Medway Park Crusaders captain James Harris achieved a significant milestone on the weekend as he broke the Crusaders record for career games played. 
Saturday’s game was Harris’ 154th game for Crusaders breaking Jeff Wadey’s record of 153.
Harris played in Crusaders first ever senior national league game and is now entering his eighth season with the club. During that time he has established himself as a key player with huge internal drive. He has consistently developed his game and found new ways to contribute.
Harris’ career games record adds to the numerous club records he already holds. Most significantly he holds the career scoring record and the career 3 point shots record. He also has the 3 highest results for 3 pointers in a season and has the record for 3 pointers in a game (8).
Unsurprisingly, he also features in many other categories due to his contribution across the years. He stands second for career FG and career FT while appearing in the top 10 for both career rebounds and assists. Lastly, he has 2 of the top 10 results for points in a season.
Head Coach James Vear praised Harris’ contribution, “He has played a pivotal role in getting the team promoted on 2 different occasions. He continues to work extremely hard on and off the court.”
Harris had mixed feelings when he was made aware of his achievement, “It’s nice to break the career games record while I am captain of Crusaders in EBL1 but definitely not ideal to break it in a loss! It was surreal to do it against a team that had Damian (former Crusader Damian Lyons who is 3rd on the career games list) playing for them, who I played alongside for most of my time here. Either way it’s nice to be recognised for my longevity at this club.”
Crusaders Chairman Jesse Sazant summed up Harris’ achievement by saying, “James has done exceptionally well throughout his time at Crusaders, different coaches have expected different things from him and he has risen to the challenge every time. His work rate and drive to improve himself and prove his abilities on the floor is a great example for all of our juniors.”