It’s only December, but this is guaranteed to be one of the best shots you’ll see all season. Navy guard Chris Harris nailed a 3-pointer from half court to give the Academy a 65-62 win over Quinnipiac on Monday night at Alumni Hall. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoK9ixvdLQ[/youtube] Catch the ball going left, take one dribble right, pop. The only thing that would have made it cooler was if Harris had called “glass.” Harris told the Baltimore Sun that the Mids practice for situations like that “every day,” and it showed. “It might have been luck sent from above, but we executed it perfectly…
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The San Antonio Spurs paid tribute to David Robinson on Monday night, honoring one of the best centers in NBA history for his entry in the basketball hall of fame. Robinson, a former Navy officer who starred at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1984-1987, was drafted #1 overall by San Antonio. After he served two years on active duty, Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season. He ended up playing his entire career in San Antonio, leading the organization to its first two championships. According the San Antonio Express-News, some 17,000 fans stayed after the game Monday to honor…
It’s the first week of college basketball season and Navy’s team is already getting some national attention. Fox Sports writer Jeff Goodman compiled a list of the top 50 college basketball marksmen and listed Navy senior guard Chris Harris 21st. Harris made 85 3-point baskets his junior year and has shot 40 percent from behind the arc over his last 51 games. Expectations are high for his senior year as he was chosen as the preseason Patriot League Player of the Year. Arkansas sophomore guard Rotnei Clarke topped the list, shooting 39 percent from behind the arc his freshman season.…
