Description
Josh Douglas Harrellson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chongqing Flying Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. Standing 6'10" and weighing 275 pounds, he played center for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2008 to 2011. He was selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the 45th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, but was traded to the New York Knicks. He signed with the Miami Heat in 2012. In 2013, he joined the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico, but he was released on May 18 so that he could join Chongqing Fly Dragon in the Chinese National Basketball League for a two-month period. In August 2013, Harrellson joined the Detroit Pistons.
Harrellson first played organized basketball as a freshman at St. Charles High School. Coach Gary Wacker helped develop Harrellson's skills, and he was named a first-team All-State player his junior and senior years. He signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Western Illinois University, but never enrolled there, choosing instead to attend junior college at Southwestern Illinois College. After one year at Southwest Illinois, he was recruited to Kentucky by then-coach Billy Gillispie.
Born
February 12th, 1989 in St. Charles, Missouri (Age 35)
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