12); had 23 points and went 6-for-8 in three point shooting in 27 minutes ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Oklahoma (March 22); had 17 points, three assist and two rebounds in 39 minutes ... Played in all 34 games with 11 starts ... Played and rotated in on all three perimeter positions for the Wolverines ... Started final eight games, after Lester Abram volunteered his starting spot to help give Harris more confidence ... Played in first collegiate game against Oakland (Nov. 21, 2003); had 15 points and six assists ... Made first collegiate start against Bowling Green (Dec. 13, 2003) ... Averaged 10.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... Scored in double figures in 20-of-34 games, with one game of 20-or-more points ... Scored a season-high 23 points vs. Iowa (March 12) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament ... Hit six three-pointers against Iowa (March 12) ... Had 74 rebounds ... Had season-high four rebounds, four times ... Had 71 assists ... Had season-high six assists, two times – against Oakland (Nov. 21), first collegiate game and against Michigan State (Feb. 24) ... Had 34 steals ... Had season-high three steals, four times ... Played 28.1 minutes per game ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in 31-of-34 games with 12 games of 30-or-more minutes.
Prep ... 2003 Michigan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball, becoming first PSL player to receive the award since 1995 ... Parade All-America second team (2003) ... Detroit News Dream Team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team, “Players to Watch”, top 25 to watch, No. 3 (2003) ... Detroit Free Press Dream Team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2003) ... Detroit News Class A All-State first team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2002) ... Detroit Free Press Dream Team, All-Metro first team, only junior selected, All-Detroit first team (2002) ... Detroit News Dream Team, Class A All-State first team, All-Metro first team, All-Detroit first team (2001) ... Detroit Free Press All-State second team, All-Metro second team, All-Detroit first team (2001) ... Detroit News All-State honorable mention (2000) ... Detroit Free Press All-State honorable mention (2000) ... Detroit Redford High School Team MVP (2001, '02, '03) ... Redford team co-MVP (2000) ... For prep career: averaged 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists ... Four-year starter ... Finished with an 82-16 career record ... Coached by Derrick McDowell ... As a senior (2003), averaged 24.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals ... Led Redford to 21-4 record ... Team captain ... Led Redford to Class A State regional semifinal, Class A State district title and PSL runner-up title ... Recorded two triple doubles - 26 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Detroit Cody and 39 points 16 rebounds and 11 assists vs. Detroit Mackenzie ... As a junior (2002), averaged 22.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists ... Led Redford to 24-3 record ... Led Redford to the Class A State finals ... As a sophomore (2001), averaged 19.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Redford to 21-2 record and school's first PSL title ... As a freshman (2000), averaged 15.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Redford to 16-7 record ... Led Redford to PSL runner-up title.
Personal Notes ... Played against Lester Abram in the 2002 Class A State Finals ... Played with Daniel Horton at 2002 USA Junior World Championships tryouts ... Played with Courtney Sims at the 2003 Michael Jordan Classic.
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