Eastern Washington University Athletics

Jim Hayford on Harrell: ““He’s a triple-threat player – you have to guard him off the drive and you have to guard him on the 3-point line. And then he’s a great passer. When you put that with the other pieces, it comes together. That kind of rounded us off last season, and took away some of the bumps we were hitting. Julian bought into what our team really needed, and that’s guarding the other team’s best player. I think that’s filled a lot of holes for us because he was a fourth-year junior and has played a lot of defense since he was a freshman. Julian brought to us an experienced player who can play multiple positions and is an explosive offensive player. He has a deep appreciation for understanding the game and being mentally prepared. He will be a great teammate and will have an outstanding senior season for our squad.”
 
2016-17: He was picked to the College Sports Madness preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad as a fourth team selection. Bogdan Bliznyuk was chosen to the first team and Felix Von Hofe was also on the fourth team.

2015-16: Earned Big Sky All-Academic honors for the first time. Eastern was 12-7 with Harrell in the starting lineup, having started for the first time against Idaho (1/9/16) after missing 13 games with an injury. He closed his first season as an Eagle with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including 3-of-5 3-point attempts, in an 85-70 loss to eventual champion Nevada in the College Basketball Invitational. A transfer from City College of San Francisco who previously played at Penn, Harrell averaged 13.3 points in his first three starts in the 2015-16 season (all victories). He sank 15-of-20 shots in those three games, including 6-of-9 3-point shots. In 21 games played in his junior season, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while making 50.0 percent of his shots and 24-of-63 3-pointers (38.1 percent). He closed the year with a 15-point performance against Nevada (3/21/16) in the quarterfinals of the CBI, making 3-of-5 3-pointers and 6-of-10 overall. His season high came versus Portland State (1/28/16) when he finished with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 3-pointers. He made the first start of his career against Idaho (1/9/16), helping EWU to a 28-12 lead by scoring all 10 of his first-half points in that stretch on a trio of 3-pointers and a free throw. He finished with 14 points and three rebounds in a total of 25 minutes, then had 15 points in 19 minutes on 6-of-7 shooting against Southern Utah (1/14/16). He had two points, five rebounds and an assist in 10 minutes of action in his Eagle debut versus North Dakota (1/4/16) after missing the first 13 games with a hand injury. He also takes on the added role of usually guarding the opposing team’s best player.
 
City College of San Francisco: In his lone season at CCSF in the 2014-15 season, Harrell earned first team all-league honors. He averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in helping the Rams to a 21-9 record and the Coast-North title in the California Community College Athletic Association.
 
Penn: After suffering a preseason injury and redshirting in the 2012-13 season for the Ivy League school, Harrell played in 12 games – four as a starter – for Penn in 2013-14. He averaged 5.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, plus had 22 assists, seven blocked shots and five steals. He missed 16 games with an injury, including the team’s last 11 games of the season. His best game was at Rider on Dec. 29, 2013 when he finished with 23 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. He followed that with seven points, six assists and three boards in an Ivy League win over Princeton on Jan. 11, 2014. In his collegiate debut in a win over Monmouth on Nov. 12, 2013, he had two points, five rebounds and three assists.
 
High School: Graduated from Loyola High School in 2012. He scored 1,152 career points in high school to help lead Loyola to an impressive 103-23 record in his four seasons on the varsity squad. As a junior, he was the All-CIF-Southern Section Division 1A co-Player of the Year in helping Loyola win the 1A Southern Section title. He had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the 74-58 championship game win over Capistrano Valley. He also was a two-time All-State performer in California, and earned Mission League MVP honors. The two-time team captain averaged more than 12 points per game in his career, as well as more than five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a blocked shot per game. As a senior, he averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in leading the Cubs to the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I Playoffs. As a junior, Loyola finished 25-6 and advanced to the second round, with Harrell averaging 15.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. The Cubs lost both years to eventual champion Mater Dei. Harrell’s team finished 26-4 as a sophomore when he averaged 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He played in eight games as a freshman in the 2008-09 season when the Cubs finished 26-7. He was a three-time team MVP, and was also an honor student at Loyola.
 
Personal: Interdisciplinary studies/liberal arts major at Eastern, and currently has a 3.89 grade point average at EWU. Born May 16, 1994, in Los Angeles. Parents are Gary and Shelly Harrell.