Jay Harris is getting a jumpstart on his collegiate career.
The former Oswego East basketball standout has started classes this summer at Valparaiso University, where he signed a national letter of intent for a basketball scholarship after the high school season ended.
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Former Oswego East star Jay Harris (left), now a freshman at Valparaiso University, will join his teammates when they head to Cancun, Mexico, in August for a series of games against international competition.
(Sun-Times Media File)
And next month, Harris will join coach Homer Drew's team when they head to Cancun, Mexico, for a series of games (Aug. 8-13) against international competition.
"It will give him a chance to adjust and a chance to play with his teammates before everything starts in the fall," Drew said.
"He has started summer school. He's here on campus so he will be coming with us."
Harris, a smooth-shooting 6-foot-1 guard who can play the 1 or 2 spot, was the lone recruit signed by Drew this offseason.
Because the trip has been sanctioned by the NCAA, Drew's team will be allowed to practice for 10 days prior to the trip.
"We're going to be able to get a jumpstart on the season," Drew told the Northwest Times of Indiana. "This will give us an early chance to evaluate our guys and this is the first time that we've ever gone international since I've been here."
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