Donnell Harvey

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Donnell Harvey
Personal information
Born (1980-08-26) August 26, 1980 (age 44)
Shellman, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolRandolph-Clay
(Cuthbert, Georgia)
College Florida (1999–2000)
NBA draft 2000: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2000–2014
Position Power forward / small forward
Number1, 4, 44
Career history
2000–2002 Dallas Mavericks
2002–2003 Denver Nuggets
2003 Orlando Magic
2003–2004 Phoenix Suns
2004–2005 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2005 New Jersey Nets
2005–2006 Panionios
2006–2007 Beşiktaş
2007–2008 Banvit B.K.
2008–2009 Jiangsu Dragons
2009 Gigantes de Carolina
2010Jiangsu Dragons
2010–2011 KK Igokea
2011–2012 Tianjin Ronggang
2012 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2012–2013Tianjin Ronggang
2013Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2013–2014 Shandong Lions
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donnell Eugene Harvey (born August 26, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball player. He previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, and Phoenix Suns.

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High school career

Harvey was born in Shellman, Georgia. He attended Randolph-Clay High School in Cuthbert, Georgia where he was the consensus 1999 national high school player of the year. In 1999, he was in the McDonald's All-America Game, was in the USA Today All-USA 1st Team in 1999, and got the Naismith Award as nation's top high school player in 1999. [1]

College career

Harvey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team during the 1999–2000 season. After starting three-fourths of the Gators' first 12 games, he lost his starting spot to Brent Wright after returning home over the New Year's break because of homesickness. Harvey averaged 10.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game [2] and was voted to the SEC All-Freshman Team in his only season playing college basketball. [1]

Professional career

Harvey was selected by the New York Knicks with the 22nd overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft and then traded, along with John Wallace, to the Mavericks in exchange for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal. He was in Dallas until he was traded to the Denver Nuggets in February 2002. Harvey then latched on to the Orlando Magic in September 2003, only to be traded to the Phoenix Suns in December 2003. He was signed then waived by the Atlanta Hawks in October 2004. Harvey joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in December 2004. He was called up to the New Jersey Nets in February 2005 but was waived 2 weeks later after only playing 3 games for team.

Harvey's final NBA game ever was played on February 13, 2005, in a 94–79 win over the Denver Nuggets. Harvey played for 2 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.

Harvey then played for Panionios (Greece) from September 2005 until March 2006. He then went to Beşiktaş (Turkey) in 2006–07, then later went to Rieti (Italy) in July 2007. [1]

Harvey has also played for Banvitspor in Turkey and the Carolina Giants in Puerto Rico (2009). [3] In November 2010, Harvey signed with the Bosnian club KK Igokea.

After playing for Jiangsu in the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, [4] Harvey played 32 games with Tianjin Ronggang for the 2011–12 season, [5] averaging 24.7 points and 14.7 rebounds per game. [6]

He joined the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters replacing the injured Omar Samhan for the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [7] He led the Texters to the finals, but the team ultimately lost to the B-Meg Llamados 4–3. During Game 7 of the Finals, he fouled out late in the 4th quarter despite having a superb performance. Later that year, he returned to Tianjin Ronggang. [8] In 2013, he rejoined the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. [9] However, he left the team midseason to be with his children in the United States as they recovered from a car accident. [10]

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  2. ↑ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL – FLORIDA; Freshman Forward is Turning Pro". The New York Times. April 28, 2000.
  3. ↑ "Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. ↑ http://www.niubball.com/tag/donnel-harvey/
  5. ↑ "Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket".
  6. ↑ "Sportsglory | Product Guides for Athletes & Sports Records".
  7. ↑ News, G. M. A. (March 6, 2012). "PBA: Harvey debuts for Commissioner's Cup champions Talk 'N Text". GMA News Online.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ Niubball.com – Teams Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on November 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ Norman Black hopes Donnell Harvey’s return can spark struggling Talk ‘N Text
  10. ↑ "Donnell Harvey leaves Talk 'N Text to attend to family in US". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
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