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
OVC All-Tournament Team OVC can stand for:
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in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded
All-OVC First Team,
OVC Tournament MVP OVC can stand for:
* Office for Victims of Crime, part of the U.S. Department of Justice
* Open Voting Consortium, a nonprofit group advocating for open-source electronic voting technology
* Ontario Veterinary College
* Ohio Valley Conference, an N ...
and
OVC All-Tournament Team OVC can stand for:
* Office for Victims of Crime, part of the U.S. Department of Justice
* Open Voting Consortium, a nonprofit group advocating for open-source electronic voting technology
* Ontario Veterinary College
* Ohio Valley Conference, an N ...
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
Lou Henson All-America Team Lou may refer to:
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and the National Association of Basketball Coaches
All-District 19 Team All-District Team may refer to:
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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
2011 NBA draft
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, making him an unrestricted free agent.
In July 2012, Harper landed a spot on the
Denver Nuggets
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NBA Summer League
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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
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
Basketball Club Minsk ( be, Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.
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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
Denver Nuggets
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NBA Summer League
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team's roster. Harper scored 7 points in less than 7 minutes against the NBA D-League Select team. Against the
Los Angeles Lakers
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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
Czarni Słupsk
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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
Sidigas Avellino
S.S. Felice Scandone was an Italian professional basketball club based in Avellino, Campania. Founded in 1948, the team has been a regular in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the first tier of basketball in Italy, for 19 years (2000/01 to 2018/19). ...
of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On July 26, 2019, Harper signed a one-year deal with Spanish club
Herbalife Gran Canaria
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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
LNB Pro A
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.
On July 3, 2022, he has signed with
Derthona Basket of the Italian
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* Live blood analysis, the observation of live blood cells through a dark field microscope
* Long branch attraction, an error in molecular phylogeny
* Ligand binding assay, an assay whose procedure relies on the b ...
.
NBA D-League statistics
Belarusian Premier League statistics
Eurochallenge statistics
VTB United League statistics
References
External links
FIBA.com ProfileProfileat Eurobasket.com
RealGM.com ProfileDemonte Harper Erie Bayhawks 2012–2013 HighlightsDemonte Harper Tsmoki-Minsk 2013–2014 Highlights
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1989 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Belarus
American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
American expatriate basketball people in Estonia
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee
BC Kalev/Cramo players
BC Tsmoki-Minsk players
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
CB Gran Canaria players
Czarni Słupsk players
Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players
KK Cibona players
Liga ACB players
Limoges CSP players
Morehead State Eagles men's basketball players
New Basket Brindisi players
Point guards
Shooting guards
S.S. Felice Scandone players
Tofaş S.K. players
Derthona Basket players