| James Harvey | |
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| Position | Shooting Guard Small Forward |
| Nickname | Harvs |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 91 kg (200 lb) |
| Team | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 15 February 1979 Perth, Western Australia |
| Junior Association | Perry Lakes |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Previous Clubs | Perth Wildcats 1998-2004 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2004-2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 2005-2007 |
| Championships | 2000 |
| Career Highlights | NBL's Most Improved Player (2001) All NBL Second Team (2008, 2009) Australian Boomers Team Member Stankovic Cup All Star Five 09 Stankovic Cup MVP 09 |
James Harvey (born 15 February 1979, in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze and previously played for the Perth Wildcats and West Sydney Razorbacks.
In March 2007, it was revealed Harvey was one of three Australian sportsmen whose conversations with a convicted drug dealer were recorded by police phone taps during operation Remuda in 2003.[1] It was revealed Harvey had talked about his use of the drug ecstasy.[1] After conducting an investigation, the NBL fined Harvey $2,000.[2]
Harvey is one of the league's premier guards and brings experience, leadership and a hot shot to the Blaze. Harvey averaged almost 21 points per game last season, the eighth highest in the league. He was part of Perth's 1999-00 NBL championship and 2002-03 grand final appearance and won the league's most valuable player award in 2000-01. Between stints with the Wildcats and West Sydney, Harvey played in the Treviso summer league in Italy and in Israel with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion. Harvey spent last season with the West Sydney Razorbacks alongside fellow Blaze recruits Scott McGregor and Mark Watkins (assistant coach) but started his NBL career with the Perth Wildcats.[3]
In his first year for the Gold Coast Blaze, Harvey is having another fine season in the NBL, averaging 21.9 ppg which is 7th highest in the league and has the 9th best 3 pt %, shooting at 44.8%.
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| Preceded by Andrew Goodwin |
NBL Most Improved Player 2001 |
Succeeded by Wade Helliwell |
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Harvey is in his third year with the Gold Coast Blaze and his second as their Captain. In August 2009 he Captained the Australian boomers to their Championship win at the Boris Stankovic Cup in China.