35 Facts About Julius Page

Julius Marvin Page was born on February 26,1982 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Julius Page then played college basketball with the Pittsburgh Panthers, 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.

Julius Page has played in Germany and Israel before retiring from professional basketball in 2009.

Julius Page played for Turner-Carroll High School, a Catholic school in the East Side of his hometown of Buffalo, New York.

Julius Page was included in the all-area first team for the second consecutive season.

Julius Page ended his high school career with a total of 1,541 points.

Julius Page was recruited by Clemson, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Villanova, and committed to Pittsburgh in early September 1999.

Newly appointed head coach Ben Howland signed Julius Page intending to use him as a shooting guard in his lineup, replacing departing seniors Kellii Taylor and Jarrett Lockhart.

On January 20,2001, Julius Page scored 18 points against Georgetown: during the game, he dunked on Georgetown center Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, in a dunk that was defined as one of the best in Pittsburgh history by Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and one of the best in NCAA college basketball history by Paul Ables of Bleacher Report.

Julius Page was the second best scorer on the team behind senior forward Ricardo Greer at 9.1 points per game, and the fifth best in three-point shooting percentage at 34.1.

Julius Page played a total of 888 minutes, ranking fourth on the team.

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

Julius Page scored a then career-high 23 points on March 2,2002, against West Virginia in the last game of the regular season.

Julius Page then scored 19 points against Notre Dame, 17 points against UConn, and 16 points against Seton Hall and Boston College.

Julius Page won the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Big East tournament MVP, and was a third-team All-Conference selection, leading the Panthers in scoring in conference play.

Julius Page ended the season as the team's top scorer in a balanced offense that saw 5 players average at least 10 points per game.

Julius Page was a candidate for the Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year award for the Pittsburgh area, and was selected to the USBWA and NABC All-District teams.

Julius Page opted to return to Pittsburgh for his senior year.

Julius Page was selected as team co-captain together with Jaron Brown and Toree Morris.

Nevertheless, Julius Page played a career-high 1,281 minutes over 36 games, all starts.

Julius Page sometimes shared point guard duties with Carl Krauser, in addition to his usual role of shooting guard.

Julius Page was one of the main contributors on the team, scoring double figures in 21 games.

Julius Page ranked second on the team in minutes per game, third in scoring, fourth in assists and fourth in steals.

Julius Page ended his career at Pittsburgh with 1,512 total points, ranking 17th in program history as of 2019.

Julius Page reached the 1,000 point milestone in 96 games.

Julius Page went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, and on February 21,2005, he decided to sign with the Idaho Stampede, a team that played in the Continental Basketball Association.

Julius Page stayed with the club for the following season, playing 9 games: he made his season debut in the first game against Ironi Ramat Gan scoring 4 points in 14 minutes.

Julius Page recorded a season-high 6 points against Maccabi Rishon LeZion on the 7th round.

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

Julius Page moved to Germany and signed with Giants Nordlingen, a team of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Julius Page played 1 minute and 32 seconds on September 20,2008, against EnBW Ludwigsburg, recording no stats.

Julius Page was then selected by the Colorado 14ers in the 6th round of the 2008 NBA Development League draft, but he did not stay with the club, being waived on November 20,2008.

Julius Page was born to Garrett Flakes and Selina Julius Page in Buffalo, New York.

Julius Page's father was a former basketball player at Point Park University and Concord University; Page was named Julius after Julius Erving, a former AAU teammate of his father.

Julius Page 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.