Q&A: Chuck Harris on goals for SMU Basketball, gelling as a team
SMU guard Chuck Harris spoke with reporters at the ACC Basketball Tip-Off event in Charlotte on Wednesday ahead of the season. Here’s what he had to say about the upcoming season.
THE MODERATOR: Let’s switch places. Chuck, describe Boopie in one word.
CHUCK HARRIS: Easygoing.
THE MODERATOR: It’s hyphenated. We’ll take that. Questions for Chuck, please.
Q. Chuck, what should the ACC and the country know about what SMU is bringing to the table here in 2024/25?
CHUCK HARRIS: I think we’re going to be an exciting team to watch. High-level play, high-level possessions, and we’re just going to be fun to watch in each and every game.
THE MODERATOR: When you look at the roster, there are quite a big number of your teammates that come from pretty much all over the country and beyond. It’s almost like a melting pot. So many different styles of basketball coming into Dallas. What is it that you have learned from your teammates to this point, and how do you think these different styles are going to be a benefit to the Mustangs this year?
CHUCK HARRIS: I think we’re a very experienced team. We have a lot of older guys, and I think just all our knowledge coming from different places and different leagues, it’s gelled well in practice, and I think it’s going to gel well in games.
Q. SMU has embraced obviously the city of Dallas and wearing that on a lot of different things. We’ve seen jerseys and just kind of designs that really lean on Dallas, Texas. What does it mean to you to represent Dallas and to have that culture and that city right around you?
CHUCK HARRIS: I think Dallas is a big sports city. We’ve got teams like the Cowboys and the Mavericks, but we don’t really got no college team to back it up.
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Definitely SMU going to the ACC, making it more big names going through the city, I think we can make it into a college town as well. I think that’s exciting.
THE MODERATOR: Do you have to win a championship in order to call it a successful season?
CHUCK HARRIS: I personally think so. To make the tournament is also a pretty good accomplishment as well.
