Jillian Harmon
| No. 12 – Le Mura Lucca | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| League | Serie A1 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
3 March 1987 New York City, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Lakeridge (Lake Oswego, Oregon) | |||||||||||||
| College | Stanford (2005–2009) | |||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Pool Comense | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Lavezzini Parma | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Townsville Fire | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Oceana Gold Rush | |||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Le Mura Lucca | |||||||||||||
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Jillian Harmon (born 3 March 1987) is an American-New Zealand professional basketball player.
Career
College
After four years of high school basketball for Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon,[1] Harmon then played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal in Stanford, California, participating in NCAA Division I. [2] During her time at Stanford, Harmon reached the Final Four twice.
Europe
After her college career, Harmon first signed with Pool Comense for the 2009–10 season of Italy's Serie A1.[3] In 2012, Harmon would make the move to Lavezzini Parma.[4] After a season abroad in Australia and New Zealand, Harmon returned to Italy after signing with Le Mura Lucca. In 2017, Harmon won her first championship with Lucca.[5]
Australia
Harmon was signed for the 2014–15 WNBL season with the Townsville Fire. Playing alongside the likes of Suzy Batkovic, Micaela Cocks and Cayla George, Harmon helped lead the Fire to their first WNBL championship.[6]
National team
In 2008, Harmon tried out for the New Zealand national team after learning she was eligible because her mother was born in New Zealand. Harmon and former Stanford teammate Clare Bodensteiner were both named to the team shortly before the Olympics.[7] Harmon made her international debut for the Tall Ferns at the 2008 Olympics.
In 2011, Harmon took home the silver medal at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship. After taking home the silver, Harmon and the Tall Ferns would then go on to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turkey. After losses to Argentina and the Czech Republic, they failed to qualify.
In 2016, Harmon would once again join the Tall Ferns and compete in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with this edition in France. However, they failed to qualify again.
External links
- Jillian Harmon at the NZOC website
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jillian Harmon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13.
References
- ↑ "Jillian Harmon". WBNA.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ↑ "Player Bio: Jillian Harmon - GoStanford.com - Stanford Athletics". gostanford.com.
- ↑ "Pool Comense Season 2009/2010". lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com.
- ↑ "A1- Lavezzini Parma, presentata Jillian Harmon". pianetabasket.com.
- ↑ "BASKET FEMMINILE, LUCCA ENTRA NELLA STORIA: GESAM LE MURA LUCCA VINCE IL SUO PRIMO SCUDETTO". sadassrl.com.
- ↑ "GF Report: Newley sparks Fire to first WNBL title". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "Stanford's Jillian Harmon `09 And Clare Bodensteiner `06 Named To New Zealand Women's Basketball Olympic Team". Stanford University. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.