As North Carolina Is Continuing Preseason Play At Indiana Sunday They're Opposing Familiar Face In Former Duke Guard Current Indiana Guard Darren Harris

As North Carolina is continuing preseason play at Indiana Sunday They’re opposing familiar face in former Duke guard current Indiana guard Darren Harris.

Darren Harris played his freshman, sophomore seasons for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer North Carolina’s tobacco road rival!

As a freshman in 2024-2025 season,

Darren Harris Appeared in 21 games off the Blue Devil bench... averaged 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.0 minutes per game for a Duke team that reach the national semifinals… posted averages of 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per 40 minutes… opened the season with six points against Maine (Nov. 4)… tallied five points and one steal against Army (Nov. 8)… grabbed four rebounds against Wofford (Nov. 16)… collected four points and two rebounds against Seattle (Nov. 29)… provided four points against Incarnate Word (Dec. 10)… saw playing time against ACC foes Georgia Tech (Dec. 21), Virginia Tech (Dec. 31), SMU (Jan. 4), Miami (Jan. 14), Boston College (Jan. 18), North Carolina (Feb. 1), Cal (Feb. 12), Virginia (Feb. 17), Miami (Feb. 25), Wake Forest (March 3)… charted four points and two rebounds at Syracuse (Feb. 5)… added two points and one assist against Stanford (Feb. 15)… knocked down a 3-pointer against Illinois (Feb. 22)… compiled six points, four rebounds, and one steal against Florida State (March 1)… secured seven points and four rebounds against Mount St. Mary's (March 21)… grabbed one rebound against Baylor (March 23).
 

As a sophomore in 2025, 2026 season for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Darren Harris appeared in 36 games off the Duke bench... averaged 3.3 points and 0.8 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game… shot 36.3% (33-of-91) from the floor, 33.3% (23-of-69) from the 3-point line, and 76.9% (30-of-39) from the free throw line… opened the season with three points and a steal against Texas (Nov. 4)… tallied five points and three assists against Western Carolina (Nov. 8)… knocked down 5-of-7 attempts from the 3-point line to score 15 points at Army (Nov. 11)… collected eight points and three rebounds against Indiana State (Nov. 14)… provided two points against Kansas (Nov. 18)… charted five points and two assists against Niagara (Nov. 21)… added eight points and two steals against Howard (Nov. 23)… saw limited run against Arkansas (Nov. 27) and Florida (Dec. 2)… made a 3-pointer at Michigan State (Dec. 6)… totaled 11 points, two assists, and two steals against Lipscomb (Dec. 16)… scored five points against Texas Tech (Dec. 20)… saw minutes against Georgia Tech (Dec. 31), at Florida State (Jan. 3), at Louisville (Jan. 6), against SMU (Jan. 10), at Cal (Jan. 14), at Stanford (Jan. 17), and against Louisville (Jan. 26)… recorded three points and one rebound against Wake Forest (Jan. 24)… registered two points at Virginia Tech (Jan. 31) and against Boston College (Feb. 3)… posted five points at Pitt (Feb. 10)… played two minutes against Clemson (Feb. 14)… produced four points and one steal against Syracuse (Feb. 16)… put up 16 points, two rebounds, and two steals at Notre Dame (Feb. 24)… chipped in six points against Virginia (Feb. 28)… tallied five points at NC State (March 2)… added two points against North Carolina (March 7)… played eight minutes against Florida State (March 12)… collected three points against Clemson (March 13) and Virginia (March 14) in the ACC Tournament… saw minutes against Siena (March 19), TCU (March 21), St. John’s (March 27), and UConn (March 29) in the NCAA Tournament.

As North Carolina is continuing preseason play at Indiana Sunday they’re opposing familiar face in former Duke guard current Indiana guard Darren Harris.

North Carolina is coming into their second preseason game off an 88-70 win over Southern California where Jarin Stvenson who is a forward was 8-14 on field goals 4-7 on 3 pointers 5-6 on free throws to go along 10 rebounds, 1 assists 1 block 25 points. Neo Avdalas who is a sophomore a transfer from Virginia Tech who is a guard was 3-7 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers 8-8 on free throws to go along with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 block 15 points. Isaiah Denis who is a guard was 4-8 on field goals 2-4 on 3 pointers 4-4 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 14 points. Maximo Adams who is a freshman who is a forward was 4-7 on field goals 2-4 on 3 pointers 1-4 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds 2 turnovers. 13 points.

According to https://goheels.com/documents/2026/10/10/2913019.PDF

Following North Carolina’s 88-70 win over Southern California first year Head Coach Michael Malone shared his thoughts on his North Carolina Head Coach debut by saying It was really cool to come through that tunnel [in pregame], and I obviously I can't wait for November 2nd, our regular season opener in a real game,"I have to give a lot of credit to the fans who came tonight for their first glimpse of watching our team. The reception [from the fans], I don't take that lightly. To have a warm reception, people clapping for you and welcoming you here, that means a lot to me.

"When you haven't coached a game in over a year, the college game is different. The timeouts are different, there are so many different things. I have to give a lot of credit to my staff, because those guys were really, really helpful in helping me navigate along the way."

While Michael Malone also shared his thoughts on Jarin Stevenson by saying had a hell of a performance, and being able to play through him late was great to see," said Malone. "Jarin works his butt off, and I'm proud of him."
Indiana meanwhile is coming off their first exhibition a 96-68 win over Butler on Sunday October 11, 2026 where Darren Harris was 4-10 on field goals 3-8 on 3 pointers 2-2 on free throws to go along 1 rebound 13 points 1 assists, 1 turnover.

Following Indiana’s 96-68 win over Butler Head Coach Darian Devries shared his thoughts on how his team played against Butler by saying
"We wanted a true road game because we don't have one in the non-conference," DeVries said. "We wanted to be in this kind of atmosphere.  It was a chance to see how we'll react in adverse conditions."
 
According to Peter Diprimio Indiana Hoosiers article https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2026/10/11/mens-basketball-dominant-second-half-propels-indiana-over

Tip-off is set for 5:00pm Eastern Time from Gainbridge Fieldhouse!

The game is going to be televised on B1G + with Jay Wilson, Shimmy Gray -Miller commentating!