Fast Break: Juhwan Harris-Dyson

Fast Break: Juhwan Harris-Dyson

With nine newcomers on this year's Cal Men's Basketball roster, there are plenty of fresh faces to get to know among the Golden Bears. The Fast Break is bringing five key facts about a Cal newcomer to CalBears.com. Next up in the series is Wooden High School Player of the Year winner Juhwan Harris-Dyson, out of Northridge, California.

Previous Fast Break spotlights:

1. Spiderfly

In high school, Harris-Dyson's father, Jeff, coined the nickname Spiderfly after watching his son play.

"My Dad came up with it one night after watching me play," Harris-Dyson explained. "The spider is kind of like my defense trapping, like a fly in its web. The fly part is like the elusiveness of me going on offense, between slashing and attacking the basket."

2. Think of the Haasibilities

Amid his freshman year at Cal, Harris-Dyson has the Haas School of Business on his radar, and sees the inherent value of a degree in Business.

"I'm still kind of just figuring it out, but Haas is really interesting -- just having a business major, especially if you want to play professional basketball," Harris-Dyson shared. "You want to have something like that, so you can be able to negotiate your own contracts and stuff like that."

3. The Scenic Route

Although he's had trouble adjusting to cooler temperatures than near his home in Southern California, Harris-Dyson is enthralled with his new home's scenery and enjoys walking through campus and around Berkeley.

"I just love the feeling, and especially the scenery. The area is really nice. You just walk down the street and you're like, 'Dang!'," he said.

"When you're walking around campus, it's a nice mixture of old buildings and new buildings -- and kind of like how the Campanile is set up, if it falls, it will fall down the street -- all those cool little fun facts that you find out when you just talk to people around campus," Harris-Dyson added.

4..Kawhi is His Guy

One of Harris-Dyson's favorite players is San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard, who he views as a testament to how hard work and dedication pay off.

"I watch a lot of Kawhi Leonard because I like playing defense, and he's a great defensive player," he said. "I like watching his work ethic and how he's developed, and is starting to become an all-around player. He's knocking down shots and  becoming a leader, so that's someone I'm setting a goal for myself to become like."

5. Reunited

This year, Harris-Dyson was reunited with Deschon Winston, a fellow freshman on the Cal Men's Basketball team, whom he's known for many years and competed against during his senior year of high school.

The pair met during their freshman year of high school, attending the same school for both freshman and sophomore years before each transferred elsewhere. A tournament during their senior year brought the duo back together on the court.

"We were friends until tipoff of that game in high school, and then we were friends once the buzzer sounded," Harris-Dyson said. "We took a picture after we finally got to play against each other after both transferring schools."

BONUS:

Favorite Social Media Site: Snapchat
Favorite Athletes: LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook
Favorite TV Show: Rugrats
Favorite Movie: White Chicks
Favorite Artist: Lil Uzi Vert
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