Drexel may have at last found a solution to its puzzling inability to put the ball in the basket: His name is Jamie Harris (pictured), and he’s a 5-10 junior guard from New York.

Harris had 28 points on 9-for-17 shooting yesterday afternoon, and the Dragons beat Vermont, 74-61, in a Legends Classic game at the DAC. It’s the second straight game in which Harris has posted a career high — he had 22 in the Dragons’ win over Penn at the P on Tuesday. A point guard, Harris naturally looks to pass first. But he told Brendan F. Quinn of The Inquirer that he’s starting to see the necessity of looking to shoot more.

“It’s something that’s new to me, but something I have to do for the team. So I’ve got to be comfortable with it.”

Quinn’s story also notes that Harris played 36 minutes and had zero turnovers. A solid outing in a solid win.

The Dragons (2-3) play Toledo today at 4:30 p.m. at the DAC in the next installment of the Legends Classic. The Rockets lost to Cornell yesterday, 78-60, at the DAC, and they’re 0-4, though three of those losses have come against Cincinnati, Michigan State and Cornell, which is one helluva schedule. Eastern Illinois had handed Toledo its first loss, 72-62. Redshirt freshman Stephen Albrecht is averaging 18.5 points per game and is shooting an eye-popping 50 percent (16-for-32) from the arc.

Link: Harris can score! [The Inquirer]
Photo credit: [Drexel University]