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EWU loses Harrell for season

Eastern Washington senior wing Julian Harrell, taking a shot against Pepperdine last season, has a shoulder injury that will keep him out the rest of this season. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
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Eastern Washington senior wing Julian Harrell, taking a shot against Pepperdine last season, has a shoulder injury that will keep him out the rest of this season. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Eastern Washington senior wing Julian Harrell will miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury, coach Jim Hayford said Monday.

Harrell saw action in two of Eastern’s three games this season, but played just 36 total minutes.

In his 23-game career as an Eagle he averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists, making 47.1 percent of his shots from the field. He transferred to Eastern from City College of San Francisco after originally playing at Penn in the 2012-13 (redshirt) and 2013-14 seasons.

Last year Harrell averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. He was a preseason fourth-team All-Big Sky selection this year.

“This is terrible news, and very disappointing for Julian, his family and his teammates,” Hayford said.

Harrell will graduate from Eastern with an interdisciplinary studies/liberal arts degree. He was a Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection last season.

“The hardest thing for me to do is to accept that I won’t be able to play this season,” said Harrell. “This team has something special brewing, and I wanted to be out there playing with my brothers. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that they will be successful this year.”