Justin Harper (basketball)

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Justin Harper
Justin Harper.jpg
Harper in 2011
No. 32–Koshigaya Alphas
Position Power forward
League B. League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-30) August 30, 1989 (age 34)
Richmond, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Meadowbrook (Richmond, Virginia)
College Richmond (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011 SIG Strasbourg
2011–2012 Orlando Magic
2012–2013 Idaho Stampede
2013–2014 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2014–2015 Sidigas Avellino
2015–2017 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2016 Detroit Pistons
2017 Philadelphia 76ers
2017 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2018 ASVEL Basket
2018–2019 South Bay Lakers
2019 Indios de Mayagüez
2020–2022 Kyoto Hannaryz
2022–present Koshigaya Alphas
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Justin Harper (born August 30, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Koshigaya Alphas of the Japanese B. League. Harper played professionally in the NBA for various teams, including the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia 76ers. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond.

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College career

As a senior with Richmond, Harper averaged 17.9 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 53 percent from the field, and he was named to the first-team All-Atlantic 10, along with teammate Kevin Anderson. [1] Harper was recognized as an All-Fourth District first-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. [2]

Professional career

Harper was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who subsequently traded his draft rights to the Orlando Magic. [3] During the 2011 NBA lockout, Harper played in France for SIG Strasbourg of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. [4] On December 9, 2011, he signed with the Magic. [5] On October 27, 2012, he was waived by the Magic. [6]

On November 2, 2012, Harper was selected by the Idaho Stampede with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft. [7] He played in 48 games for Idaho in 2012–13, averaging 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

On October 5, 2013, Harper signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israel for the 2013–14 season. [8] On September 10, 2014, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of Italy for the 2014–15 season. [9]

On September 18, 2015, Harper signed with the Brooklyn Nets. [10] However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 26 after appearing in six preseason games. [11] On November 16, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the D-League. [12] The following day, he made his debut for the D-Fenders in a 114–105 win over the Bakersfield Jam, recording seven points and one rebound in 13 minutes. [13] On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game. [14]

On February 24, 2016, Harper signed a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons. [15] That night, he made his debut for the Pistons in a 111–91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, recording one point and one steal in five minutes off the bench. [16] On March 5, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons. [17] On March 15, the Pistons decided not to sign him for the remainder of the season. [18] He subsequently returned to the D-Fenders and played out the rest of the 2016–17 season with them. [19]

Harper re-joined the D-Fenders for the 2016–17 season. On March 3, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. [20] After the 10-day contract expired, Harper was reacquired by the D-Fenders. [21]

Harper re-joined the D-Fenders, this time re-branded as the South Bay Lakers. [22]

On April 25, 2019, Harper joined Indios de Mayagüez. [23] On August 28, 2020, Harper signed in Japan with Kyoto Hannaryz. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 Orlando 1406.0.290.154.000.9.1.1.21.4
2015–16 Detroit 507.0.400.444.500.2.0.2.02.6
2016–17 Philadelphia 3010.0.417.286.0002.0.0.7.04.0
Career2206.8.340.276.333.9.2.1.12.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012 Orlando 105.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career105.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0

Japan

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Kyoto 343025.4.494.377.8006.61.2.6.512.7
2021–22 Kyoto 545332.4.512.377.7338.51.7.6.619.1

Source: basketball-stats.de (Date: May 27, 2022) [25]

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