Julius Marvin Page (born February 26, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. An athletic

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whose

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was reported to be , he played

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Turner-Carroll High School Buffalo Public Schools serves approximately 34,000 students in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state of New York. It is located in Erie County of western New York and operates nearly 70 facilities. History The Buffalo Public S ...

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. He then played

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with the

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, staying for 4 years: in his junior season in 2003 he was named Big East tournament MVP and was a third-team all-conference selection. After going undrafted in the

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, Page started a professional career in the

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, playing for the

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. He has also played in

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and

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before retiring from professional basketball in 2009.

High school career

Page played for Turner-Carroll High School, a

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school in the East Side of his hometown of

. As a sophomore, Page was selected as a starter of the varsity team, and the school won the Class C state championship. In his junior year, he averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and his team won the Class B state title; he was named in the All-Western New York First Team at the end of the season. In his senior year, Page averaged 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists per game, winning the 2000 ''

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'' Player of the Year award for the best player in the

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area. He was also included in the all-area first team for the second consecutive season. The ''

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'' mentioned him as one of the best players in the nation, and he was considered one of the most athletic players and one of the best dunkers in the 2000 class by the ''

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''. Page was selected to play in the Capital Classic, a high school all-star game, during which he scored 15 points, shooting 7/11 from the field. During Page's tenure at Turner-Carroll, the school appeared in three state championships, winning two. He ended his high school career with a total of 1,541 points.

College career

Freshman season

Page was recruited by Clemson,

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and Villanova, and committed to Pittsburgh in early September 1999. Newly appointed head coach

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signed Page intending to use him as a shooting guard in his lineup, replacing departing seniors Kellii Taylor and Jarrett Lockhart. Page chose to wear jersey number 1 and was included in the starting lineup since mid-December, starting 25 consecutive games as a freshman. On January 20, 2001, Page scored 18 points (a then season high) against

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: during the game, he dunked on Georgetown

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, in a dunk that was defined as one of the best in Pittsburgh history by Kevin Gorman of the ''

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'' and one of the best in NCAA college basketball history by Paul Ables of ''

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''. On February 3, in a game against of Notre Dame, Page tied his season high mark of 18 points. During the

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, Page scored a new season high of 22 points against

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. Throughout the season, Page made an impact on his team with his shooting and his defense. He was the second best scorer on the team behind senior

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at 9.1 points per game, and the fifth best in three-point shooting percentage at 34.1 (on 3.8 attempts per game). Page also played a total of 888 minutes (26.9 per game), ranking fourth on the team.

Sophomore season

Page was confirmed as the team's starting shooting guard for his sophomore season. In the game against

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on November 24, 2001, Page posted a career-high 6 assists. On January 5, in a game against

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, Page recorded a career-high 3 blocks. He scored a then career-high 23 points on March 2, 2002, against

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in the last game of the regular season. In the Big East tournament, Page played 48 minutes during the double overtime loss to

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. During the

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, Page debuted with 16 points (4/6 on three-pointers) on March 15 against Central Connecticut State, followed by a 17-point, 8-rebound performance against

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, recording a career high in rebounds in a single game. In the Sweet Sixteen game against

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, Page scored 18 points in a 73–78 loss. Page was the second-best scorer on the team behind point guard

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,

Duquesne, scoring 17 points. In the game against

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on December 18 he scored 18 points. He scored a career-high 25 points on January 18, 2003, against future NCAA champions

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, shooting 10/15 from the field, making 4 of his 8 three-point attempts. He then scored 19 points against Notre Dame (February 9), 17 points against UConn (March 2), and 16 points against

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(March 5) and Boston College (March 14). In the Big East championship game (the third consecutive in Page's career) against UConn, Page scored 16 points (7/13 from the field, including 2/4 from three) and added 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 36 minutes. He won the

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Trophy as the Big East tournament MVP, and was a third-team All-Conference selection, leading the Panthers in scoring in conference play (12.4 points per game). In the 2003 NCAA tournament Page made his debut posting 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists against

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; he then scored 13 points against

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, shooting 5/9 from the field. The team reached the Sweet Sixteen, where they were eliminated by Marquette: Page scored 12 points and recorded 4 assists in the last game. Page ended the season as the team's top scorer (12.2 points per game) in a balanced offense that saw 5 players average at least 10 points per game. Page also ranked second in minutes per game (32.1), third in assists (2.2 behind Knight's 6.3 and

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's 2.9) and shot a career-best 37% from three on 4.6 attempts per game. Page was a candidate for the Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year award for the Pittsburgh area, and was selected to the

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and

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All-District teams.

Senior season

Page opted to return to Pittsburgh for his senior year. In the preseason, he was included in the list of 50 preliminary candidates for the

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award. He was selected as team co-captain together with Jaron Brown and Toree Morris. His senior season was characterized by an ankle injury that bothered Page all season long. Nevertheless, Page played a career-high 1,281 minutes over 36 games, all starts. He sometimes shared point guard duties with

, in addition to his usual role of shooting guard. Page was one of the main contributors on the team, scoring double figures in 21 games. Pittsburgh won the Big East regular season title, and advanced to the semifinals in the Big East tournament, losing in the title game against UConn, 58–61, with Page scoring 2 points in 35 minutes. Pittsburgh qualified again for the NCAA Tournament: in the 2004 edition he made his debut against

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on March 19, posting 10 points and 5 rebounds; he then scored 12 points against

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on March 21, and 5 in the loss to

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on March 25. He ranked second on the team in minutes per game (a career-high 35.6), third in scoring (11 points per game, behind Krauser and Brown), fourth in assists and fourth in steals. At the end of the season he was named in the All-Big East Honorable Mention list, and in the USBWA and NABC All-District teams. Page ended his career at Pittsburgh with 1,512 total points, ranking 17th in program history as of 2019. He reached the 1,000 point milestone in 96 games. Throughout his career he was noted for his athleticism and dunks, and for often wearing a t-shirt with only one sleeve (the right one) under his jersey.

Professional career

After the end of his college career, Page played at the

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in April, playing for the same team as

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and

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. He went undrafted in the

, and on February 21, 2005, he decided to sign with the

, a team that played in the

(CBA). Page played 6 games during the 2004–05 CBA season, averaging 5.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.2 minutes per game. In 2006, Page joined

i club

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. He debuted with the new team on the 4th round of the 2006–07 Super League season against

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, scoring 9 points in 19 minutes. On the 27th round against

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, the last game he played in the season, Page scored 28 points in 35 minutes, scoring 7/8 on 2-point field goals and 4/6 on three-pointers; in that game he also recorded 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Page stayed with the club for the following season, playing 9 games: he made his season debut in the first game against

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scoring 4 points in 14 minutes. He recorded a season-high 6 points against

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on the 7th round. He played his last game with Bnei Hasharon on the 10th round of the season, against Ironi Ramat Gan, playing only 2 minutes. Page moved to

and signed with

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, a team of the

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. He played 1 minute and 32 seconds on September 20, 2008, against

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, recording no stats. Page was then selected by the

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in the 6th round of the 2008 NBA Development League draft (95th overall), but he did not stay with the club, being waived on November 20, 2008.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Regular season

Playoffs

College

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Personal life

Page was born to Garrett Flakes and Selina Page in Buffalo, New York. His father was a former basketball player at

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and

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; Page was named Julius after

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, a former AAU teammate of his father. Other sources like

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and the Pittsburgh Panthers website also report that his mother went into labor while his father was at a basketball game. Page has six siblings: four brothers and two sisters. He grew up with his mother and grandmother, Wilma Barron, mostly staying at his grandmother's home in the East Side of Buffalo while attending Turner-Carroll High School. After retiring from basketball, Page has worked as a

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in sports talk shows.

References

External links

Career stats at ProBallers.comProfile at RealGM.comIsraeli league stats
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