Demonte Harper
Demonte Harper (born June 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball at Morehead State University.
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No. 34 – Herbalife Gran Canaria | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | Nashville, Tennessee | June 21, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Whites Creek (Whites Creek, Tennessee) |
College | Morehead State (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Cibona |
2012–2013 | Erie BayHawks |
2013–2014 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
2014–2015 | New Basket Brindisi |
2015–2016 | Czarni Słupsk |
2016–2017 | Kalev/Cramo |
2017–2018 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
2018 | Tofaş |
2019 | Sidigas Avellino |
2019–present | Gran Canaria |
High school career
Harper attended Whites Creek High School in Whites Creek, Tennessee.[1] Harper went to the AAA State Final Four both his junior and senior year. After his senior year season in 2007, Harper was awarded All-District First Team and All-Region First Team.[2]
College career
Harper played his college basketball career at Morehead State University. He was awarded OVC All-Tournament Team in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded All-OVC First Team, OVC Tournament MVP and OVC All-Tournament Team after making a three-point shot with 4.2 seconds left for a 62–61 victory over No. 4 Louisville, which was the first big upset of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. In 2011, Harper was invited to play in the NCAA Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[3]
Harper finished his MSU career in 2010–11 by being named to the Lou Henson All-America Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 19 Team. He concluded his collegiate career with 1,436 points, placing him 13th all-time at Morehead State University.
College statistics
College | Year | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 2007–08 | 30 | 19.2 | .359 | .351 | .600 | 2.23 | 1.57 | 0.70 | 0.13 | 3.73 |
Morehead State | 2008–09 | 36 | 32.2 | .374 | .336 | .768 | 4.06 | 3.36 | 1.14 | 0.56 | 10.42 |
Morehead State | 2009–10 | 34 | 30.1 | .412 | .347 | .712 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 1.38 | 0.24 | 11.68 |
Morehead State | 2010–11 | 35 | 33.7 | .431 | .373 | .662 | 4.97 | 3.43 | 1.54 | 0.29 | 15.46 |
NCAA Special Events statistics
Team | Year | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament | 2011 | 27:20 | 3.7-11.7 | 1.0-4.7 | 0.3-0.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
Professional career
Demonte Harper went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, making him an unrestricted free agent.
In July 2012, Harper landed a spot on the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harper averaged 5 points per game. His highest scoring game was 17 points against the Portland Trail Blazers along with 5 assists and 5 defensive rebounds.[4][5]
In September 2012, Harper signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers which was put on waivers in October 2012.
The Reno Bighorns selected Demonte Harper in Round 2 with Pick 5 in the 2012 Annual NBA Development League Draft. On November 5, 2012, Harper was acquired from Reno in a trade by the Erie BayHawks.[6][7][8][1]
In September 2013, Harper signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus. In preseason action for Tsmoki-Minsk, Harper scored 17 points in a 94-88 win over Budivelnyk.[9]
In July 2014, Harper was added to the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League team's roster.[10] Harper scored 7 points in less than 7 minutes against the NBA D-League Select team.[11] Against the Los Angeles Lakers, Harper's defense was irreplaceable as he played over 28 minutes, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot.[12]
In August 2014, Harper signed with Enel Brindisi, also known as New Basket Brindisi, in Brindisi, Italy.[13]
On July 27, 2015, Harper signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball league.[14]
On September 2, 2016, Harper signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo of the 2016–17 season.[15]
On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Harper moved to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg.[16] He averaged 10.6 points per game. On July 7, 2018, Harper signed with the Turkish team Tofaş[17]
On January 25, 2019, he has signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [18] On July 26, 2019, Harper signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria.
NBA D-League statistics
Team | Year | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Erie Bayhawks | 2012–13 | 50 | 22.5 | .387 | .351 | .680 | 2.46 | 2.14 | 0.84 | 0.22 | 9.04 |
Belarusian Premier League statistics
Team | Year | GP | MPG | PTS | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | RNK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC Tsmoki-Minsk | 2013–14 | 13 | 24.5 | 12.8 | .514 | .431 | .692 | .9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
Eurochallenge statistics
Team | Year | GP | MPG | PTS | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | RNK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC Tsmoki-Minsk | 2013–14 | 14 | 29.2 | 11.2 | .505 | .351 | .643 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
VTB United League statistics
Team | Year | GP | MPG | PTS | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | RNK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC Tsmoki-Minsk | 2013–14 | 17 | 29.2 | 10.1 | .421 | .346 | .636 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
References
- Leroux, Daniel. "Demonte Harper Player Profile, Erie BayHawks, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, D-League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- Story, Mark (2011-03-15). "Mark Story: Quiet man Harper can help Morehead make noise | College Basketball". Kentucky.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Morehead State Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinals - NCAA Tournament Game - Recap - March 17, 2011 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Harper lands spot on Denver Nuggets' Summer League roster » MSU Sports". The Morehead News. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Nuggets at Trail Blazers - July 20, 2012 - Game Preview, Play by Play, Scores and Recap on". Nba.com. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Portland Trail Blazers sign Adam Morrison, Demonte Harper and Dallas Lauderdale". InsideHoops. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Blazers waive Adam Morrison, Coby Karl, Demonte Harper, Justin Holiday, Dallas Lauderdale". InsideHoops. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "NBA Development League: BayHawks Complete Two Trades". Nba.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "Demonte Harper Signs with Tsmoki-Minsk in Belarus". AllKyHoops.com. 2013-09-26. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "2014 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- "Nuggets at NBA D-League Select". NBA.com. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- "Nuggets at Lakers". NBA.com. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- "Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Ivanov and Demonte Harper". sportando.com. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- "Demonte Harper inks with Energa Czarni Slupsk". Sportando.com. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- "Klubiga liitub Demonte Harper". bckalev.ee (in Estonian). September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- Demonte Harper moves to Zenit
- "Demonte Harper signs with Tofas Bursa". Sportando. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Demonte Harper (ex Tofas) is a newcomer at Sidigas Avellino". www.eurobasket.com. eurobasket. January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.