Mike Harper (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | December 9, 1957
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Quigley South (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | North Park (1976–1980) |
NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 3 / Pick: 56th overall |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1980–1988 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 32 |
Career history | |
1980–1982 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1982–1983 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
1983–1984 | Fulgor Libertas Forlì |
1984–1986 | Olympique Antibes |
1986–1988 | CB Canarias |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Edward Harper (born December 9, 1957) is a former American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1980 to 1982.[1]
Early years[]
After graduating from Chicago's Quigley South High School, Harper played college basketball at North Park University, where he led teams to three consecutive NCAA Division III national basketball championships.
Personal life[]
Following his basketball career, Harper became an insurance agent.[2] He also serves as a board member for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.[3]
References[]
- ^ "NBA Statistics". Sports Reference LLC.
- ^ "Where Are They Now?- Michael Harper".
- ^ "We Ask Oregon's New Pot Overlords: What's Your Experience with Marijuana?". Willamette Week.
External links[]
- Lewis & Clark coaching profile
Media related to Michael Harper (basketball) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- CB Canarias players
- Fulgor Libertas Forlì players
- Insurance agents
- Lewis & Clark Pioneers men's basketball coaches
- North Park Vikings men's basketball players
- Olympique Antibes basketball players
- Pallacanestro Trieste players
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs