1 week Ago By Vols Wire
No. 3 seed New York defeated No. 6 seed Detroit, 94-93, Sunday in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Former Tennessee basketball player Tobias Harris started and played 35 minutes for the Pistons. He totaled 18 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one block. Harris converted 6-of-15 field goal attempts and 6-for-6 free throw attempts.
New York leads the best-of-seven series, 3-1.Harris played for the Vols from 2010-11 under head coach Bruce Pearl. In his one season at Tennessee, he averaged 15.
3 points and 7.3 assists per game. He was a Second-Team All-SEC performer and a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Harris received Second-Team Freshman All-America honors by the USBWA.The former Vol was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft (No. 19 overall) by the Bobcats.
In his NBA career, Harris has played for Milwaukee (2011-13), Orlando (2013-16), Detroit (2016-18, 2024-25), the Clippers (2018-19) and Philadelphia (2019-24).Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tobias Harris by the numbers in playoff loss to Knicks.
