Anthony Harris Isn't Going To Be Playing For North Carolina For The Remainder Of The 2021-2022 Season

As a freshman in 2019-20,

Anthony Harris who is a guard Missed the first eight games due to a left knee injury he suffered in high school, then played in five straight games from Dec. 8 (at Virginia) through Dec. 30 (Yale) • Suffered a torn right ACL against Yale on 12/30/19 • Had surgery on 1/6/2020 • Was a plus 41 and averaged 9.3 points in UNC’s previous three games against Gonzaga, UCLA and Yale • Had six points in 13 minutes and was a team-high plus 10 against Yale before being injured • Season-high 14 points, all in the second half, in UNC’s win over UCLA • Scored eight straight Tar Heel points in a 10-2 run that extended UNC’s lead from four to 12 • Was plus 15 against the Bruins • Also won his first defensive player of the game award • Eight points in 14 minutes at Gonzaga • Saw his first action on 12/8 at Virginia, scoring four points in six minutes • First game action since injuring his left knee as a high school senior on 12/1/18.

As a redishirt freshman in 2020-2021 Anthony Harris Averaged 3.2 points in 10.9 minutes per game • Had 20 assists and 11 turnovers • Was 9 for 18 from the floor in the four postseason games • Top scoring games were 10 against NC State, eight vs. Notre Dame in Greensboro, six vs. Louisville and six vs. Wisconsin • Had three assists four times • Had the second-highest assists per 40 minutes on the team (4.6) behind only starting point guard Caleb Love • Averaged 5.0 points and 1.7 assists in the ACC Tournament.

Matched his career high with three assists in ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Tied his career high with two three-pointers and scored eight points in ACC second round win over Notre Dame • Tied his career best with three assists in the home win over Duke • Scored six points and had three assists vs. Louisville, returning to action after missing the Northeastern game due to a concussion he suffered at Virginia • Two steals in a season-high 15 minutes in the win at Duke • Season-high 10 points in 10 minutes in the win over NC State • Returned to action on 1/16, when he played eight and a half minutes in the second half at Florida State • Made an immediate impact with five points, excellent defense (won the defensive player of the game award) and a team-high-tying three assists • Led UNC with a plus-10 (no other Tar Heel was better than plus-2 for the game) • Missed the first 12 games (and 32 straight overall) after he injured his right ACL on 12/30/19 (one year and 10 days past surgery).

As a sophomore this season, Anthony Harris was averaging 2.6 points, 0.4 rebounds 0.6 assists while shooting 48.1 % on field goals.

“according to espn.com”

Though, Anthony Harris won’t be averaging points, rebounds, assists anymore this season because his season is over because he isn’t going to be playing for North Carolina for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season.

Why?

North Carolina did not provide a reason in announcing Anthony Harris would be unavailable to play in games, but in the news release said he will continue to practice and participate in other team activities.

Though, North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say about Anthony Harris!

Anthony has worked hard to become a valuable contributor to our team,” Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in an official statement. “We are disappointed for Anthony and our team, but he will continue to contribute and we know he will work hard so he can play for us again next season.”

“according to an article by C.L. Brown on newsobserver.com”