Jahmir Harris, a top high school basketball player, lost a season to COVID, denied fifth year of eligibility

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Jahmir Harris is 18 years old in his senior year at Fordham Prep in New York City, but the basketball player's future was turned upside down a year ago.

Last year, Harris was widely considered the team's best player and helped lift the Fordham Prep boys basketball team to a New York City Catholic League championship. 

That same league has produced all-time greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, five-time NBA All-Star Chris Mullin and current Charlotte Hornets point guard and Bronx native Kemba Walker.

Harris, a power forward, has a unique blend of size and athleticism. He can easily grab over ten rebounds on a given night and can go outside and shoot from beyond the 3-point arc.

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A basketball on an empty court. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

But this season, Harris has become merely a spectator and a cheerleader for his teammates after he learned he would not be able to suit up. Like many other players, Harris' high school basketball playing days came to an abrupt halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

His career was interrupted a second time in November, just before the season was set to tip off, when he was informed he was no longer eligible to take the court.

"Everybody was saying they’ll help me, and ‘We’ll still do this," and I’ll be able to play in college. They’ll find a way," Harris told The New York Times. "But when they told me it was over, that’s when I broke down and started crying."

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Now, as Harris enters his final months of high school, it remains unclear if he will be