For the milestone 50
th all-time episode of Hawk Talk, Roger Williams University Men's Basketball senior captain
Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.) joined the podcast, sitting down with host
Bryce Johnson to discuss his team's recent win over Nichols, his terrific start to the season, and playing the piano.
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wceab-11790d9
https://youtu.be/P4kw8qzF0Hw
Harris began his collegiate career back in the 2018-19 season appearing in 26 games as a reserve while averaging 5.3 points per game and showing promise as an efficient volume scorer for the Hawks. When he took over as the team's floor general in his second season, he became exactly that. With increased opportunity came increased production as he more than tripled his scoring output averaging 16.0 points per game to lead the team, while shooting .502/.366/.851 across 25 games. His scoring was good for 12
th in the conference, and he ended up earning All-CCC Second Team recognition for his efforts.
After not competing last year due to the cancellation of the season and then missing the first game of the season due to injury, Harris has been a man on a mission this far this winter. He begins the week leading the Commonwealth Coast Conference and ranking 25
th in Division III Men's Basketball scoring 22.1 points per game. What's even more impressive is the efficiency in while he is scoring, as he is shooting .545 from the field, the tenth best in the CCC while taking more shots per game than anyone else in the top-13. From three-point range he has connected on 47.4% of his attempts, the highest clip in the conference and tenth-best in the nation and he has been outstanding at the charity stripe, converting on all but one of his 29 attempts from the line this year. Along the way, he has eclipsed 20 points in five the eight games he has appeared in while he has poured in 25 or more in each of the Hawks' last four contests. His strongest showing was a career-best 32-point showing against Curry College on December 4
th when he connected on 66% of his 12 shot attempts including 5-of-9 from distance and converted on a career-high 11 free throw attempts.
