Excellent leader on the floor…Good size for a point guard… Strong rebounder from the guard position…Good penetrator…Sees the floor well…Strong three-point shooter.
Harper's Season/Career Highs |
Points
Season: 17, two times
Career: 17, two times
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Rebounds
Season: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington (3/6/05)
Career: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington (3/6/05)
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Field Goals
Season: 5, two times
Career: 5, two times
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3-Pt. Field Goals
Season: 4, two times
Career: 4, two times
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Free Throws
Season: 5, two times
Career: 5, three times
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Assists
Season: 8, two times
Career: 8, two times
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Steals
Season: 5 vs. Mississippi (12/29/04)
Career: 5 vs. Mississippi (12/29/04)
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Blocks
Season: 1, two times
Career: 1, three times
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2004-05: Played in 32 contests, starting 15…Led team in steals (43), defensive rebounds (120) and three-point field goal percentage (.446)…Hit 29 of 65 three-point shots and 17 in the first eight games…Third on Rams in rebounding (4.1) and fifth in scoring (5.9)…13th in CAA in steals (1.34 per game) and 15th in CAA in assists (2.47 per contest)…Posted six double-figure scoring outings in first eight games…Scored career-high 17 points on 4-4 three-point shooting in 30 minutes against #2 ranked Wake Forest in Preseason NIT (Nov. 18)…Also notched 17 points and had four assists in road loss against Iona (Dec. 22)…Dished a career-high eight assists and had 10 points in home win over Hampton (Dec. 1)…Registered career-high five steals versus Mississippi (Dec. 2)…Had 10 points, four steals and four assists against UNC Wilmington (Dec. 5)…Scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in home win versus rival Richmond (Dec. 11)…Had eight assists and seven rebounds in home win over George Mason (Feb. 14)…Nine points and seven rebounds in loss to Drexel (Jan. 12)…Tallied 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes in home win over Delaware (Feb. 16)…Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and had nine points in CAA semifinals against UNC Wilmington (Mar. 6).
2003-04: Appeared in 15 games with eight starts…Started first eight games of the season before suffering a broken foot at La Salle…Rams were 6-2 in his eight starts…Missed 15 games before returning at Towson (Feb. 14)…Scored 10 points in VCU debut against Iona (Nov. 21)…Had seven points in win at La Salle…Grabbed seven rebounds in each of his first three games…Led team in rebounds and in assists in each of his first three games…Averaged 4.6 assists in first five games…Season-high six assists at Richmond (Dec. 3)…Had five assists in four other games…Recorded four steals in three of his first four games…Had two steals in CAA Tournament against Towson (Mar. 6)…Shot .762 from free throw line (16-21)…7-9 from line in first three games (.778)…Played 40 minutes in win at Hampton (Nov. 29)…Averaged 37.0 minutes in first four games…Had two points, two rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes in NCAA Tournament against Wake Forest (Mar. 18).
2002-03: Spent season at Palm Beach Community College…Average 6.4 points, 6.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game as the Panthers’ starting point guard.
PERSONAL: Played scholastically at Keenan High School in Columbia, S.C....Led Keenan to the 2001 South Carolina state championship and averaged 14 points and eight assists his senior season...Majoring in real estate development...Named one of the top 50 players at the 2001 Adidas ABCD Camp by Hoop Scoop magazine...Son of Mary and Augustus Harper...Majoring in sociology…Born October 27, 1982.
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP-GS |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3pt-FG |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
Reb-Avg. |
A |
B |
S |
Tp Avg. |
| 2003-4 |
15-8 |
10-31 |
.323 |
3-14 |
.214 |
16-21 |
.762 |
49-3.3 |
39 |
1 |
19 |
39-2.6 |
| 2004-5 |
32-15 |
59-129 |
.457 |
29-65 |
.446 |
43-55 |
.782 |
131-4.1 |
79 |
2 |
43 |
190-5.9 |
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