American basketball player who disappeared in 2014
Rico Harris
Born
May 19, 1977
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Disappeared
October 10, 2014 (aged 37) Yolo County, California, U.S.
Status
Missing for 9 years, 7 months and 19 days
Nationality
American
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school
Temple City (Temple City, California)
College
Los Angeles CC (1996–1998)
Cal State Northridge (1998–1999)
NBA draft
1999: undrafted
Playing career
1999–2000
Position
Power forward
Career history
2000
Harlem Globetrotters
Rico Omarr Harris (born May 19, 1977[1] – disappeared October 10, 2014)[2] is an American former professional basketball player. A high school standout in his native Southern California, he later led Los Angeles City College (LACC) to its first state junior college title in 1997. After his college career, he played for some International Basketball League teams, and later with the Harlem Globetrotters.
The eldest of four children born to a former Idaho State star and his young wife, he had given up basketball before returning to it for his last two years at Temple City High School. He soon became a star player himself as well as a top college prospect, likened by those who saw him play to Lamar Odom. He had the opportunity to play for several NCAA Division I basketball programs, but never did due to a combination of academic and personal difficulties. He then chose to attend Cal-State Northridge despite interest from much higher-profile colleges and the NBA, a decision for which he was sharply criticized since it was seen as limiting his chances of reaching the NBA.
Harris ended his season at Northridge after being suspended twice for violations of team rules. He eventually made his way to the Globetrotters, but injuries from a 2000 assault forced him to quit after one month. After leaving basketball, the alcoholism that had begun to manifest itself during his college career intensified, and Harris became addicted to illegal drugs as well. He was arrested many times before he was able to recover from his addictions in 2007.[2]
By October 2014, Harris had relocated to Seattle with a longtime girlfriend and had applied for a job there. He never arrived back there while returning from a trip to his mother's home in Alhambra to complete the move; he was last heard from when he left a message for his girlfriend. The call was traced to the Sacramento area, and his abandoned car was found in a Yolo County park several days later. There were some possible sightings up to a week afterwards, but none have been confirmed beyond a cell phone video the night of his disappearance, and extensive searches since have failed to find any trace of him in the area. His disappearance has been featured on an episode of the Investigation Discovery series Disappeared.
^"Rico Omarr Harris". North American Missing Persons Network. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ abBoyd, Flinder (December 18, 2014). "The Vanishing Man". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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