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Antonio Harvey
Personal information
Born (1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 (age 54)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Nationality American
High school Pascagoula
(Pascagoula, Mississippi)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College
  • Southern Illinois (1988–1989)
  • Georgia (1990–1991)
  • Pfeiffer (1991–1993)
NBA Draft 1993 / Undrafted
Pro career 1993–2004
Career history
1993–1995 Los Angeles Lakers
1995 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996 Los Angeles Clippers
1996–1997 Seattle SuperSonics
1997 CHC Montecatini
1997–1998 Panionios
1998 Covirán Cervezas Alhambra
1998–1999 Irakleio
1999–2001 Portland Trail Blazers
2001–2002 Seattle SuperSonics
2002–2003 Atlanta Hawks
2002–2003 Idaho Stampede
2003–2004 Polonia Warsaw
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
  • 2× Greek League All-Star (1997, 1998)
  • 2× Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (1997, 1998)

Antonio Harvey (born July 6, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, Harvey played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played professionally in several other leagues overseas.

College career

Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Harvey attended Pascagoula High, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he played high school basketball. After high school, Harvey played college basketball at Southern Illinois University. He played with the school's men's team, the Southern Illinois Salukis (1988–1989).

Harvey next played college basketball at Connors State College (1989–90), before moving to the University of Georgia, where he played with the Georgia Bulldogs (1990–1991). He then played college basketball at Pfeiffer University, where he played with the Pfeiffer Falcons, from 1991 to 1993.

Professional career

Harvey was bypassed in the 1993 NBA draft. After playing during the summer 1993, with the Atlanta Eagles of the USBL, he signed as a free agent in 1993, with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, for whom he started on opening night of the 1993–94 season. In 1995, Harvey competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In the contest, he is remembered for when he waited until the final seconds, to do a 360-degree dunk, but missed it, as he ended up in 4th place. He played with five other NBA teams, as well as in Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy.

Coaching career

In April 2004, Harvey was named the general manager and head coach of the American Basketball Association's Portland Reign.

Broadcasting career

Harvey was in radio broadcasting for the Portland Trail Blazers, from 2005 to 2016.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Source

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 L.A. Lakers 27 6 9.1 .367 .462 2.2 .2 .3 .7 2.6
1994–95 L.A. Lakers 59 8 9.7 .438 1.000 .533 1.7 .4 .3 .7 3.0
1995–96 Vancouver 18 6 22.8 .411 .000 .465 5.2 .5 .8 1.2 5.4
1995–96 L.A. Clippers 37 9 11.1 .341 .450 2.9 .2 .4 .7 2.9
1996–97 Seattle 6 0 4.3 .455 .833 1.7 .2 .0 .7 2.5
1999–2000 Portland 19 0 7.2 .567 .583 1.7 .3 .1 .3 2.2
2000–01 Portland 12 0 6.0 .464 .833 1.2 .3 .1 .5 2.6
2001–02 Seattle 5 3 9.4 .333 .500 1.8 1.0 .2 .6 1.8
2002–03 Atlanta 4 0 8.0 .400 1.5 .0 .3 1.0 1.0
Career 187 32 10.4 .407 .333 .511 2.3 .3 .3 .7 3.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995 L.A. Lakers 3 0 1.3 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0
2001 Portland 2 0 7.0 .000 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 5 0 3.6 .000 1.4 .0 .0 .0 .0

See also

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