Southwest Mississippi Community College’s Denijay Harris (left) and Jay Malone recently signed with the University of Southern Mississippi in basketball. Harris, a 6-foot-4 freshman guard from Columbus High School, presently leads the Bears with averages of 13 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.
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