Virginia Cavaliers point guard Dante Harris has entered the transfer portal, according to reports from On3 Sports. Harris, who played just one season for Tony Bennett’s program, looks set to be on his way to his third school after transferring from Georgetown to UVA in the middle of the 2022-2023 season./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63376118/usa_today_12500340.0.jpg?w=678&ssl=1)
With an injury hampering Harris for the the first half of this past season — he missed 10 games from late November through mid-January — he never really found his groove with the Wahoos.
In 24 games, Harris averaged 2.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. What was worse, he shot 28.0% (23-82) from the field, just 20% (2-20) from three, and 50.0% (11-22) from the free throw line. He did provide some solid point-of-attack defense, and created some offense at times. Overall, though, it was a tough season for the former Big East Tournament MVP.
It’s a shame that things didn’t work out for Harris in Charlottesville. But this move should benefit him and the Virginia program in the long run. Hopefully, Harris will transfer to a school where he’ll have the opportunity to run an offense and have the responsibility of leading a mid-major program to success.
For the ‘Hoos, losing another veteran presence is far from a positive, and the Harris experiment not working out throws a wrench in the post-Reece Beekman plans in the backcourt.
Yet Harris’ reported departure does open up a fourth scholarship spot for the UVA coaching staff to fill in the transfer portal or with a late 2024 high school commit — such as Trent Perry, one of the best point guards in the 2024 class who is on a visit in Charlottesville this weekend. The Virginia roster needed to be rebuilt after this past season with an emphasis on giving young and new players time to grow together. This helps set the foundation for that rebuild.
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