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Harrison Cleary

Golden Eagle All-Time Leading Scorer Cleary Signs Contract with TAU Castelló in Spain

11/4/2020 6:17:00 PM

CASTELLON DE LA PLANA, SPAIN – Former University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball player Harrison Cleary, UMN Crookston and the NSIC's all-time leading scorer, signed a contract with Amics del Bàsquet Castelló, also known as TAU Castelló. The team is located in Castellón de la Plana, Spain. They compete in LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball league system.

Cleary is the second former Golden Eagle to sign a contract in Spain for the 2020-21 season, joining former teammate Javier Nicolau. Nicolau competes in LEB Plata for C.B. Benicarlo. Cleary will be competing for a team in Nicolau's hometown of Castellón.

Cleary ended his career at Minnesota Crookston holding the school records for points, assists, three-pointers made, three-pointer attempted, field goals made, field goals attempted, free throws made, free throws attempted, free throw percentage, games played, and games started. Cleary is the NSIC's All-Time Leading Scorer with 2,107 career points in conference play. In addition, he is 16th all-time in NCAA Division II scoring with 2,846 career points and is the highest-scoring player in NCAA Division II since 1992. Cleary has earned All-NSIC accolades all four years at Minnesota Crookston. He is a three-time D2CCA All-Region Selection. As a senior, Cleary ended the season fourth in NCAA Division II scoring with 26.6 points per game. He was eighth in the nation for free throw percentage at 90.8 percent. In addition, he was sixth in NCAA Division II for total points with 771. Cleary shot 38.9 percent from beyond the arc, and also tallied 4.2 assists per game.

In addition, Cleary was a 2019-20 D2CCA All-America Third Team pick as a senior. He was also an All-NSIC First Team selection for the third-straight season. Cleary was selected D2CCA All-Central Region First Team, NABC All-Central District Second Team pick, and was a CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection during his final season in the maroon and gold. 
 
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