WEST LAFAYETTE – Canada Zach Edey it won’t be the only Purdue basketball qualifier hoping to compete in the 2024 Olympics.
Freshman guard Gicarri Harris He has dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico.
Harris – son of former Purdue star Glenn Robinsonwho was selected to the 1996 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball roster — is one of 20 players invited to training camp this week in Tucson, Arizona, for the Mexican National Team.
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Mexico will play on June 24 and 25 as they try to qualify for the FIBA tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico the following week. If Mexico is successful in Puerto Rico, it will qualify for the Olympics.
Harris comes to Purdue from Atlanta, where he led Grayson High School to a state championship last season. Harris is the school’s all-time leading scorer, averaging 17.6 points, 6.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals as a senior.
Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sing@jconline.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @samueltking.
This article originally appeared in the Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue basketball’s Gicarri Harris will try out for the Mexican national team
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