Montrezl Harrell
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| No. 24 – Louisville Cardinals | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
| League | American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 26, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
North Edgecombe (Tarboro, North Carolina) Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Louisville (2012–present) | ||||||||||||
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Montrezl Harrell (born January 26, 1994) is an American college basketball player, currently a sophomore at the University of Louisville. Harrell was a key player on the Cardinals' 2013 NCAA Tournament championship team and is expected to be one of the top players in the country for the 2013–14 season.
High school career
Harrell, a 6'8" power forward from Tarboro, North Carolina, starred at North Edgecombe High School before prepping for a year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. There he led the team to a 38–1 record while averaging 25.2 points and 13.6 rebounds per game.[1] Originally Harrell committed to play college basketball for coach Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech, but after Greenberg was fired he was released from his commitment and chose Louisville.[2]
College career
As a freshman, Harrell backed up power forward Chane Behanan, averaging 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game. He played his best at the end of the season, scoring 20 points in the Cardinals' Big East Conference championship victory over Syracuse. In his reserve role, Harrell helped the Cardinals win the 2013 NCAA championship to cap his freshman season.[1]
With Gorgui Dieng's departure for the 2013 NBA draft, Harrell received recognition in the offseason leading to his sophomore year as one of the top returning players in the country. The Sporting News selected Harrell to the preseason All-America third team in its 2013–14 college basketball preview magazine.[3]
International career
In 2012, Harrell was a member of the United States team at the FIBA U18 World Championship which won Gold in São Paulo, Brazil.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Montrezl Harrell bio". GoCards.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ Goodman, Jeff (June 4, 2012). "Louisville adds former Virginia Tech signee Montrezl Harrell". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 2013–14 Sporting News College Basketball Yearbook, page 9
- ↑ "2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Men". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
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