Harrison Cleary

Harrison Cleary
Neptūnas Klaipėda
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLKL
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High schoolOak Creek (Oak Creek, Wisconsin)
CollegeMinnesota Crookston (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020AB Castelló
2021CB Almansa
2021-2022CB Carbajosa
2022-2023SC Rist Wedel
2023Hamburg Towers
2023-2024Lahti Basketball
2024–2025VEF Rīga
2025–presentNeptūnas Klaipėda
Career highlights
  • LBL champion (2025)
  • Latvian-Estonian League champion (2025)
  • Latvian Cup winner (2025)
  • 3x NSIC All-First Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 2x NABC All-District Central Second Team (2019, 2020)
  • NSIC Freshman of the Year (2017)
  • NSIC All-Second Team (2017)

Harrison Cleary (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.

College

During college career at University of Minnesota Crookston in NCAA II, Cleary proved himself a scorer, averaging 23.7 points per game. He recorded a career high on December 14, 2019, scoring 52 points in a win against Wayne State Wildcats.[1]

Professional career

On July 2024, he signed for Lahti Basketball in Korisliiga.[2]

On August 6, 2024, Cleary signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[3]

On July 26, 2025, he signed a one-year contract with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[4]

Personal life

Harrison is the son of Michael and Kathleen Cleary. He majored in sports and rec management.[5] His dad is his idol off the court, and his idol on the court is Kobe Bryant.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Wayne State College on 12/14/2019 - Box Score". University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  2. ^ a b "Getting to know: Harrison Cleary – Lahti Basketball" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  3. ^ "Harrison Cleary (ex Lahti) agreed terms with VEF Riga". www.eurobasket.com. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  4. ^ "„Neptūno" gynėjų grandis sulaukė papildymo" (in Lithuanian). 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  5. ^ "Harrison Cleary - 2019 - Men's Basketball". University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-14.