Steve Harris (basketball)
Steven Dwayne Harris was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Tulsa, Harris played in five NBA seasons from 1985 to 1990.
He played a career total of 207 NBA games with the Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, scoring 1,440 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1987–88 season, when he split time with the Rockets and Warriors, appearing in 58 games and averaging 9.2 ppg.
Harris died of colon cancer on February 22, 2016, at the age of 52.
