University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 55
Ty Harper
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Norcross, Ga.
- High School:
- Santa Clarita Christian [Calif.]
Bio
2021-22 Season (Freshman)
Made three starts and appeared in 16 contests … Averaged 2.0 points, 0.5 assists and 0.7 rebounds ... Totaled a season-best 12 points (4-4 fg.), dished three assists and grabbed three rebounds in the victory over App State (Dec. 30) … Scored five points, notched a pair of assists and totaled three boards in the win over Coastal Carolina (Jan. 1) … Connected from beyond the arc and added two rebounds against UT Arlington (Feb. 12) … Scored three points in six minutes against Houston (Dec. 14) … Totaled two points and a steal in eight minutes against Indiana (Nov. 21).
2020-21 Season (Freshman): Member of the 2021 signing class joined the team just prior to Christmas and played in Louisiana's remaining 20 games of the season ... started in the final seven contests after the injury to Brayan Au and averaged 5.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... shot 41 percent (40-for-97) from the field and 36 percent (10-for-28) from the 3-point line ... converted on 71 percent (22 of 31) of his attempts from the free throw line ... began practice with the Ragin' Cajuns on Dec. 17 and made his first appearance two days later against McNeese (Dec. 19), playing six minutes off the bench with an assist ... saw his playing time off the bench dramatically increase as the season moved along until being inserted in the starting lineup on Feb. 11 against ULM ... reached double figures for the first time with 11 points with a pair of 3-pointers, an assist and a steal in a win over Arkansas State (Jan. 23) ... scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds against ULM (Feb. 11) in his first career start before responding with a season-high 19-point effort against the Warhawks two days later in Monroe ... went 7-for-9 from the floor and was 5 of 5 from behind the 3-point line ... scored 12 points in both games of the series at Little Rock (Feb. 26-27) ... dished out season-high three assists in win at UT Arlington (Jan. 16) and added season-high two steals in games against Arkansas State (Feb. 5) and UTA (Feb. 22).
High School
Rated as the No. 6 overall recruit in the state of California and the No. 100-rated overall recruit nationally by ESPN ... was the No. 22-rated shooting guard in the country ... averaged 15.5 points per game as a senior at Santa Clarita (Calif.) Christian ... led SCC to a 24-6 record, the 2020 CIF-Southern Sectional Division 2AA title and a No. 28 national ranking by Max Preps ... named the Division 2AA Player of the Year and was a first-team All-Southern California and All-Area selection ... graduated from Santa Clarita Christian in May 2020 ... attended Golden State Prep before getting NCAA eligibility due to COVID-19 ... enrolled at Louisiana in December 2020.
Personal
Born October 7, 2001 in Norcross, Ga. ... the son of Cepia Harper ... community service work included helping feed the homeless, making care packages for children in Africa and working with children with special needs ... is undeclared on his academic major.
Made three starts and appeared in 16 contests … Averaged 2.0 points, 0.5 assists and 0.7 rebounds ... Totaled a season-best 12 points (4-4 fg.), dished three assists and grabbed three rebounds in the victory over App State (Dec. 30) … Scored five points, notched a pair of assists and totaled three boards in the win over Coastal Carolina (Jan. 1) … Connected from beyond the arc and added two rebounds against UT Arlington (Feb. 12) … Scored three points in six minutes against Houston (Dec. 14) … Totaled two points and a steal in eight minutes against Indiana (Nov. 21).
2020-21 Season (Freshman): Member of the 2021 signing class joined the team just prior to Christmas and played in Louisiana's remaining 20 games of the season ... started in the final seven contests after the injury to Brayan Au and averaged 5.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... shot 41 percent (40-for-97) from the field and 36 percent (10-for-28) from the 3-point line ... converted on 71 percent (22 of 31) of his attempts from the free throw line ... began practice with the Ragin' Cajuns on Dec. 17 and made his first appearance two days later against McNeese (Dec. 19), playing six minutes off the bench with an assist ... saw his playing time off the bench dramatically increase as the season moved along until being inserted in the starting lineup on Feb. 11 against ULM ... reached double figures for the first time with 11 points with a pair of 3-pointers, an assist and a steal in a win over Arkansas State (Jan. 23) ... scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds against ULM (Feb. 11) in his first career start before responding with a season-high 19-point effort against the Warhawks two days later in Monroe ... went 7-for-9 from the floor and was 5 of 5 from behind the 3-point line ... scored 12 points in both games of the series at Little Rock (Feb. 26-27) ... dished out season-high three assists in win at UT Arlington (Jan. 16) and added season-high two steals in games against Arkansas State (Feb. 5) and UTA (Feb. 22).
High School
Rated as the No. 6 overall recruit in the state of California and the No. 100-rated overall recruit nationally by ESPN ... was the No. 22-rated shooting guard in the country ... averaged 15.5 points per game as a senior at Santa Clarita (Calif.) Christian ... led SCC to a 24-6 record, the 2020 CIF-Southern Sectional Division 2AA title and a No. 28 national ranking by Max Preps ... named the Division 2AA Player of the Year and was a first-team All-Southern California and All-Area selection ... graduated from Santa Clarita Christian in May 2020 ... attended Golden State Prep before getting NCAA eligibility due to COVID-19 ... enrolled at Louisiana in December 2020.
Personal
Born October 7, 2001 in Norcross, Ga. ... the son of Cepia Harper ... community service work included helping feed the homeless, making care packages for children in Africa and working with children with special needs ... is undeclared on his academic major.
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