Zion Lamont Harmon (born March 12, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Seton Hall of the Big East Conference.
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 12, 2002 Bethesda, Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Western Kentucky (2021–2022) Bethune-Cookman (2022–2024) Seton Hall (2024-present) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editAt age 11, Harmon made headlines as the top fourth-grade basketball player in the United States.[1] In seventh grade, he joined the varsity team at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch, Tennessee.[2] He became the first seventh-grade player to compete in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.[3] For eighth grade, Harmon moved to Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky and led the team to its first state title, alongside current NBA player Terry Taylor.[4]
Because of a coaching change at Bowling Green, Harmon transferred to Adair County High School in Columbia, Kentucky for his freshman season.[5] He averaged 32.7 points and 7.8 assists per game, and was recognized as MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year.[6] He moved to Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky but sat out his sophomore season after being ruled ineligible.[7] During that time, Harmon joined Bella Vista Prep, a team based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He won the Grind Session title and was named game MVP.[8] As a junior at Marshall County, Harmon averaged 25.4 points and five rebounds per game.[9] In his senior season, he averaged 22.3 points, earning all-state honors from The Courier-Journal for a fourth time.[10] A consensus four-star recruit, Harmon committed to playing college basketball for Western Kentucky over offers from Kansas, Maryland, Murray State and Seton Hall.[9]
National team career
editHarmon represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Argentina. He averaged 11.4 points and 3.2 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal.[11]
Personal life
editHarmon's older brother, Zalmico, played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara.[12]
References
edit- ^ Russini, Dianna (June 19, 2013). "Bethesda 4th-Grader Projected as Future NBA Star". WRC-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Trenton (June 6, 2017). "Numbers Don't Tell Zion Harmon's Story". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Moore, Josh (February 27, 2018). "'He'd help Kentucky right now.' Nation's top freshman plays for Adair County". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Van Meter, Jarrett (March 13, 2018). "Perfect Harmony: Zion Harmon Is Bringing A New Level Of Excitement To The Kentucky Prep Hoops Scene". Slam. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Frakes, Jason (January 28, 2020). "'Misunderstood' Zion Harmon faces decision: senior year at Marshall County or college?". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (April 19, 2018). "2017-18 MaxPreps Boys Basketball Freshman All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Frakes, Jason (August 20, 2018). "Zion Harmon's family to appeal KHSAA ruling making basketball star ineligible". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Newman, Logan (March 11, 2019). "Zion Harmon, Bella Vista take down SPIRE, LeMelo Ball in Grind Session Championship". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Yates, Dominique (March 24, 2020). "Four-star 2021 Marshall County guard Zion Harmon picks Western Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Frakes, Jason (May 7, 2021). "2021 Kentucky All-State boys basketball team: Meet the 10 first-team selections". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Pratt, Elliott (June 18, 2017). "BG's Harmon wins gold with USA Basketball". The Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Ryan (June 12, 2019). "Zion Harmon Is Married to the Game". Slam. Retrieved July 15, 2021.