Josh Harrellson was selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the 45th pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but was traded to the New York Knicks.
40 Facts About Josh Harrellson
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Josh Harrellson signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Western Illinois University, but never enrolled there, choosing instead to attend junior college at Southwestern Illinois College.
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Josh Harrellson had never played organized basketball prior to 2003, his freshman year at St Charles High School.
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St Charles boys' basketball coach Gary Wacker noticed Josh Harrellson, who stood six feet, four inches tall as a high school freshman, when he came to the football coach's office to ask about tryouts.
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When Josh Harrellson showed up too late for football tryouts, Wacker encouraged him to try playing basketball.
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Josh Harrellson had a difficult home life, and eventually moved in with his AAU basketball coach.
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Josh Harrellson 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.
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Josh Harrellson was named second team All-Metro by the St Louis Post-Dispatch and was again named first team All-State.
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Josh Harrellson finished his high school career with 1,325 points and 794 rebounds.
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Josh Harrellson's parents divorced following his high school graduation, and he chose Southwestern Illinois College because it was close to home.
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In March 2008, Western Illinois fired coach Derek Thomas, and Josh Harrellson was released from his Letter of Intent in April of that year.
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Josh Harrellson first expressed interest in transferring to the University of Missouri, but the school had no basketball scholarships available.
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Josh Harrellson considered scholarship offers from Iowa, Iowa State, St Louis, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
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Josh Harrellson was named to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team; he posted his first career double-double in the tournament's championship game against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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The game was one of only six all season in which Josh Harrellson tallied at least 10 points.
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At halftime of a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville on February 17,2009, Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie ordered Josh Harrellson to listen to the game plan from a bathroom stall.
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However, playing behind Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, and Perry Stevenson, Josh Harrellson played a total of 88 minutes over 22 games during the season.
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Josh Harrellson averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, and his season high in points was five.
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Josh Harrellson said that the experience boosted his confidence after receiving limited playing time during the previous season.
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Josh Harrellson made these drills part of his regular workout and credited them for improving his physical condition.
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Josh Harrellson was pressed into playing heavy minutes by the NCAA's decision to rule teammate Enes Kanter ineligible for accepting excessive benefits from a professional team in Turkey.
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Josh Harrellson achieved career highs in points and rebounds against in-state rival Louisville on December 31,2010, but regressed once conference play began.
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Josh Harrellson nevertheless led the conference in rebounding with 8.8 per game, and scored 6.4 points per game during the regular season.
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Josh Harrellson followed up with 12 points, 8 rebounds, and a career-high 4 assists in the regional finals against Tyler Zeller of the North Carolina Tar Heels, helping the Wildcats reach the Final Four.
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Josh Harrellson was invited to the 2011 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, widely regarded as a chance for college seniors to showcase their skills for NBA scouts, but withdrew from the tournament on the advice of University of Kentucky medical staff after the emergence of flu-like symptoms.
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Josh Harrellson was projected as a possible early-to-mid-second-round pick in the draft.
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Josh Harrellson was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, but was traded to the New York Knicks for cash considerations reportedly between $700,000 and $750,000.
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Josh Harrellson missed several games to recover from wrist surgery.
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On July 11,2012, Josh Harrellson was traded by the Knicks to the Houston Rockets along with Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan and second-round picks in 2014 and 2015 for Marcus Camby.
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On September 17,2012, Josh Harrellson signed with the Miami Heat.
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Josh Harrellson later played for the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico and the Chongqing Flying Dragons in China.
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On September 23,2014, Josh Harrellson signed with the Chongqing Flying Dragons for the team's first season in the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Josh Harrellson left the team in December 2014 after appearing in 14 games.
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On February 14,2015, Josh Harrellson re-signed with Brujos de Guayama.
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In July 2015, Josh Harrellson joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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Josh Harrellson was born February 12,1989, in St Charles, Missouri.
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Josh Harrellson is the son of Doug Harrellson, a construction worker, and Karen Harrellson.
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Josh Harrellson has a brother and sister, and four nieces and nephews.
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Josh Harrellson is married and has a daughter named Arianna.
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The man slammed into Josh Harrellson's parked car before attempting to take off, severely injuring it, and Josh Harrellson and his friends helped ground the car and remove the keys from its ignition.