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PATRICK ON HARRISON: "DeeDee could be the most physical net player that we have on our team. Her length, along with the power that she has in attacking the ball, are going to make her a formidable blocker and attacker. She needs to develop her skill level a little more to realize her full potential, but, seeing how far she has come since beginning to focus on volleyball just a couple of years ago, we have complete faith that she can become the player that we envision. "
HIGH SCHOOL: The first in-state recruit during UT Head Coach Rob Patrick's tenure at Rocky Top...Ranked 63rd on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list...Played on the Impact VBC and Williamson County Select VBC club teams...Lettered all four years at Hillsboro H.S. in volleyball, basketball and softball...Served as the captain for the volleyball team during her entire career and for the final two seasons in both basketball and softball...Garnered all-district honors in volleyball during each of her final three years, while picking up all-tournament laurels in the last two...Played in the Tennessee High School All-Star Game as a senior, collecting 17 kills...Also was named to the all-tournament team for basketball in both 2005 and 2007.
PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences...Boasts a strong athletic pedigree, as her dad, former Vanderbilt star Dennis "Bigfoot" Harrison, spent 10 seasons as a defensive end with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and her brother, David Harrison, is currently a center on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster in the NBA...Her father earned a spot in the NFL Pro Bowl in 1981, while her brother was named to the All-Big XII First Team and earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2004...Names her father as her biggest sports influence because he has a successful past and helps her see that anything is possible...Lists shopping, sleeping, eating and wakeboarding as her favorite hobbies...Especially enjoys Cocoa Puffs and chocolate Nesquik...Former teammates playing college basketball include Jessica Mooney (Vanderbilt) and Jennifer Bognar (Trevecca)...Chose Tennessee over Indiana, LSU and Chattanooga...Has 11 siblings, Idette, 30, Dennis, Jr., 28, Danielle, 26, David, 25, Dianne, 24, Daniel, 21, Della, 19, Isaiah, 16, Isabelle, 15, Ian, 13 and Dorie, 10...Deedee Miriam Harrison, the daughter of Dennis and Ida Harrison, was born on Feb. 11, 1990, in Nashville, Tenn.
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