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 Lakeridge High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The second high school in the Lake Oswego School District, it first opened in 1971. Academics In 1987, Lakeridge High School was hon ...

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, Harmon then played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal in

Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University. The population was 21,150 at the 2020 census. Stanford is an unincorporated area of ...

, participating in

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...

. During her time at Stanford, Harmon reached the Final Four twice.

Stanford statistics

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Europe

After her college career, Harmon first signed with Pool Comense for the 2009–10 season of Italy's Serie A1. In 2012, Harmon would make the move to Lavezzini Parma. 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.

Australia

Harmon was signed for the 2014–15 WNBL season with the

Townsville Fire The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional female basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The ...

. Playing alongside the likes of

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and

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, Harmon helped lead the Fire to their first WNBL championship.

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. Harmon made her international debut for the

Tall Ferns The New Zealand's elite women's basketball team is affectionately known to their home fans as the Tall Ferns. The team has been coached by Guy Molloy since 2018. The assistant coaches are Aik Ho and Jody Cameron. The Tall Ferns have a FIBA worl ...

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.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harmon, Jillian 1987 births Living people Basketball players from New York City New Zealand women's basketball players New Zealand expatriate basketball people in Australia Forwards (basketball) Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon Olympic basketball players for New Zealand Stanford Cardinal women's basketball players Lakeridge High School alumni American expatriate basketball people in Italy American people of New Zealand descent American women's basketball players Basketball players from Oregon New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy New Zealand people of American descent