Quite a bit has modified about Camas’ Ethan Harris in a single basketball season.
So, what’s behind the junior’s ascension from a robust perimeter participant to an all-around dominant drive on each ends of the ground?
Rising his recreation started by fueling it proper.
Harris, The Columbian’s All-Area boys basketball participant of the yr, took it upon himself to double down on diet and energy coaching for his junior marketing campaign. Two difference-makers, for why Harris had the season he did in 2024-25.
The 4A Larger St. Helens League’s Most worthy participant helped the Papermakers tie this system’s best-ever state end and set a program report for wins in a season.
“I think that’s definitely the biggest jump from last year to this year,” Harris stated of his diet and energy coaching, “but that’s going to be the biggest jump from this year to next year, as well.”
Harris’ mom, Carla, works as a nutritionist, which is why her son is educated concerning the ins and outs of high quality, wholesome meals.
“I get daily nutrition facts,” he stated. “She will tell me I need to eat my body weight in protein. I might not always get there, but I sure do try.”
At 6-foot-8, Harris’ recreation has grown proper alongside along with his top.
By means of eighth grade, he primarily performed level guard, which explains his standout ball-handling abilities.
A lanky freshman off the bench in 2023 turned a standout perimeter participant within the beginning lineup sophomore yr.
This season, Harris dominated inside and outside. He credit his low-post growth to his father, Jason, a first-year Camas assistant coach and former College of Portland participant. Harris shot 58 % on 2-point subject targets this season.
“That was purely my dad, right there,” Harris stated. “This was my first year really diving into being an actual post player.”
Harris averaged 18.8 factors, 8.1 rebounds, three assists, and almost three steals and blocks per recreation. The seven blocks in a win over Roosevelt (Ore.) on the prestigious Les Schwab Invitational in December set a single-game program report.
In reality, it was the LSI — an occasion that includes the nation’s elite groups plus regional high squads — that Harris and the Papermakers helped put together them for a deep postseason run.
Camas’ sixth-place end at March’s Class 4A state match matched this system’s greatest state end from 2023.
After the state match, by which Harris earned second-team all-4A match honors by media members, coach Brian Witherspoon in contrast the junior to a different standout he coached, Robert Franks, whereas he led Evergreen from 2012-17. Franks went onto a standout profession at Washington State and has performed basketball professionally abroad since 2019.
Like Franks, Harris is Clark County’s subsequent massive recruit in boys basketball. He at the moment has scholarship provides from colleges within the Atlantic-10, Large Sky, Western Athletic, and West Coast conferences. Wherever he chooses, it’ll be his dream faculty, he stated.
However not earlier than one other massive leap he’s planning on as a senior in 2025-26.
“My dream school,” he stated, “is having a great connection with my coach, having great teammates around me and overall, having just a surreal experience.”
Identical to at Camas.
Remainder of All-Area Group
FIRST TEAM
Carson Morningstar, Prairie: 3A GSHL MVP (25.7 factors, 15.2 rebounds per recreation) set single-season scoring and rebounding marks main Falcons to 3A state as a junior.
Ari Richardson, Columbia River: Senior level guard (16 factors, 5 assists per recreation) engineered the Rapids to their first state trophy (fourth place) since 2009.
Dalton Stevens, Mark Morris: 2A GSHL co-MVP guided Monarchs to their 57th consecutive postseason berth and a sixth-place 2A state end.
Kaiden Wilson, Seton Catholic: Two-time Trico MVP as a sophomore guided Cougars to a different 1A state berth behind an undefeated league marketing campaign and a district title.
Malakai Weimer, Skyview: Already this system’s profession rebounding chief (604), junior is on tempo (17.6 factors per recreation) to be a 1,000-point profession scorer.
SECOND TEAM
Josh Crane, R.A. Lengthy: All-around playmaker helped ‘Jacks to one of program’s best-ever seasons with a league, district and third place 2A state end.
Dez Daniel, Evergreen: Junior’s play (20.3 factors, 3 assists, 2.2 steals per recreation) an enormous purpose for Plainsmen’s late-season surge to the postseason.
Jamison McCann, Ridgefield: Junior helped Spudders again to the 2A state match as one in every of space’s three gamers to common 25 factors or extra per recreation.
Jace VanVoorhis, Camas: Senior level guard powered Papermakers to match this system’s greatest state end (sixth place) behind 15.8 factors, 5.1 assists, 2.3 steals per recreation.
Rhet Younger, R.A. Lengthy: 2A GSHL co-MVP proved to be a matchup nightmare at 6 ft 9, and dominated on each ends of the ground.
Malcolm Weatherspoon, Mountain View: Flashy and versatile sophomore (16 factors, 6 rebounds, 4 assists per recreation) shot 44 % from the sector to assist Thunder to the postseason.
