Jared Harper Joining To The Team!
״To all the red fans – I can’t wait to meet you all!״
23/07/2024
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Hapoel "Bank Yahav" Jerusalem is happy to announce the signing of PG Jared Harper (26, 1.83m) for the next 2 seasons.
Harper, an Auburn College graduate, went undrafted in 2019 but managed to reach the NBA, making 16 appearances for the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and New Orleans Pelicans. In five games with the Pelicans in the 2021-2022 season, he averaged 7.4 points and nearly 3 assists. At Auburn, he played alongside Austin Wiley and maintained a double-figure scoring average throughout his three college years. In his senior season, he posted exceptional averages of 15.3 points, 5.7 assists, and 37% from three-point range.
During his contracts in the NBA, Harper also played in the G League, where he demonstrated complete dominance. In 68 games between 2019-2022, he averaged 21 points, 6.4 assists, and 38.4% from three-point range, earning him a spot on the league's first team in 2021. In 2023, he decided to try his luck overseas and played for Valencia in the EuroLeague for the past two years. In 53 EuroLeague appearances, Harper averaged 9.3 points and 3 assists in about 17 minutes per game.
Jared Harper said: “I am super excited to join Hapoel. We are building a project and we will have to work hard to meet our goals. I pride myself in using my strengths to add to the strengths of all my teammates. I am happy to return to playing alongside my good friend Austin Wiley, and I am sure the team will benefit from our experience together. To all the red fans – I can’t wait to meet you all! Yalla Hapoel!”
Coach Yonatan Alon said, "Jared is a player we wanted from the very beginning of the summer, and I am thrilled that we managed to sign him. He is a playmaking creator of the highest level – both for himself and others. When needed, he can be the scorer or alternatively the point guard who knows how to utilize all his teammates' strengths. I am sure that alongside the talented backcourt we have, Jarred will integrate perfectly and bring the qualities we were looking for – game read, outstanding shooting, great penetration ability, and above all - a quality person who will uplift the locker room”.
Harper, an Auburn College graduate, went undrafted in 2019 but managed to reach the NBA, making 16 appearances for the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and New Orleans Pelicans. In five games with the Pelicans in the 2021-2022 season, he averaged 7.4 points and nearly 3 assists. At Auburn, he played alongside Austin Wiley and maintained a double-figure scoring average throughout his three college years. In his senior season, he posted exceptional averages of 15.3 points, 5.7 assists, and 37% from three-point range.
During his contracts in the NBA, Harper also played in the G League, where he demonstrated complete dominance. In 68 games between 2019-2022, he averaged 21 points, 6.4 assists, and 38.4% from three-point range, earning him a spot on the league's first team in 2021. In 2023, he decided to try his luck overseas and played for Valencia in the EuroLeague for the past two years. In 53 EuroLeague appearances, Harper averaged 9.3 points and 3 assists in about 17 minutes per game.
Jared Harper said: “I am super excited to join Hapoel. We are building a project and we will have to work hard to meet our goals. I pride myself in using my strengths to add to the strengths of all my teammates. I am happy to return to playing alongside my good friend Austin Wiley, and I am sure the team will benefit from our experience together. To all the red fans – I can’t wait to meet you all! Yalla Hapoel!”
Coach Yonatan Alon said, "Jared is a player we wanted from the very beginning of the summer, and I am thrilled that we managed to sign him. He is a playmaking creator of the highest level – both for himself and others. When needed, he can be the scorer or alternatively the point guard who knows how to utilize all his teammates' strengths. I am sure that alongside the talented backcourt we have, Jarred will integrate perfectly and bring the qualities we were looking for – game read, outstanding shooting, great penetration ability, and above all - a quality person who will uplift the locker room”.
