SEC WBB Community Service Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — University of Tennessee senior Kamera Harris has been named to the SEC Women’s Basketball Community Service Team, the league office announced on Wednesday.
This marks the 22nd year for the SEC Community Service Team for women’s basketball as well as for men’s basketball. All league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men’s and women’s sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994 to recognize the efforts of student-athletes who give their time to help people and organizations in their communities.
Harris, a native of Hampton, Georgia, and a graduate of Dutchtown High School, participated in the Adopt-A-Family program, joining with team members to purchase and deliver gifts at Christmas. She also helped serve the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s (SAAC) Community Holiday Meal, providing food to the less fortunate during the holiday season, and she welcomed youngsters to the UT campus for Voloween, a Halloween celebration for kids in UT’s Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex that is organized by SAAC.
Additionally, Harris supported the Race for the Summitt 5K, which was held to raise awareness and support for the Pat Summitt Foundation, an organization named for the late, legendary Lady Vol coach that is at the forefront for finding a cure for Alzheimer’s. Other activities have included volunteering time at the Boys and Girls Club, participating in the Down Syndrome Awareness Group of East Tennessee’s Hoops For Hope, decorating Christmas cookies with kids at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, volunteering at the Fantasy of Trees East Tennessee Children’s Hospital fundraiser, assisting in the Cole’s Launch paper airplane contest for patients at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and celebrating and dancing with teens suffering from chronic illnesses at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s “One Unforgettable Night.”
Harris’ leadership and service qualities earned her a spot as the women’s basketball representative for the 2019-20 UT Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as a member of SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council as well.
The 6-foot-3 graduate student, who is a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member, has played in a career-high 25 games this season and has averaged 11.3 minutes per contest in a reserve role. After moving from center to forward this year, Harris has stepped up for her team and provided memorable efforts vs. Notre Dame (6 pts./4 rebs.) and Texas (6 pts./3 rebs.) among others and posted a career-best scoring night with eight points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
After earning her undergraduate degree in recreation and sport management in May 2019, Harris is working toward finishing a master’s degree in communication and information with emphasis in journalism and electronic media.
Harris and teammate Lou Brown will be honored during Senior Night festivities on Thursday prior to Tennessee’s game with Ole Miss. The Senior Night recognitions begin at 6:40 p.m. ET and tip is slated for 7:02 p.m. The regular season home finale will be streamed on SECN+ and carried on the Lady Vol Radio Network.
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