Former Kentucky Wildcat basketball player Josh Harrellson is hoping to play for the Miami Heat during the upcoming NBA season.
Apr 26, 2012; Charlotte, NC, USA; New York Knicks forward Josh Harrellson (55) shoots the ball while being defended by Charlotte Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo (0) during the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena. Image Credit: Jeremy Brevard-US PRESSWIRE
The ex-New York Knick, who was a brief member of the Houston Rockets this summer, tweeted that he is “heading to Miami for hopefully the next 9 months.” Nothing is guaranteed for sure but it is a good sign that Jorts will be playing for the Miami Heat during the 2012-13 season.
According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Miami Heat do not open their training camp until September 29, 2012. The Miami Heat start Chris Bosh, a power forward, at center. On their bench, at the moment, is Joel Anthony, a former starting center, and “seldom-used” Dexter Pittman. Whether this is to Harrellson’s advantage remains to be determined. Another center in the mix appears to be Mickell Gladness, formerly of the Golden State Warriors.
It is Heat president (and Kentucky alumnus) Pat Riley’s preference to have a training camp roster set in stone by the end of the Labor Day weekend but that does not appear to be what will happen.
In his first NBA season, the 45th overall draft pick played an average of 14.6 minutes per game and scored 4.4 points per game while picking up an average of 3.9 rebounds per game. In addition, the ex-Cat shot 20 of 59 from beyond the arc.
The St. Charles, Mo. native played at Kentucky for 3 seasons after transferring from SW Illinois College following his first year. He chose Kentucky over Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Ohio State, Purdue, and St. Louis. In the game against Louisville on New Year’s Eve in 2010, Josh Harrellson broke out and scored 23 points and 14 rebounds.
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Daniel Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. Solzman writes for both Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and is the weekly baseball columnist for Fansided Radio He has been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals since he first started going to minor league baseball games in Louisville (home of the St. Louis AAA affiliate until the late 1990s). In addition to the Cardinals, Solzman roots for his beloved Kentucky Wildcats, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics.
Solzman used to live a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, where he studied improvisation and sketch comedy at Second City.
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