Jahaad Proctor (born August 14, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the York Mighty Ants of the Triple Threat Basketball League. He attended Harrisburg High School in Pennsylvania and became the program's all-time leading scorer. Proctor began his

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career playing for the

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but transferred after his freshman season to play for the High Point Panthers. Proctor developed into an All-

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performer at High Point and averaged 19.5

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as a junior. Proctor transferred to play for the

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as a graduate transfer, averaging 9.0 points per game. He signed with the Vilpas Vikings in July 2020.

Early life and high school career

Proctor grew up in

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, playing baseball, football, and basketball, but he decided to focus on basketball in seventh grade. At the time, he was not as fast or as athletic as some of his competitors in

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(AAU) play, but he could shoot and score because he practiced frequently. As a freshman at

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, Proctor stood . He scored 50 points in a game during his freshman season. Proctor transferred to Harrisburg High School as a sophomore, where his father was an assistant coach, and grew to . He posted 13.5 points per game as a sophomore. He averaged 21.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4

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s per game as a junior, leading the team to the Mid-Penn's Commonwealth Division championship and a spot in the District 3-AAAA playoffs. As a senior, Proctor averaged 24.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. He scored at least 40 points in three games and led the Cougars to the state quarterfinals and a 22–9 record. Proctor scored 1,739 points in three seasons at Harrisburg, becoming the program's all-time leading scorer. He became the first player in school history to earn three All-State selections, and the third to receive first team honors, which he did as a senior. Proctor initially signed with

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over offers from several other

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and

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programs in November 2014, but reopened his recruitment after Holy Cross coach

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was fired. He committed to play

for

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during his initial visit, choosing the Gaels over

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and

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College career

On December 1, 2015, Proctor scored a freshman season-high 20 points in a 101–77 win over Fairfield. As a freshman, he averaged 5.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He made four starts, helping Iona win the

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tournament and qualify for the NCAA Tournament. However, Proctor found it difficult to connect with the coaching staff and opted to transfer to High Point in large part because of another Harrisburg player on the roster. Proctor scored a sophomore season-high 29 points in an 80–59 win against Charleston Southern on January 6, 2018. Proctor averaged 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game as a redshirt sophomore. He was named to the Second Team All-

. On December 17, 2018, Proctor scored a career-high 35 points with nine assists and five steals as High Point beat

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team NC Wesleyan 90–85 in overtime. As a junior at High Point, Proctor averaged 19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Proctor shot 31.8 percent from three-point range, owing largely to his playing through a shoulder injury, but he improved his shooting at the end of the season because he discovered a rehabilitation technique. Proctor earned Second Team All-Big South honors and was named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. After the season he decided to transfer to

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as a graduate transfer, choosing the Boilermakers due to strong impressions from strength and conditioning personnel, business professors and other athletes in his field of study. Franz Wagner Jahaad Proctor

Proctor helped to replace the departing Purdue backcourt members

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and Ryan Cline. In his first game for Purdue, Proctor scored a season-high 26 points and collected five rebounds in a 79–57 win against Green Bay. Proctor posted 16 points, four rebounds, four steals, and an assist on December 4, 2019, in a 69–40 upset of fifth-ranked

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. He averaged 9.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as a redshirt senior. The season was cancelled prior to the

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Tournament due to the

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, and Purdue finished 16–15 overall and 9–11 in the Big Ten Conference.

Professional career

On July 16, 2020, Proctor signed with

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of the Finnish

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. In his debut for Vilpas on October 14, he had 18 points and four rebounds in a 78–76 loss to Lahti Basketball. In 2021, Proctor signed with the Kirchheim Knights of the German

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. He joined the York Mighty Ants of the Triple Threat Basketball League in 2023.

Career statistics

College

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, 31 , , 18 , , 25.6 , , .402 , , .318 , , .812 , , 2.3 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 9.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 119 , , 77 , , 26.5 , , .441 , , .338 , , .776 , , 2.9 , , 2.2 , , .9 , , .2 , , 12.2

Personal life

Proctor is the son of Joseph and Tracy Proctor. His father is a math teacher at

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and a baggage handler for

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. Proctor's name is derived from "jahad", the Arabic word for warrior. His sister Sabre played basketball at North Carolina A&T and Stony Brook. Proctor has a daughter, Jolene, born in November 2014. He has her footprints tattooed on his calf, a tattoo of a lion on his right arm and the words "Dream" and "Believe" tattooed on the top and bottom of his wrist.

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bioHigh Point Panthers bioIona Gaels bio
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