No. 7–Salt Lake City Stars | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | August 30, 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Curie Metropolitan (Chicago, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
Playing career | 2024–present |
Career history | |
2024–present | Salt Lake City Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Justin Harmon (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Barton Cougars, the Utah Valley Wolverines, and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Harmon spent the first two years of his college career at Barton Community College. He then transferred to Utah Valley University, where he ultimately graduated with his bachelor's degree. [1] Utilizing his fifth year of eligibility thanks to COVID, he transferred to the University of Illinois. [2]
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Harmon joined the Salt Lake City Stars on October 28, 2024. [3]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Source: [4]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Utah Valley | 21 | 7 | 25.3 | .410 | .297 | .782 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | 10.9 |
2022–23 | Utah Valley | 37 | 36 | 28.4 | .453 | .340 | .729 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 14 |
2023–24 | Illinois | 38 | 0 | 18.7 | .407 | .306 | .915 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 5.6 |
Career | 96 | 43 | 23.9 | .432 | .321 | .779 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .8 | .3 | 10 |
Source: [5]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Barton | 32 | 21 | 22.8 | .492 | .300 | .752 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 11.1 |
2020–21 | Barton | 22 | 22 | 29 | .492 | .345 | .822 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .5 | 16 |
Career | 54 | 43 | 25.3 | .492 | .327 | .781 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 13.1 |
Harmon earned a bachelor's degree from Utah Valley in applied communication and is now pursuing a strategic brand communication graduate certificate at the University of Illinois. [6]
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