Fresno State’s Marvelle Harris earns Knicks summer league invite
Fresno State’s career scoring leader Marvelle Harris has earned a shot at the NBA after being passed over during the league’s two-round draft Thursday.
The New York Knicks have invited the 6-foot-4, 210-pounder out of Rialto to compete in their summer league program, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harris was named Mountain West Player of the Year and an Associated Press All-America honorable mention on his way to leading the Bulldogs to the 2016 conference tournament championship and NCAA Tournament berth. He set the school’s single-season scoring record with 725 points, besting Carl Ray Harris’ mark of 694 in 1993-94, and totaled 2,031 points in surpassing Melvin Ely (1,951 points, 1999-02) for the career record.
There was no immediate confirmation from the team, but Harris on Friday retweeted Haynes’ report and accepted congratulations from friends and fans.
Fresno State's all-time leading scorer, G Marvelle Harris, to play Summer League for New York Knicks, league source tells @clevelanddotcom.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 24, 2016
The Knicks, who did not have a selection in the draft, finished 13th in the Eastern Conference at 32-50 last season.
New York’s offseason bid to remake its roster included a big trade this week, acquiring oft-injured Chicago star Derrick Rose – a deal that sent ex-Memorial High star Robin Lopez, among others, to the Bulls.
2016 NBA draft team-by-team
Team-by-team breakdown of the players each team ended up with in the NBA Draft on Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. (includes proposed trades).
Atlanta Hawks
1 (12) Taurean Prince, f, Baylor (from Utah)
1 (21) DeAndre Bembry, g, Saint Joseph’s
2 (44) Isaia Cordinier, g, Denain, France
Boston Celtics
1 (3) Jaylen Brown, f, California
1 (16) Guerschon Yabusele, f, Rouen, France
1 (23) Ante Zizic, c, Cibona, Croatia
2 (45) Demetrius Jackson, g, Notre Dame
2 (51) Ben Bentil, f, Providence
2 (58) Abdel Nader, f, Iowa State
Brooklyn Nets
1 (20) Caris LaVert, g, Michigan (from Indiana)
2 (42) Isaiah Whitehead, g, Seton Hall (from Utah)
Charlotte Hornets
NONE.
Chicago Bulls
1 (14) Denzel Valentine, g, Michigan State
2 (48) Paul Zipser, f, FC Bayern Munich, Germany
Cleveland Cavaliers
2 (54) Kay Felder, g, Oakland (from Atlanta)
Dallas Mavericks
2 (46) A.J. Hammons, c, Purdue
Denver Nuggets
1 (7) Jamal Murray, g, Kentucky
1 (15) Juancho Hernangomez, f, Estudiantes, Spain
1 (19) Malik Beasley, g, Florida State
2 (53) Petr Cornelie, f, Le Mans, France
2 (56) Daniel Hamilton, f, UConn
Detroit Pistons
1 (18) Henry Ellenson, f, Marquette
2 (49) Michael Gbinije, f, Syracuse
Golden State Warriors
1 (30) Damian Jones, c, Vanderbilt
2 (38) Patrick McCaw, g, UNLV (from Milwaukee)
Houston Rockets
2 (37) Chinanu Onuaku, c, Louisville
2 (43) Zhou Qi, Xinjiang, c, China
Indiana Pacers
2 (50) George Niang, f, Iowa State
L.A. Clippers
1 (25) Brice Johnson, f, North Carolina
2 (39) David Michineau, g, Chalon, France (from New Orleans)
2 (40) Diamond Stone, c, Maryland (from New Orleans)
L.A. Lakers
1 (2) Brandon Ingram, f, Duke
2 (32) Ivica Zubac, c, Mega Leks, Serbia
Memphis Grizzlies
1 (17) Wade Baldwin IV, g, Vanderbilt
2 (31) Deyonta Davis, f, Michigan State (from Boston)
2 (35) Rade Zagorac, f, Mega Leks, Serbia (from Boston)
2 (57) Wang Zhelin, c, Fujian, China
Miami Heat
NONE.
Milwaukee Bucks
1 (10) Thon Maker, f, Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute
2 (36) Malcolm Brogdon, g, Virginia
Minnesota Timberwolves
1 (5) Kris Dunn, g, Providence
New Orleans Pelicans
1 (6) Buddy Hield, g, Oklahoma
2 (33) Cheick Diallo, c, Kansas (from L.A. Clippers)
New York Knicks
NONE.
Oklahoma City Thunder
1 (11) Domantas Sabonis, f, Gonzaga (from Orlando)
Orlando Magic
2 (41) Stephen Zimmerman, c, UNLV
2 (47) Jake Layman, f, Maryland
Philadelphia 76ers
1 (1) Ben Simmons, f, LSU
1 (24) Timothe Luwawu, g, Mega Leks, Serbia
1 (26) Furkan Korkmaz, g, Efes, Turkey
Phoenix Suns
1 (4) Dragan Bender, f, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel
1 (8) Marquese Chriss, f, Washington (from Sacramento)
2 (34) Tyler Ulis, g, Kentucky
Portland Trail Blazers
NONE.
Sacramento Kings
1 (13) Georgios Papagiannis, c, Panathinaikos, Greece (from Phoenix)
1 (22) Malachi Richardson, g, Syracuse (from Charlotte)
1 (28) Skal Labissiere, f, Kentucky (from Phoenix)
2 (59) Isaiah Cousins, g, Oklahoma
San Antonio Spurs
1 (29) Dejounte Murray, g, Washington
Toronto Raptors
1 (9) Jakob Poeltl, c, Utah
1 (27) Pascal Siakam, f, New Mexico State
Utah Jazz
2 (52) Joel Bolomboy, f, Weber State
2 (55) Marcus Paige, g, North Carolina (from Brooklyn)
2 (60) Tyrone Wallace, g, California
Washington Wizards
NONE.
This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 5:16 PM with the headline "Fresno State’s Marvelle Harris earns Knicks summer league invite."