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Josh Douglas Harrellson (born February 12, 1989) is an American professional
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player for Saga Ballooners of the Japanese B.League. Standing , he played center for the
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from 2008 to 2011. He was selected by the
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as the 45th pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but was traded to the
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. He signed with the
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in 2012. In 2013, he joined the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico,"Josh Harrellson to play in Puerto Rico for the Guayama Wizards"
WildcatWorld.com, March 5, 2013.
but he was released on May 18 so that he could join Chongqing Flying Dragons in the Chinese National Basketball League for a two-month period.Josh Harrellson is heading to China
Kentucky Sports Radio, May 19, 2013.
In August 2013, Harrellson joined the
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. Harrellson first played organized basketball as a freshman at St. Charles High School. Coach Gary Wacker helped develop Harrellson's skills, and he was named a first-team All-State player his junior and senior years. He signed a
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to play for
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, but never enrolled there, choosing instead to attend
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at Southwestern Illinois College. After one year at Southwest Illinois, he was recruited to Kentucky by then-coach
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. Gillispie was fired after Harrellson's first season, and Harrellson played sparingly the next year under new coach
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. Due to the ineligibility of star recruit Enes Kanter, Harrellson received significantly more playing time his senior year, during which he averaged 6.4 points per game and led the
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in rebounding with 8.8 per game. In the 2011 NCAA tournament, he was named to the All-East Region Team.


High school career

Harrellson had never played organized basketball prior to 2003, his freshman year at St. Charles High School.Gump, "New Cat Let Game Come to Him – Didn't Play Before Freshman Year" St. Charles boys' basketball coach Gary Wacker noticed Harrellson, who stood six feet, four inches tall as a high school freshman, when he came to the
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coach's office to ask about tryouts.Tipton, "Harrellson's hoops career got late start"Bozich, "Kentucky's Josh Harrellson found new life in 'suicides'" When Harrellson showed up too late for football tryouts, Wacker encouraged him to try playing basketball. Wacker later recalled that, when he first started practice, he could not dribble or make a left-handed
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, and Harrellson himself conceded that he was "pretty much the worst player on the team." Before the end of his first season, however, he was playing on the junior varsity team, and by his sophomore year, he was playing with the
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.Fagan, "The long and the jorts of it" Harrellson had a difficult home life, and eventually moved in with his AAU basketball coach. By his junior year, he had grown to 6 feet, 8 inches tall; he averaged 18.1 points and 11 rebounds for the season and was named a first team All-State player. After taking only one recruiting visit, he signed a
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to play for the Western Illinois Leathernecks prior to his senior year.Astleford, "Missouri native Harrellson reaching NCAA peak" He averaged 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.6 blocked shots, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals during his final season of high school basketball, while leading St. Charles to the Class 4 state semi-finals.Monter, "Devron Bostick Scores 16 points in Opener"Neunuebel, "At the next level" He was named second team All-Metro by the ''
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'' and was again named first team All-State. He finished his high school career with 1,325 points and 794 rebounds. After the season, he participated in summer workouts with
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-bound Alex Tyus from nearby Hazelwood Central High School; during these workouts, he became convinced he could play basketball for a higher-profile university.


