WKU
ADDS BUTLER TRANSFER CHRIS HARRISON-DOCKS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. —
WKU head men's basketball coach Ray Harper announced Tuesday the addition of
Chris Harrison-Docks to the program after the guard elected to transfer from
Butler University before the start of the 2012-13 regular season.
Harrison-Docks is
enrolled in school and practicing with the Hilltoppers, and he will have
three-and-a-half years of eligibility at WKU beginning after the conclusion of
the first semester of the 2013-14 season.
"Chris is a
great addition to our basketball program," Harper said. "He has a
very high basketball IQ, and he is as competitive of a player as you could
find. He can shoot with range, and his dedication to improving his skills is
evident in how he enrolled in school early so he could begin practicing with
our current team right away. We could not be more pleased to be able to bring a
player of Chris' caliber to WKU."
Harrison-Docks hails
from Okemos, Mich., where he was a three-time first team all-state guard at
Okemos High School. He averaged 23 points, seven assists, six rebounds and
nearly four steals as a senior, and he finished his prep career as the all-time
leading scorer at his high school with 1,426 career points.
Harrison-Docks was
rated as a three-star recruit by Scout.com coming out of high school, and he
selected Butler after having offers from Akron, Ball State, Bradley, Drake,
Eastern Michigan, San Diego State, Utah and Western Michigan, among others.
WKU is on the road
for two games this week beginning Thursday at 7:05 PM at South Alabama. The
game will be televised nationally on ESPN3 and ESPN Full Court, regionally on
WKYU-PBS and in Louisville on WBNA. It will also be broadcast on the radio on
the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network with Randy Lee and Hal Schmitt on the call.
WKU returns home on
Thursday, January 31 for a 7:00 contest against Troy.
Tickets for the
2012-13 WKU basketball season are on sale now and can be purchased online at
WKUSports.com or by calling the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-5-BIG RED or
745-5222 locally.
Official release from WKU sports information
