James Harvey (basketball)

NBL Player Infobox
name = James Harvey


nickname = Harvs
position = Guard
height = 196cm
weight = 91 kg
team = Gold Coast Blaze
nationality = Australia
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|2|15
birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
first_nbl_game = 1998
last_nbl_game =
junior_association = Perry Lakes
college =
previous_clubs = Perth Wildcats 1998-2004
West Sydney Razorbacks 2006-2007
championships = 2000
career_highlights =
NBL's Most Improved Player (2001)
All NBL Second Team (2007/08)

James Harvey (born February 15 1979, in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian 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. [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200703/s1880292.htm Kerr implicated in drug scandal] , March 23, 2007] It was revealed Harvey had talked about his use of the drug ecstasy. After conducting an investigation, the NBL fined Harvey $2,000. [ [http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4984 NBL fines Harvey] ]

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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. [ [http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile&id=611 NBL > Players > Profile ] ]

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%. Largely due to Harvey the Blaze are 7th on the ladder.

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