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Men's Basketball
Career Highlights: Ole Miss all-time leader in three-pointers and is tied for sixth in SEC history … Ranks eighth at Ole Miss in career assists and 10th in both points and steals … His streak of 41 straight games with a three-pointer from 3/23/01 to 12/23/02 is the third-longest in SEC history … Connected on a three in 112 of 123 career games … Holds four of the top-six spots on the single-season three-pointers made list (No. 1 with 83 in 2001-02; No. 4 with 67 in 2003-04; No. 5 with 65 in 2002-03; No. 6 with 63 in 2000-01) … Fifth on the Ole Miss career three-point field goal percentage list at 38.6 percent ... Hit four or more treys in a game 22 times in his career.
Senior (2003-04 Season): Ranked in the SEC’s top 10 in five categories, including scoring (tied for eighth at 16.5), assists (ninth at 3.25), field goal percentage (10th at .445), three-pointers made (fourth at 2.39) and three-point percentage (seventh at .387) … Among the SEC leaders in league play in eight categories, more than any other player … Started all but one game and led team in assists and was second in points and rebounds … Scored double figures in all but three games and finished the season with 15 straight double-digit outings … Seven games of 20 or more points … Eight games of five-plus assists … Five games with four or more treys … Made one three pointer in all but one game … 67 threes ranked fourth on the Ole Miss single-season list ... Career-high 30 points in a home win over Auburn; 4-for-7 three-pointers … Recorded first double-double of the season, with 29 points and 10 boards vs. Vanderbilt; Tied season-high with seven assists for near triple-double … Three treys at Kentucky to become Ole Miss’ all-time leader in three-pointers made; team-high 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists … Five threes vs. Alabama to tie the Rebel career record … Posted 19 second-half points at Arkansas and finished with 22, eight rebounds and six assists, all team highs; Poured in 11 unanswered points during a 40-second stretch, using three three-pointers and a dunk … 24 points and eight rebounds vs. Centenary … Team-high 22 points and five assists vs. LSU … Team-high 21 points vs. Alabama State … Team-high 20 points and 8 boards versus LSU … 19 points and five rebounds vs. Florida … 19 points, five rebounds and season-high four steals vs. Nicholls State … Team-high 19 points vs. Louisiana-Monroe … Team-high 16 points at Mississippi State … Five three-pointers, including 4-for-4 in the second half, against Evansville … Earned Preseason All-SEC third team honors from Lindy’s and Street & Smith’s … Named the SEC’s Most Underrated by Athlon in the preseason.
Junior (2002-03 Season): Started 27 games and played in all 29 contests ... Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 6 second team ... Netted double figures in 21 games ... Became only the third player in history to have 200 treys for a career (Keith Carter, 249; Joe Harvell, 214) when he hit 5 vs. Auburn (2nd game)... Has 211 career three-pointers ... Also went over 1,000-point milestone vs. Auburn (2nd game) ... Finished 2002-03 ranked among SEC leaders in scoring (20th), three-point field goal percentage (9th) and three-pointers made per game (4th) ... Scored 10 points vs. Arkansas (2nd game) ... All 10 points came in the final 8:23 to help Ole Miss hold off the Razorbacks ... Suffered a cut on his shooting (right) hand vs. Auburn (2nd game) Feb. 22 ... Averaged 13.2 points and 4.2 boards in 5 games prior to Feb. 26 and netted double figures in 4 of those 5 contests ... Had 11 points and 6 rebounds vs. Mississippi State (2nd game) ... Recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists vs. Florida ... Posted 16 points and 6 rebounds vs. Auburn (1st game) ... Had 11 points and 4 boards vs. Mississippi State (1st game) ... Hit a key trey in 2nd half vs. the Bulldogs, giving Ole Miss a 48-47 lead ... Named SEC Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 20-26 ... Averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the Rebels’ 2 wins over Alabama (Jan. 21; 1st game) and Arkansas (Jan. 25; 1st game) ... Also shot 48.1 percent from the field, 53.8 percent from the arc and 81.8 percent from the foul line in the 2 victories ... Netted a career-high 28 points vs. Alabama ... Hit a career-high tying 9 FG vs. the Crimson Tide ... Scored 8-straight points in a 2nd-half run that extended a 56-47 lead to a 64-47 lead ... Also grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds vs. Alabama ... Followed Alabama performance with 14 points, 5 boards and a career-high 8 assists vs. Arkansas ... Hit a key trey in the 2nd half vs. the Razorbacks that started a 12-0 run which increased a 47-46 Rebel lead to 59-46 ... Scored 16 points vs. LSU (1st game) ... Netted 10 of his 16 points in the final 9:27 of the game vs. LSU ... Scored 8 points in a 10-0 2nd-half run that turned a 45-50 deficit into a 55-50 lead vs. the Tigers ... Hit a career-high 6 three-pointers vs. Tennessee ... Had 23 points vs. the Volunteers ... Opened 2002-03 with 9 straight double-figure scoring games ... Netted a high of 21 points in non-league action vs. Nicholls State ... Scored his 21 points on 8-of-10 FG and 5-of-7 3-pt. FG.
