Demonte Harper

Demonte Tyrone Harper (born June 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball at Morehead State University.

Demonte Harper

Harper playing for Morehead State
No. 34 – Herbalife Gran Canaria
Position	Shooting guard
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	June 21, 1989 Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Whites Creek (Whites Creek, Tennessee)
College	Morehead State (2007–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2012	Cibona
2012–2013	Erie BayHawks
2013–2014	Tsmoki-Minsk
2014–2015	New Basket Brindisi
2015–2016	Czarni Słupsk
2016–2017	Kalev/Cramo
2017–2018	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2018	Tofaş
2019	Sidigas Avellino
2019–present	Gran Canaria

High school career

Harper attended Whites Creek High School in Whites Creek, Tennessee.[1] 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.[2]

College career

Harper played his college basketball career at Morehead State University. He was awarded OVC All-Tournament Team in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded All-OVC First Team, OVC Tournament MVP and OVC All-Tournament Team 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.[3]

Harper finished his MSU career in 2010–11 by being named to the Lou Henson All-America Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 19 Team. He concluded his collegiate career with 1,436 points, placing him 13th all-time at Morehead State University.

College statistics

College	Year	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Morehead State	2007–08	30	19.2	.359	.351	.600	2.23	1.57	0.70	0.13	3.73
Morehead State	2008–09	36	32.2	.374	.336	.768	4.06	3.36	1.14	0.56	10.42
Morehead State	2009–10	34	30.1	.412	.347	.712	3.03	3.12	1.38	0.24	11.68
Morehead State	2010–11	35	33.7	.431	.373	.662	4.97	3.43	1.54	0.29	15.46

NCAA Special Events statistics

Team	Year	Min	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament	2011	27:20	3.7-11.7	1.0-4.7	0.3-0.3	3	3.7	2.0	0.0	8.7

Professional career

Demonte Harper went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, making him an unrestricted free agent.

In July 2012, Harper landed a spot on the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League 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.[4][5]

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.[6][7][8][1]

In September 2013, Harper signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus. In preseason action for Tsmoki-Minsk, Harper scored 17 points in a 94-88 win over Budivelnyk.[9]

In July 2014, Harper was added to the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League team's roster.[10] Harper scored 7 points in less than 7 minutes against the NBA D-League Select team.[11] Against the Los Angeles Lakers, Harper's defense was irreplaceable as he played over 28 minutes, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot.[12]

In August 2014, Harper signed with Enel Brindisi, also known as New Basket Brindisi, in Brindisi, Italy.[13]

On July 27, 2015, Harper signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball league.[14]

On September 2, 2016, Harper signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo of the 2016–17 season.[15]

On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Harper moved to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg.[16] He averaged 10.6 points per game. On July 7, 2018, Harper signed with the Turkish team Tofaş[17]

On January 25, 2019, he has signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [18] On July 26, 2019, Harper signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria.

NBA D-League statistics

Team	Year	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Erie Bayhawks	2012–13	50	22.5	.387	.351	.680	2.46	2.14	0.84	0.22	9.04

Belarusian Premier League statistics

Team	Year	GP	MPG	PTS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RO	RD	RT	AS	PF	BS	ST	RNK
BC Tsmoki-Minsk	2013–14	13	24.5	12.8	.514	.431	.692	.9	3.4	4.3	3.8	2.1	0.0	1.6	12.4

Eurochallenge statistics

Team	Year	GP	MPG	PTS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RO	RD	RT	AS	PF	BS	ST	RNK
BC Tsmoki-Minsk	2013–14	14	29.2	11.2	.505	.351	.643	1.5	4.4	5.9	1.9	1.6	0.1	1.8	13.2

VTB United League statistics

Team	Year	GP	MPG	PTS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RO	RD	RT	AS	PF	BS	ST	RNK
BC Tsmoki-Minsk	2013–14	17	29.2	10.1	.421	.346	.636	1.5	2.8	4.2	3.1	2.6	0.1	1.2	7.1

References

1. Leroux, Daniel. "Demonte Harper Player Profile, Erie BayHawks, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, D-League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. Story, Mark (2011-03-15). "Mark Story: Quiet man Harper can help Morehead make noise | College Basketball". Kentucky.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
3. "Morehead State Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinals - NCAA Tournament Game - Recap - March 17, 2011 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
4. "Harper lands spot on Denver Nuggets' Summer League roster » MSU Sports". The Morehead News. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
5. "Nuggets at Trail Blazers - July 20, 2012 - Game Preview, Play by Play, Scores and Recap on". Nba.com. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
6. "Portland Trail Blazers sign Adam Morrison, Demonte Harper and Dallas Lauderdale". InsideHoops. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
7. "Blazers waive Adam Morrison, Coby Karl, Demonte Harper, Justin Holiday, Dallas Lauderdale". InsideHoops. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
8. "NBA Development League: BayHawks Complete Two Trades". Nba.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
9. "Demonte Harper Signs with Tsmoki-Minsk in Belarus". AllKyHoops.com. 2013-09-26. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
10. "2014 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
11. "Nuggets at NBA D-League Select". NBA.com. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
12. "Nuggets at Lakers". NBA.com. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
13. "Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Ivanov and Demonte Harper". sportando.com. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
14. "Demonte Harper inks with Energa Czarni Slupsk". Sportando.com. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
15. "Klubiga liitub Demonte Harper". bckalev.ee (in Estonian). September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
16. Demonte Harper moves to Zenit
17. "Demonte Harper signs with Tofas Bursa". Sportando. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
18. "Demonte Harper (ex Tofas) is a newcomer at Sidigas Avellino". www.eurobasket.com. eurobasket. January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

External links

• FIBA.com Profile
• Profile at Eurobasket.com
• RealGM.com Profile
• Demonte Harper Erie Bayhawks 2012-2013 Highlights
• Demonte Harper Tsmoki-Minsk 2013-2014 Highlights