Qualla: Rico Harris https://qualla.com/rico-harris en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:11 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Rico Harris https://qualla.com/rico-harris Rico Harris: Introduction https://qualla.com/rico-harris/ A teammate remembers Rico Harris showing up for a college basketball game once wearing heavy sunglasses to hide the effects of a hard night. "He probably didn't get no sleep and was up all night," the teammate said, "then dropped like 35 that game." That anecdote captures something essential about Harris: prodigious talent shadowed by the forces pulling against it. Born in 1977 in Southern California, the eldest of four children to a former Idaho State basketball star, Harris grew into a six-foot-nine player whom scouts compared to Lamar Odom. He led Los Angeles City College to its first state junior college title in 1997. He played for the Harlem Globetrotters. And then, on October 10, 2014, he vanished in the oak-studded hills of Yolo County, California, during a road trip from his home to Seattle. He has not been seen since.

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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/q/c/j/rico-harris-wp/9qcj-rico-harris-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Rico Harris: The Promise That Kept Slipping https://qualla.com/rico-harris/ Harris returned to basketball for his last two years at Temple City High School after having given up the sport, and he immediately became a standout. College recruiters noticed. NBA scouts attended his games, hoping he might skip college altogether. But a combination of academic...

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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/q/c/j/rico-harris-wp/9qcj-rico-harris-downward-and-back.mp3 0:06 3 full Rico Harris: The Hills Above Cache Creek https://qualla.com/rico-harris/ Harris's car, a black Nissan Maxima sedan, was found in a parking area off a rural road in the hills of Yolo County. His wallet was inside, along with all of his credit cards except one, a Discover Card that has shown no activity since he disappeared. His backpack and phone were ...

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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/q/c/j/rico-harris-wp/9qcj-rico-harris-the-hills-above-cache-creek.mp3 0:06 4 full Rico Harris: A Free Man https://qualla.com/rico-harris/ Detective Dean Nyland of the Yolo County Sheriff's Office has ruled out foul play. His theory is quieter and sadder. Nyland believes Harris may have made a wrong turn after getting gas, followed the road up into the hills, and pulled into the parking lot to rest. When he woke, th...

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