College career

Before enrolling at Western Illinois, Harrellson asked to be released from his letter of intent, citing rumors that head coach Derek Thomas was about to be fired and his desire to play for a higher-profile school. Western Illinois refused to grant the request.Tipton, "Harrellson Commits to UK " Instead of playing for Western Illinois, Harrellson decided to matriculate to a
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. His parents divorced following his high school graduation, and he chose Southwestern Illinois College because it was close to home.Tipton, "Cats Begin Spring Recruiting" Harrellson joined future
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forward Chris Hines and future
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guard Devron Bostick on the SWIC basketball team, and during the 2007–08 season, he averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds. His team compiled a 28–5 record, won the Great Rivers Athletic Conference, and advanced to the
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regional championship game. Harrellson was named first-team all-conference and all-region. In March 2008, Western Illinois fired coach Derek Thomas, and Harrellson was released from his Letter of Intent in April of that year. Harrellson first expressed interest in transferring to the
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, but the school had no basketball scholarships available. He considered scholarship offers from
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, Iowa State, St. Louis,
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,
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and Kentucky. His final decision was between St. Louis and Kentucky. Despite his desire to stay close to home, in part because of his parents' recent divorce, Harrellson chose Kentucky because of the chance for better exposure, which would lead to an opportunity to play professional basketball. In his first year at Kentucky, Harrellson played in 34 games, starting in 2. He was named to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team; he posted his first career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in the tournament's championship game against the West Virginia Mountaineers."Wildcats Return Home for Four Straight". UKAthletics.com The game was one of only six all season in which Harrellson tallied at least 10 points. At halftime of a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores in
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on February 17, 2009, Kentucky coach
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ordered Harrellson to listen to the game plan from a bathroom stall.Tipton, "Last season in Harrellson's rear-view" After the game, Gillispie made Harrellson ride back to Lexington in the equipment van instead of on the bus with his teammates. Kentucky fired Gillispie at the end of the season, replacing him with
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. Calipari quickly assembled a highly touted recruiting class that required more scholarships than Kentucky had to offer and held workouts to determine which of the players then on scholarship would best fit into his system.Clay, "UK Workouts are Also Tryouts" Sophomore A. J. Stewart and freshman Donald Williams decided to transfer, while senior Jared Carter decided not to apply for a medical redshirt.Tipton, "Four Cats Leaving the Program" Harrellson impressed Calipari and remained on the team. However, playing behind Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, and Perry Stevenson, Harrellson played a total of 88 minutes over 22 games during the season.Schlabach, "Josh Harrellson's turnaround key to UK" He averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, and his season high in points was five. Following the 2009–2010 season, Harrellson and teammate Jon Hood played nine games in
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as part of an exhibition team assembled by Campbellsville, Kentucky-based Sports Reach.Tipton, "Two Cats get a chance in China" Playing against teams from China and
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, Harrellson averaged 13.1 points and 9.2 rebounds. He said that the experience boosted his confidence after receiving limited playing time during the previous season. Harrellson grabbed 26 rebounds in the Blue-White scrimmage prior to the 2010–11 basketball season.Tipton, "Young Cats learning do's, don'ts" When asked about the performance, Calipari remarked, "Either we are the worst offensive rebounding team in America or he's gotten better." Harrellson took exception to Calipari's lack of praise and tweeted, "Just amazing to me I can't get a good job or way to go. Yes he has been working hard this off season ... It is just amazing to me but I look past it and keep trucking!"Dortch, "Social media helps Kentucky's Harrellson become NBA prospect" Calipari then ordered Harrellson to shut down his Twitter account and to do extra conditioning drills as punishment.Tipton, "'Dumbest' move turns to gold" Harrellson made these drills part of his regular workout and credited them for improving his physical condition. Harrellson was pressed into playing heavy minutes by the
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's decision to rule teammate Enes Kanter ineligible for accepting excessive benefits from a professional team in
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.Graves, "Josh's Journey Winding Down" Harrellson started every game for the Wildcats during the 2010–11 season.Durando, "Harrellson's change of heart lands him in Final Four" He achieved career highs in points (24) and rebounds (14) against in-state rival
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on December 31, 2010, but regressed once conference play began.Tipton, "Harrellson appears to regain lost focus" He nevertheless led the conference in rebounding with 8.8 per game, and scored 6.4 points per game during the regular season.Juliano, "Kentucky's Harrellson turned season around after a mistake" During the 2011 Southeastern Conference tournament, he averaged 10.3 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament team.Megargee, "Harrellson has become center of attention" In the 2011 NCAA tournament, Harrellson averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds, including a 17-point, 10-rebound, 3-block performance against Ohio State All-American
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in the third round.Mink, "Kentucky's Harrellson stands tall despite defeat"Berman, "Kentucky vs. Ohio State: Wildcats' Josh Harrellson comes up big against Buckeyes' Jared Sullinger" He followed up with 12 points, 8 rebounds, and a career-high 4 assists in the regional finals against Tyler Zeller of the
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, helping the Wildcats reach the
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.Tomasino, "Kentucky's Harrellson draws cheers for role" After the game, Harrellson was named to the All-East Region Tournament team along with teammates DeAndre Liggins and Brandon Knight, who was named the region's most outstanding player."Kentucky-North Carolina Postgame Notes". UKAthletics.com In his final game as a Wildcat, a one-point loss to the Connecticut Huskies in the national semi-finals, Harrellson managed only 6 points and 4 rebounds.Story, "Josh Harrellson's joy ride is over at Kentucky" Harrellson was invited to the 2011 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, widely regarded as a chance for college seniors to showcase their skills for
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scouts, but withdrew from the tournament on the advice of University of Kentucky medical staff after the emergence of flu-like symptoms."Harrellson withdraws from Portsmouth". UKAthletics.com Basketball analyst David Aldridge ranked Harrellson as the eighth best center available in the
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.Aldridge, "As usual, center crop has bevy of high risk-reward prospects" He was projected as a possible early-to-mid-second-round pick in the draft. While at the University of Kentucky he earned the nickname "Jorts" (slang for jean shorts) because he was often seen wearing them.


