WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue freshman guard Gicarri Harris is 1-of-20 players invited to take part in training camp for Mexico Basketball's National Team, starting this week in Tucson, Arizona.
The invitees will play two games on June 24 and 25, to attempt to qualify for a FIBA tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the following week in hopes of advancing to the Olympic games later this summer in Paris, France.
Harris is invited as he owns dual citizenship with the United States and Mexico.
Harris is one of two with Boilermaker connections attempting to compete in the Olympic Games. Zach Edey has qualified with Team Canada for the Olympics, but final roster selections have not been made yet for the Canadian squad.
Entering Purdue as a 4-star recruit, Harris had an outstanding scholastic campaign in Atlanta, and was ranked as high as No. 66 in the national recruiting rankings and the 10th-best combo guard in the country.by 247Sports. He led Grayson High School (Ga.) to its first State Championship as a senior during the 2023-24 season, owning a 30-2 record and a top-25 national ranking all season long.
Harris ended his career as the school's all-time leading scorer and averaged 17.6 points, 6.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals, while shooting over 57 percent from the field during his senior campaign.
Harris becomes the second Boilermaker freshman to represent a national team this summer, as classmate Daniel Jacobsen was part of Team USA's U-18 squad that won gold at last week's FIBA AmeriCup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The invitees will play two games on June 24 and 25, to attempt to qualify for a FIBA tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the following week in hopes of advancing to the Olympic games later this summer in Paris, France.
Harris is invited as he owns dual citizenship with the United States and Mexico.
Harris is one of two with Boilermaker connections attempting to compete in the Olympic Games. Zach Edey has qualified with Team Canada for the Olympics, but final roster selections have not been made yet for the Canadian squad.
Entering Purdue as a 4-star recruit, Harris had an outstanding scholastic campaign in Atlanta, and was ranked as high as No. 66 in the national recruiting rankings and the 10th-best combo guard in the country.by 247Sports. He led Grayson High School (Ga.) to its first State Championship as a senior during the 2023-24 season, owning a 30-2 record and a top-25 national ranking all season long.
Harris ended his career as the school's all-time leading scorer and averaged 17.6 points, 6.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals, while shooting over 57 percent from the field during his senior campaign.
Harris becomes the second Boilermaker freshman to represent a national team this summer, as classmate Daniel Jacobsen was part of Team USA's U-18 squad that won gold at last week's FIBA AmeriCup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.