Harry Giles (basketball)
| No. 1 – Duke Blue Devils | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 22, 1998 Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, North Carolina) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Duke (2016–present) | ||||||||||||
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Harry Lee Giles III (born April 22, 1998) is an American College basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference(ACC). Giles is a five-star recruit and is generally seen as the best overall recruit in the 2016 Class by most basketball recruiting services. On November 6, 2015, Harry announced his intentions to attend and play for Duke University.
High school career
Harry Giles attended the Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina for three years until he decided to transfer to the Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia for his senior year. As a freshman, Giles averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game after leading Wesleyan Christian to the 2013 NCISAA State Championship alongside current UNC shooting guard Theo Pinson. Giles missed his entire sophomore year due to a left Knee Injury. Giles participated in the Under Armour Elite 24 game in Brooklyn, New York in the summer of 2014. In his junior year he averaged 23.9 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per-game. Harry competed for the AAU Team CP3 All Stars, sponsored by fellow Winston-Salem native and NBA superstar Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] Giles led the Team CP3 All Stars to the 2015 Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) semifinals against the St. Louis Eagles featuring future Duke teammate Jayson Tatum. Unfortunately Team CP3 would lose by a game winning buzzer beater. Before his senior season Giles decided to attend and play for the high school basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy. Giles dominated the majority of his high school career; however, his senior year ended with a very serious injury.[2] The injury occurred during his first scrimmage game with Oak Hill Academy. Weeks later, Giles enrolled to Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina to take online courses to finish his senior year of high school while rehabbing his knee injury. Giles was rated as a Five-Star recruit. He was rated the No.1 overall recruit in 2016 class by ESPN and rated No.2 by Scout.
College career
Duke (2016-present)
Giles was originally recruited by Wake Forest University, Duke University, University of North Carolina, University of Kentucky and University of Kansas. On November 6, 2015 Giles committed to Duke University. On October 3, 2016 it was announced Giles would likely miss up to six weeks to have surgery on his knee.
International career
Harry Giles competed for Team USA in the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece. In the tournament he finished third in points per game per 40 minutes with 26.4, second in offensive board percentage with 17.1%, and first in defensive rebounding percentage with 28.7%.[3]
References
- ↑ "Harry Giles, top NC high school basketball player, will transfer to Oak Hill Academy". CharlotteObserver.com. Jul 30, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2016/8/12/12449926/harry-giles-is-working-hard-in-rehab
- ↑ Winn, Luke (Jul 6, 2015). "Jalen Brunson, Harry Giles star as USA wins FIBA U19 World Championship". SportsIllustrated.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.