Professional career

Harrellson was drafted in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NBA draft by the
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, but was traded to the New York Knicks for cash considerations reportedly between $700,000 and $750,000.Sheridan, "Knicks purchase 45th pick from Hornets On December 31, 2011, he started for the first time for the injured Amar'e Stoudemire and achieved his first double-double against the Sacramento Kings with 14 points, going 4 of 8 from the 3-point line, and 12 rebounds. During the
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, Harrellson was injured after appearing in 16 games. He missed several games to recover from wrist surgery. His first game back was on February 29, 2012, against the Cavaliers. On July 11, 2012, Harrellson was traded by the Knicks to the
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along with Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan and second-round picks in
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for
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. On August 15, 2012, Harrellson was waived by the Rockets. On September 17, 2012, Harrellson signed with the
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. On January 7, 2013, he was waived by the Heat. During his time with the Heat, he averaged 1.7 ppg, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.2 blocks in 5.2 minutes of play. However, he was re-signed on a ten-day contract on January 10, 2013. He later played for the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico and the Chongqing Flying Dragons in China. While playing in China, Harrellson averaged 22.3 points, 18.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals to win the NBL Player of the Year award. On August 21, 2013, Harrellson signed with the Detroit Pistons. On July 15, 2014, he was waived by the Pistons. On September 23, 2014, Harrellson signed with the Chongqing Flying Dragons for the team's first season in the
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. He left the team in December 2014 after appearing in 14 games. On February 14, 2015, Harrellson re-signed with Brujos de Guayama. In July 2015, Harrellson joined the
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for the
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. On September 25, 2015, he signed with the
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. However, he was later waived by the Wizards on October 24 after appearing in seven preseason games. On December 18, 2015, he signed with Latvian club VEF Rīga for the rest of the season. In August 2016, Harrellson signed with Japanese club Osaka Evessa for the 2016–17 season. The following summer he came terms with the Sun Rockers Shibuya. Harrellson later rejoined Osaka. In the 2019–20 season, he averaged 19.8 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Harrellson was born February 12, 1989, in
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.Player Bio: Josh Harrellson He is the son of Doug Harrellson, a construction worker, and Karen Harrellson.Tipton, "Forgotten to Formidable" He has a brother and sister, and four nieces and nephews. He is married and has a daughter named Arianna. In August 2011, Harrellson noticed a drunk man attempting to drive from a bar in
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. The man slammed into Harrellson's parked car before attempting to take off, severely damaging it, and Harrellson and his friends helped ground the car and remove the keys from its ignition.


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