Jovan Harris of Richmond is one of the few thousand pro athletes from the United States who has earned a living dribbling a basketball. 'Since I was a kid, I just wanted to hoop,' he said.
There’s a little less than six minutes left in the game and the Mexican national team is losing.
When most people think of professional basketball they think of the National Basketball Association, which has 30 teams with about 15 spots on each roster. However, there are pro players in the U.S. that aren’t signed to an NBA contract and choose to continue their playing career in Mexico, Canada, or overseas. And Harris is one of those players. While the 6 '4 left-handed hooper didn’t play in the NBA, he has dedicated his career to playing professional basketball.
"I would play with kids two, three years older than me and they wouldn’t believe me when I told them I was only 13," Harris said.Pro-Am success "I played against Matt Barnes, Tyreke Evans, Jeremy Lin and other guys that played in the League," Harris said. "Every time I step on the court I always feel like I can compete with anyone."
Players aspiring to have a career after college know that it helps to be on winning teams. After two seasons of individual success in Moraga, Harris transferred to Contra Costa College and sat out one season before going to the University of San Francisco. Harris kept his vision of playing pro basketball alive by playing in a few semi-professional leagues for a couple of years after college.
"My brother called me and was like, they’re asking about you in Mexico," Harris said. You should come check it out." "It was a blessing to play with my brother," Franco said. "He became the top Mexican-American player in the entire country."As one of the best players in the country, Harris played his way onto the national basketball team. Despite being paid to play the game he dedicated his life to, success in Mexico didn’t come without struggle. In 2013, Harris tore his ACL and couldn’t walk five months before playing at the FIBA Americas Championship for Men.
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