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2008-2009 Detroit Men's Basketball Roster

42 Michael Harrington

42 Michael Harrington

  • Position:
    Center/Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Country Club Hills, IL
  • High School:
    Rich Central (Kankakee CC)

Summary

Biography

2008-09
Earned the Dave Debusschere Most Improved Player after improving his stats in almost every category…He ended the year second on the squad in rebounding at 4.3 per contest, while shooting just over 50 percent from the field (50-of-99) and averaging 5.2 ppg…Played in all 30 games with 12 starts at the center position… Grabbed 10 boards at Milwaukee, his second career double digit rebounding performance…Tallied a season and career best 12 rebounds in just 19 minutes of action against Aquinas… Nearly came away with his third career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds at Central Michigan… Had 13 markers at UIC… Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds at Loyola…Posted a career-best 14 points in just 17 minutes at Tennessee State, going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line…His five field goals were also a career high…Had nine points and five rebounds against Milwaukee.

2007-08
Harrington played in all 30 games with 20 starts… Averaged 2.6 ppg, and was second on the team in blocks (18) and tied for second in rebounds (3.4)… Scored in double figures three times… Exploded for a career-best 12 points, including 10 in the first half, on 3-of-6 shooting and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in UDM’s come-from-behind victory at Eastern Michigan…Posted his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Milwaukee… Tallied 11 points against Bowling Green on a perfect 4-for-4 effort from the field… Corralled eighth rebounds at Youngstown State… Midway through the year, he had a streak of at least one block shot in seven straight games, all against Horizon League foes, including a personal-best three swats against Wright State… Earned his first career start at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, grabbing three rebounds and scoring four points in 30 minutes of action…

COLLEGE
Averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game as a sophomore for Kankakee (IL) Community College... Helped the Cavaliers to a 22-8 record as they advanced to the NJCAA Region IV semi-finals… In his last game as a Cavalier, Harrington led the team with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Highland Community College… Played for coach Joseph Lightfoot at Kankakee… Began his college career at Cal State Fullerton, but did not play basketball there… Spent his first active season at Southern Indiana, a perennial Division II power… Played in 23 games for the Screaming Eagles in 2005-06, averaging 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds before transferring to Kankakee CC…

PERSONAL
One of three Illinois natives on the Titan roster… Was a three-year starter at Rich Central High School under coach Glenn Hefferman… As a senior, averaged 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, helping his team to a 22-8 record in 2003-04… Helped Rich Central to consecutive SICA South Conference championships in his last two seasons… Admires the game of NBA star Vince Carter… Once played a high school contest in the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, and that remains one of the highlights of his basketball career… Majoring in Liberal Studies… Born Apr. 10, 1986…
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