Tyrell Harrison

Tyrell Harrison (born 6 July 1999) is an Australian-New Zealand professional basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is also contracted with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). Born in Brisbane, he represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions.

Early life Harrison was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Growing up in Regents Park, his father ensured Māori culture was prevalent for Harrison and his older brother as youths. Harrison loved rugby union and supported the All Blacks. He averaged 6.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 17 games. He was ruled out for six weeks in late November 2022 with a knee injury.

On 6 March 2023, Harrison re-signed with the Bullets on a two-year deal.

On 29 September 2024, Harrison signed a two-year contract extension with the Bullets. On 12 October 2024, he recorded 21 points and 17 rebounds (12 offensive) in an 87–85 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. His 12 offensive rebounds set the record for the most ever by a player in a 40-minute NBL game. On 6 December, he recorded 19 points and 18 rebounds in a 102–83 win over the Adelaide 36ers. He suffered a head knock in early January 2025 and missed the rest of the season with post-concussion symptoms. He was named the NBL Most Improved Player for the 2024–25 season.

On 19 September 2025, Harrison had 24 points and 15 rebounds in the Bullets' season-opening 104–95 win over the New Zealand Breakers. On 15 October, he recorded 27 points and 15 rebounds in a 110–93 win over the Perth Wildcats. He was sidelined between round 15 and round 21 due to a concussion.

QBL/NBL1 North, New Zealand NBL, Puerto Rico, and Lebanon In 2017, Harrison debuted in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the South West Metro Pirates. He continued with the Pirates in the 2018 QBL season.

Harrison joined the Nelson Giants of the New Zealand NBL for the 2019 season, where he averaged 13.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 18 games.

In 2020, Harrison played for the Southern Districts Spartans in the Queensland State League (QSL).

Harrison joined the Franklin Bulls for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season but injury restricted him to just seven games while averaging 14.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

Harrison began the 2024 New Zealand NBL season with the Manawatu Jets before joining the Southern Districts Spartans of the NBL1 North for the rest of the 2024 NBL1 season. With the Spartans, he averaged 23.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, earning selection to the NBL1 North First Team.

In March 2025, Harrison joined Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) for the 2025 season.

In July 2025, Harrison joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2025 NBA Summer League.

Harrison re-joined Indios de Mayagüez for the 2026 BSN season. Following the BSN season, he joined Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League on July 6, 2026. He helped Sagesse reach the Finals, averaging 13.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game across the seven-game series loss.

National team career In 2017, Harrison played for the Australian University National Team at the World University Games in Taiwan.

After high school, Harrison switched allegiances to play for the New Zealand Tall Blacks.

In November 2025, Harrison was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. In February 2026, he was named in the squad for two more Asian qualifiers.

NBL statistics + Player Statistics by Season Season Games Played Minutes Per Game FG% FT% Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Turnovers Per Game Fouls Per Game Points Per Game 2024-2025 10 26.0 57 75 9.1 1.6 0.9 1.4 2.7 2.0 12.9 2023-2024 27 20.9 59 64 6.2 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.8 9.6 2022-2023 16 13.0 82 80 4.4 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.4 5.0 2021-2022 17 19.6 51 72 5.7 0.5 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.5 6.2 2020-2021 36 17.1 54 77 5.9 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.1 2.0 5.2 2019-2020 6 3.1 50 100 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.3 2018-2019 6 1.9 75 0 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2017-2018 5 1.3 50 0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4

Personal life Harrison's family hail from the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, with roots in the Ngāti Porou and Ngāpuhi iwi.