After playing his first two profewssional seasons in Poland, Alex Harris  has found a home in Germany and will play with his third team in four seasons moving to the Walter Tigers Tuebingen. Harris is a 27 year old 196cm guard from Alameda, California that last season played for the Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. he played 26 games averaging 7,7ppg, 2,3rpg and 1,9apg. After scoring in double figures his first two seasons with Ludwigsburg, the American lost his scoring touch last season, but had to battle injuries. However he knows that Tuebingen is the right place to further his career.
"Coach Igor Perovic always told me that he believes in my qualities and that I need to find them again. The trust of a coach is very important. Another reason for coming is the fact that Johannes Lischka plays there. We played in Ludwigsburg together and understand each other. He is one of the best players in the Beko BBL. The last reason for coming are the fans and club. I was in Tuebingen when I played for ludwigsburg and met many nice people. I also heard only positive things about the club", stressed Alex Harris.
Tigers head coach Igor Perovic is also happy about the arrival of Alex harris. "He brings a lot of experience. He is an excellent shooter, transition player and in one on one very effective. We want to get him back to playing the way he did with Ludwigsburg. he is very motivated and we want to give him that trust. He will be an important factor in our offense", warned Igor Perovic.
Harris started his basketball career in 2004 for UCSB (NCAA) where he played until 2008. He played a total of 117 NCAA games and in his senior year played 31 games: 20.2ppg, 3.7rpg, 1.7apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 43.0%, 3Pts: 42.3%, FT: 81.2%. In 2008-2009 he became a professional player and played for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-DBE, starting five): Eurocup: 6 games: 6.8ppg, 1.0rpg, 1.0apg; Polish League: 34 games: 7.3ppg, 2.1rpg, FGP: 40.4%, 3PT: 38.9%, FT: 82.7%. The next season he played for Energa Czarni Slupsk (Poland-PLK, starting five): 30 games: 9.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.4apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 38.2%, 3PT: 40.0%, FT: 81.5%. In his first season with Ludwigsburg in 2010, he played 34 games: Score-4 (16.0ppg), 2.4rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 42.8%, FT: 80.8%. In 2011-2012 for Ludwigsburg he played 32 games: 12.4ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.4apg, FGP: 43.2%, 3PT: 40.0%, FT: 76.9%.Awards/Achievements in his basketball career have been BWC All-Freshmen Team -05, NABC All-NCAA District 15 2nd Team -07, All-Big West 1st Team -07, 08, NABC Division I All-District 15 Second Team -08, All-Big West Co-Player of the Year -08, Big West Regular Season Champion -08, DiGiorno College All-Star Game -08, Polish Cup Semifinals -09, Polish League Regular Season Runner-Up -09,Polish League Finalist -09, Polish League All-Star Game -10 German Bundesliga All-Star Game -11, and Eurobasket.com All-German Bundesliga Honorable Mention -11
 
(Courtesy of Walter tIgers Tuebingen)