Sophomore (2001-02 Season): Played in all 31 games, starting 27 ... Netted double figures 19 times ... Hit a school-record 83 three-pointers, breaking the previous single-season mark of 79 by Joe Harvell in 1992 ... Ranked fifth in the SEC in three-point field goal percentage ... Averaged 14.0 points and 3.3 treys in final 8 games ... Tied career high with 5 three-pointers on two occasions (vs. Arkansas, UCLA) during that 8-game stretch ... Scored a team-best 19 points vs. the Bruins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Also grabbed 9 boards against UCLA ... Tied a career high with five treys vs. UCLA ... Had 16 points and 5 boards vs. Alabama (2nd game) ... Hit one of the Rebels’ first 2 treys vs. Alabama to open a quick 6-0 lead and Ole Miss never trailed ... Posted 14 points, 6 boards and 2 assists vs. Mississippi State (2nd game) ... Had 4 three-pointers vs. the Bulldogs ... Had 18 points, including 4 treys, vs. Florida ... Posted career highs for points (26) and field goals (9) vs. Arkansas (2nd game) ... Tied a career best with 5 treys vs. the Razorbacks ... Posted 15 points (4 treys), 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals vs. South Carolina (1st game) ... Scored 8 points (2 treys, dunk) in a 1st-half run that stretched an 18-10 Ole Miss lead to 32-15 against the Gamecocks ... Had 16 points, 7 boards and a career-high 6 steals vs. LSU (1st game) ... Recorded second career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Arkansas (1st game) ... The 10 boards tied a career high ... Scored 8 straight points in a 13-2 2nd-half run to help the Rebels to victory over the Razorbacks ... Hit two key 2nd-half three-pointers vs. Mississippi State (1st game) ... His first trey gave Ole Miss an early 28-26 lead and the second extended the Ole Miss lead from 55-52 to 58-52 with 2:11 left ... Posted first career double-double vs. Auburn (1st game) with 10 points and 10 boards ... The 10 rebounds were a career high ... Hit a key three-pointer in the 2nd half vs. the Tigers, giving Ole Miss a 60-57 advantage with 3:02 left ... Had 12 points, 5 boards and 2 assists vs. Memphis ... Scored 14 points and grabbed 3 boards vs. George Mason ... Averaged 14.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in three games at the Top of the World Classic ... Shot 55.6 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from the three-point arc at the Classic.
Freshman (2000-01 Season): Started 15 games and played in all 35 games ... Netted double figures in 16 games ... Ole Miss posted a 15-1 record when he scored in double figures ... His 63 treys are fourth most for a single season in Rebel history ... His 178 three-point attempts are also the fourth most for a single season in Ole Miss history ... Team’s third-leading FT shooter at 75 percent ... Had 10 points and 4 rebounds vs. Iona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged 13.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in the SEC Tournament (3 games) ... Shot 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from three-point line in the SEC Tournament ... Netted 21 points vs. Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals ... Hit a career-high 9 FT vs. the Volunteers in the tournament ... After a couple of subpar games, got back on track vs. Alabama (2nd game) with 13 points, 2 boards and 4 assists ... In four games from Jan. 31 through Feb. 10 (Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Tennessee), averaged 16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals ... Shot 44.7 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from the three-point arc in those four games ... Posted season highs of 23 points and 7 FG vs. Tennessee (1st game) ... Had a career-high 5 treys vs. Tennessee ... Hit a key three-pointer early vs. the Volunteers ... Also scored 8 points in final 2:30 of 1st half vs. Tennessee ... Had 16 points and 4 assists vs. LSU (1st game) ... Scored 8 of his 16 points, including two treys, in a 19-4 run that increased a 23-22 Ole Miss lead to a 42-26 lead in the 2nd half vs. LSU ... Had 14 points and 5 rebounds vs. Arkansas (2nd game) ... Hit two key three-pointers to start a 21-3 Ole Miss run to turn a 48-41 Arkansas lead into a 62-51 Rebel advantage ... Scored 13 points and had 5 assists in win over Auburn (1st game) ... Hit two crucial treys in 2nd half to tie game at 56-all ... Had dunk with 1:09 left to give Ole Miss a 68-67 lead and hit two free throws to extend the lead to 70-67 ... Scored 18 points vs. the Sooners, shooting 4-of-5 from the three-point arc and 6-of-6 from the FT line ... Hit two game-clinching free throws with :07 on the clock to seal Ole Miss’ 60-55 win over No. 14 Oklahoma ... Hit three key three-pointers in 1st half vs. Arkansas (1st game) to help cut a double-digit lead to 24-20 at the half ... Hit game-tying basket to send Southern Cal game into overtime (Rebels won the game 84-83).
High School: Named to the 1999 Clarion-Ledger All-State first team ... Averaged 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior ... Led Provine High to a 35-4 record and a runner-up finish in the Mississippi Class 5A state tournament in 1998-99 ... Also selected to the 1999 Clarion-Ledger All-Metro squad ... The 1999 championship game was Harper’s third-straight appearance in the Mississippi Class 5A title contest ... Chosen to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, but did not participate ... Was a 1999 Clarion-Ledger preseason “Dandy Dozen” pick ... Rated among the nation’s top 100 seniors in 1998-99 by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons ... As a junior, averaged 17.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 seasons in helping lead Provine High to a 37-1 record and the 1998 Mississippi Class 5A state title ... The 1997-98 Provine High team finished the season ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 25 in the final USA Today Boys’ High School Top 25 poll ... Named to the Clarion-Ledger’s All-State second team and All-Metro first team his junior season ... As a sophomore in 1996-97, averaged 16.8 points and 4.5 rebounds ... Helped lead the Rams to a 21-8 record and a runner-up finish in the Mississippi Class 5A state title game ... Following his sophomore season, earned Clarion-Ledger All-State honorable mention and All-Metro second team accolades ... Joined John Gunn and Justin Reed on the Mississippi all-star team that competed in the 240-team Above-the-Rim Tournament in Las Vegas in the summer of 1998.
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