Aaron Harper (basketball)

Aaron Harper
No. 2 – Ferro Carril Oeste
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Liga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1981-03-12) March 12, 1981
Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 206.8 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Provine (Jackson, Mississippi)
College Ole Miss (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2005 KR
2005 Panteras de Miranda
2005–2007 Chorale Roanne
2007 Azovmash Mariupol
2008 Trotamundos
2008–2009 Chorale Roanne
2009–2012 Levski Sofia
2012–2013 Sagesse
2013 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2014–2015 Marinos
2015–2016 Al Riyadi Beirut
2016–2017 Quimsa
2017–present Ferro Carril Oeste
Career highlights and awards

Aaron Harper (born March 12, 1981) is an American basketball player who currently plays for Ferro Carril Oeste. He usually plays as swingman, playing on both shooting guard and small forward positions. He is a graduate of the Ole Miss basketball program.

College career

Harper played college basketball for Ole Miss from 2000 to 2004. In his senior year he was the schools leading scorer with 16.5 points.[1]

Professional career

Harper signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club KR in end of December 2004[2][1], playing his first games in January 2005.[3][4] After a difficult first half of the season for KR, Harper's arrival changed the teams fortunes for the better[5][6], helping them win 7 of their last 11 games and making the playoffs. In the playoffs, the faced Snæfell in the first round. In the first game of the series, Harper helped KR rally from a 14 point deficit and scored the go-ahead three pointer with seven second left, securing KR's 91-89 victory.[7] Snæfell tied the series in the next game and in the third and deciding game of the series, Snæfell pulled away for a 116-105 victory despite Harper's 35 points.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Harper ráðinn til KR í stað Garris". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 22 December 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Harper í raðir KR-inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 December 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hnífjöfn barátta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 January 2005. p. D4. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Stefán Stefánsson (7 January 2005). "KR sýndi styrk sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Einar Bollason (24 February 2005). "KR-ÍR". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 18. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 March 2005). "KR-ingar: Hafa þeir lært af reynslunni?". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 46. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson (11 March 2005). "KR-sigur í fyrstu lotu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C3. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (17 March 2005). "Mike Ames sá um KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D2.

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