TicketsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati men's basketball head coach Wes Miller has announced the signing of Canton, Ohio, native and former West Virginia standout Sencire Harris for the 2025-26 season.
Harris was a Big 12 All-Defensive Team honoree last season, in addition to averaging 5.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The Mountaineers boasted the No. 15 defense in KenPom this past year as well. He started all 32 games and led WVU with 54 steals.
"Cincinnati fans are going to absolutely love Sencire Harris," said head coach Wes Miller. "He's absolutely fearless and I love how much he relishes challenges and competition. Sencire plays with an edge that this community will instantly connect with. I challenge anyone to find a better perimeter defender in college basketball, but I'm also excited for him to show everyone what he's truly capable of on the offensive end of the floor."
Harris, a redshirt-junior this coming season, did all of this after sitting out the 2023-24 season at Illinois, where he started seven games and appeared in 33 as a true freshman on its 2022-23 NCAA Tournament squad. He elected to redshirt in 2023-24.
Harris also helped St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior.
Harris was a Big 12 All-Defensive Team honoree last season, in addition to averaging 5.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The Mountaineers boasted the No. 15 defense in KenPom this past year as well. He started all 32 games and led WVU with 54 steals.
"Cincinnati fans are going to absolutely love Sencire Harris," said head coach Wes Miller. "He's absolutely fearless and I love how much he relishes challenges and competition. Sencire plays with an edge that this community will instantly connect with. I challenge anyone to find a better perimeter defender in college basketball, but I'm also excited for him to show everyone what he's truly capable of on the offensive end of the floor."
Harris, a redshirt-junior this coming season, did all of this after sitting out the 2023-24 season at Illinois, where he started seven games and appeared in 33 as a true freshman on its 2022-23 NCAA Tournament squad. He elected to redshirt in 2023-24.
Harris also helped St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior.