Antonio Harvey (born July 6, 1970) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, Harvey attended

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(1988–89), Connors State College (1989–90), the

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(1990–91), and

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(1991–1993). He was bypassed in the

1993 NBA draft The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Allan Hou ...

. After playing during summer 1993 with the Atlanta Eagles of the

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, he signed as a free agent in 1993 with the Los Angeles Lakers, for whom he started on opening night of the 1993–94 season. In 1995, Harvey was in the

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. In the contest, he was famed for when he waited until the final seconds to do a 360-degree dunk, but missed it, ending in 4th place. He played with five other NBA teams, as well as in Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy. In April 2004, he was named the general manager and head coach of the American Basketball Association's Portland Reign. Harvey was in

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for the

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from 2005 to 2016.

Career statistics

Source

NBA

Regular season

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Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBA.com player file
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