Demonte Tyrone Harper (born June 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Derthona Basket of the Italian

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. He played college basketball at Morehead State University.

High school career

Harper attended Whites Creek High School in Whites Creek, Tennessee. 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.

College career

Harper played his college basketball career at Morehead State University. He was awarded

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in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded All-OVC First Team,

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and

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. Harper finished his MSU career in 2010–11 by being named to the

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and the National Association of Basketball Coaches

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. He concluded his collegiate career with 1,436 points, placing him 13th all-time at Morehead State University.

College statistics

NCAA Special Events statistics

Professional career

Demonte Harper went undrafted in the

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, making him an unrestricted free agent. In July 2012, Harper landed a spot on the

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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. 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. In September 2013, Harper signed with

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of Belarus. In preseason action for Tsmoki-Minsk, Harper scored 17 points in a 94–88 win over Budivelnyk. In July 2014, Harper was added to the

team's roster. Harper scored 7 points in less than 7 minutes against the NBA D-League Select team. Against the

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, Harper's defense was irreplaceable as he played over 28 minutes, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot. In August 2014, Harper signed with Enel Brindisi, also known as New Basket Brindisi, in Brindisi, Italy. On July 27, 2015, Harper signed with

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of the Polish Basketball league. On September 2, 2016, Harper signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo of the 2016–17 season. On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Harper moved to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg. He averaged 10.6 points per game. On July 7, 2018, Harper signed with the Turkish team Tofaş. On January 25, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On July 26, 2019, Harper signed a one-year deal with Spanish club

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. He re-signed the following season and averaged 12.9 points per game. On July 29, 2021, Harper signed with Limoges CSP of the

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. On July 3, 2022, he has signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian

NBA D-League statistics

Belarusian Premier League statistics

Eurochallenge statistics

VTB United League statistics

References

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