Demonte Harper

Harper attended Whites Creek High School in Whites Creek, Tennessee.^[1] Harper went to the AAA State Final Four both his junior and senior years. As a senior, he averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds per game.^[2] After his senior year season in 2007, Harper was awarded All-District First Team and All-Region First Team.^[3]

Harper played his college basketball career at Morehead State University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).^[4]

In 2009 he averaged 3.4 assists per game (10th in the OVC).^[4] He was awarded OVC All-Tournament Team in 2009. In 2010 he averaged 3.2 assists pre game (10th), and 1.4 steals per game (7th).^[4]

In 2011 he averaged 15.5 points per game (5th in the OVC), 3.4 assists per game (6th), and 1.5 steals per game (8th), with a .431 field goal percentage (7th).^[4] In 2011, he was awarded All-OVC First Team, OVC Tournament MVP, and OVC All-Tournament Team after making a three-point shot with 4.2 seconds left for a 62–61 victory over No. 4 Louisville, which was the first big upset of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Harper was invited to play in the 2011 NCAA Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.^[5]

Harper finished his MSU career in 2010–11 by being named to the Lou Henson All-America Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 19 Team. He concluded his collegiate career with 1,436 points, placing him 13th all-time at Morehead State University.

Harper went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, making him an unrestricted free agent.

In July 2012, Harper landed a spot on the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harper averaged 5 points per game. His highest scoring game was 17 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, along with 5 assists and 5 defensive rebounds.^[6][7]

In September 2012, he signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, which was put on waivers in October 2012.

The Reno Bighorns selected Harper in Round 2 with Pick 5 in the 2012 Annual NBA Development League Draft. On November 5, 2012, Harper was acquired from Reno in a trade by the Erie BayHawks.^{[8][9][10][1]}

In September 2013, Harper signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus. In preseason action for Tsmoki-Minsk, Harper scored 17 points in a 94–88 win over Budivelnyk.^[11]

In July 2014, he was added to the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League team's roster.^[12] Harper scored 7 points in less than 7 minutes against the NBA D-League Select team.^[13] Against the Los Angeles Lakers, Harper's defense was irreplaceable as he played over 28 minutes, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot.^[14]

In August 2014, Harper signed with Enel Brindisi, also known as New Basket Brindisi, in Brindisi, Italy.^[15]

On July 27, 2015, he signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League.^[16]

On September 2, 2016, Harper signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo for the 2016–17 season.^[17]

On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Harper moved to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[18] He averaged 10.6 points per game. On July 7, 2018, Harper signed with the Turkish team Tofaş.^[19]

On January 25, 2019, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[20] On July 26, 2019, Harper signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria. He re-signed the following season and averaged 12.9 points per game.

On July 29, 2021, Harper signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.^[21] He averaged 15.7 points per game (8th in the league).^[22]

On July 3, 2022, he signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.^[23]

On August 17, 2023, Harper signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[24]