Jaren Harris begins his first season with the Indians after two years as an assistant coach at South Georgia Techinical College.

While at SGTC, Harris helped develop back-to-back Conference Players of the Year, a Conference Freshman of the Year, two NJCAA All-Americans and helped lead their team to their first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament since 2014.

Harris began his college basketball playing career at the College of Coastal Georgia, playing for the Mariners from 2009 – 2011. While at the College of Coastal Georgia, he helped guide them to consecutive conference championship appearances. He was selected to all-conference and all-tournament teams and was also selected team captain in his sophomore season.

Upon graduation, he enrolled at Albany State University to continue his education and basketball career. While playing for the Rams, he was awarded offensive player of the year and selected to the all-conference team. Off the court, he was a member of Center for the African-American Male and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Coach Harris, a native of Tennille, Georgia, graduated from Albany State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Health and Human Performance. 

"Jaren is a great addition to our program. He made an impression on me a couple of years ago when we played South Georgia Tech and helped coach Chris Ballauer get that program to Hutch this past season!  Jaren has worked for a great head coach and comes very highly recommended. He is a very good teacher on the floor and I am extremely excited about what he brings to our program from an energy standpoint." - Coach Donnie Tyndall