Maurice Harkless
Harkless playing for the Orlando Magic in 2012
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| No. 4 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 11, 1993 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American / Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Forest Hills (New York City, New York) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut) |
| College | St. John's (2011–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Orlando Magic |
| 2015–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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