Justin Harmon (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional

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player for the

Salt Lake City Stars The Salt Lake City Stars are an American minor-league professional basketball team. They are a member of the NBA G League, based in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City, Utah, and are affiliated with the Utah Jazz. Before the 2016–17 ...

of the

NBA G League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of ...

. He played

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for the

Barton Cougars The Barton Cougars are the sports teams of Barton Community College located in Great Bend, Kansas, United States. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. ...

, the

Utah Valley Wolverines The Utah Valley Wolverines represent Utah Valley University in NCAA DI collegiate athletics and sponsor 16 sporting programs. The Wolverines participate in the Western Athletic Conference. The school mascot is the Wolverine, and the colors are g ...

, and the

Illinois Fighting Illini The Illinois Fighting Illini () are the College athletics, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The university offers 10 men's and 11 women's Varsity team, varsity sports. The university op ...

College career

Harmon spent the first two years of his college career at

Barton Community College Barton Community College, previously Barton County Community College, is a public community college in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties, Stafford County north of US Highway 5 ...

. He then transferred to

Utah Valley University Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...

, where he ultimately graduated with his bachelor's degree. Utilizing his fifth year of eligibility thanks to COVID, he transferred to the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Harmon joined the

on October 28, 2024.

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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Utah Valley Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, Utah, Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains the cities of Provo, Utah, Provo, Orem, Utah, Orem, and their suburbs, including Alpine, Utah, A ...

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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

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JUCO

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Personal life

Harmon earned a bachelor's degree from Utah Valley in applied communication and is now pursuing a strategic brand communication graduate certificate at the University of Illinois.

References

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bioUtah Valley Wolverines bioBarton Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harmon, Justin 2001 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Barton Cougars men's basketball players Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball players