Justin Harmon Explained

Justin Harmon
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:180
League:NBA G League
Team:Salt Lake City Stars
Number:7
Birth Date:30 August 2001
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
High School:Curie Metropolitan
(Chicago, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:2024
Career Start:2024
Years1:2024–present
Team1:Salt Lake City Stars
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Jayhawk West (2021)

Justin Harmon (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Barton Cougars, the Utah Valley Wolverines, and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

College career

Harmon spent the first two years of his college career at Barton Community College. He then transferred to Utah Valley University, where he ultimately graduated with his bachelor's degree.[1] Utilizing his fifth year of eligibility thanks to COVID, he transferred to the University of Illinois.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Harmon joined the Salt Lake City Stars on October 28, 2024.[3]

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

Source:[4] |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Utah Valley| 21|| 7|| 25.3|| .410|| .297|| .782|| 3.8|| 1.4|| .8|| .6||10.9 |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Utah Valley| 37|| 36|| 28.4|| .453|| .340|| .729|| 3.8|| 2.9|| 1.3|| .2||14 |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Illinois|38 ||0||18.7 ||.407 ||.306 ||.915 ||2.7 ||1.1 ||.4 ||.2 ||5.6 |- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|96 ||43||23.9||.432||.321||.779||3.4||1.9||.8||.3||10

JUCO

Source:[5] |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Barton| 32|| 21|| 22.8|| .492|| .300|| .752|| 4.6|| 1.7|| 1.2|| .3||11.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Barton| 22|| 22|| 29|| .492|| .345|| .822|| 4.6|| 3.5|| 1.4|| .5||16|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 54|| 43|| 25.3|| .492|| .327|| .781||4.6 || 2.4|| 1.3|| .4||13.1

Personal life

Harmon earned a bachelor's degree from Utah Valley in applied communication and is now pursuing a strategic brand communication graduate certificate at the University of Illinois.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barton Community College's Justin Harmon transfers to Utah Valley . April 19, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Justin Harmon announces transfer to Illinois basketball . April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Stars Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster. OurSportsCentral.com. October 28, 2024. November 2, 2024.
  4. Web site: ESPN Stats.
  5. Web site: Barton CC Stats.
  6. Web site: Illini Bio.