Position Small forward Name Maurice Harkless Parents Rosa Harkless Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Salary 2.894 million USD (2015) | Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Height 2.03 m League NBA Role Basketball player | |
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Born May 11, 1993 (age 30)
New York City, New York ( 1993-05-11 ) Nationality American / Puerto Rican High school Forest Hills
(New York City, New York)
South Kent School
(South Kent, Connecticut) Current team Portland Trail Blazers (Small forward) Siblings Shakima Harkless, Tyler Rodgers Similar People Allen Crabbe, Al‑Farouq Aminu, Pat Connaughton, C J McCollum, Mason Plumlee Profiles | ||
Maurice harkless i just played winning basketball
Maurice José Harkless (born May 11, 1993) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm before being drafted 15th overall in the 2012 NBA draft. Internationally, Harkless represents and plays for the Puerto Rican national team.
Contents
- Maurice harkless i just played winning basketball
- Maurice Harkless Top Plays of February 2019
- High school career
- College career
- Orlando Magic 20122015
- Portland Trail Blazers 2015present
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Maurice Harkless' Top Plays of February 2019
High school career
In his sophomore and junior seasons at Forest Hills High School, Harkless earned all-metro honors from both the New York Daily News and New York Post. In his junior season at Forest Hills, he was also named the New York Daily News Queens High School Player of the Year after averaging 16.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. He played preps at South Kent School in Connecticut his senior year and averaged 27.2 points, 13.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
College career
In his freshman season at St. John's, Harkless led the Red Storm to a 13-19 record as he won the Big East Rookie of the Year award after averaging 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, which put him sixth and second, respectively, among freshmen nationally. In March 2012, Harkless declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
Orlando Magic (2012–2015)
On June 28, 2012, Harkless was selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. On August 10, 2012, he was traded to the Orlando Magic in a blockbuster trade that sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers and brought Andrew Bynum to the 76ers. Harkless impressed in his first NBA season as he averaged 8.2 points per game and provided good defense. He ranked top 11 among all NBA rookies in scoring (11th), rebounding (9th), field goal percentage (8th, .461), steals (2nd), blocked shots (8th) and minutes played (T-7th). In 76 games (59 starts), he also averaged 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 26.0 minutes per game.
Harkless began his sophomore season starting alongside Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson. However, when Victor Oladipo was inserted into the starting lineup, coach Jacque Vaughn opted to play combinations of Nelson, Oladipo, Afflalo and Harris on the wing. As a result of the backlogged situation, Harkless' minutes decreased from 26 as a rookie to 21 per game during January 2014. He went on to pick up his minutes and production in February when he was inserted back into the starting line-up. He remained in the starting line-up for the rest of the season and finished with averages of 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 24.4 minutes per game.
Portland Trail Blazers (2015–present)
On July 14, 2015, Harkless was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 2020 second round draft pick. He made his debut for the Trail Blazers in the team's season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, recording 8 points and 4 rebounds in a 112–94 win. On February 10, 2016, he set then season highs with 19 points and 13 rebounds in a 116–103 win over the Houston Rockets. On April 5, he recorded a season-high 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a 115–107 win over the Sacramento Kings.
On July 27, 2016, Harkless re-signed with the Trail Blazers.
International career
On January 29, 2014, Harkless declared his interest in playing for Puerto Rico at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup following a series of reunions with Puerto Rico's former coach Paco Olmos. However, he later withdrew his name from contention in July 2014 in favor of preparing for the 2014–15 NBA season.
Personal life
While his father is African-American, Harkless' maternal grandfather hails from Puerto Rico.