(Image - Ivan Harris was a fan favorite as a member of the Ballarat Miners - Summer 2011 - Australia) 
Around The World With Ivan - Former Buckeye Ivan Harris has been on what can be called a world basketball tour in recent years. The 27 year old forward out of Springfield, Ohio is now a veteran of professional basketball with four seasons under his belt. He is mostly known to basketball fans from his time at the The Ohio State University (2003-2007), and his two year run with the Erie Bayhawks (2008-2010) of the NBA Developmental League, and Harris has already put together a worldly list of other playing locations on his basketball resume. Ivan briefly played in the South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay in Winter 2010 before flying to Australia for the 2011 Spring/Summer 2011 stint in that country.
Land Down Under - Ivan Harris was a stand-out import for the Ballarat Miners of Australia's SEABL (South East Australian Basketball). Harris averaged 17 points in 26 games for Ballarat. His top scoring game in Australia was a 29 point performance vs Brisbane on April 4, 2011..Ivan netted eight threes in this game! (league record for that season, Harris additionally led the league in 3 point makes for much of the season)
Land of the Rising Sun - Shortly after the SEABL season (Ballarat finsihed 11-15, 5th in the Eastern Conference), media outlets out of Australia reported that Ivan Harris would not return to Ballarat for the upcoming 2012 season, instead opting to play professionally in Japan, starting in October 2011. With Harris now hooping in Japan, that makes four different continents in the last 3 years that he has played pro ball in! (North America, Europe, South America, Asia).9.1.2011 - The Courier.AU.com - Ballarat Miners Lose Import Harris
(Video - March 2011 interview with Ivan prior to his regular season stint with Ballarat)
Ivan Harris Interview March 2011 by BuckeyeBallersTV
(Ivan Harris - Australia 2011)
Miyazaki - Ivan's new club is based in the capital city of Kyushu. The Miyazaki Shining Suns of the Japanese B.J. (Basketball Japan) League feature imports Darryl Dora (Texeas Tech), Dexter Lyons (UCF), Lewis Witcher (VT), and of course Ivan Harris (tOSU). It's been a tough start for Miyazaki in Japan's top league so far as they are still searching for a W after seven rounds of play. Ivan Harris scored 14 points in their second regular season game, a 75-66 loss to Shimane.
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