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James Harden
No. 13 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	August 26, 1989 (age 34); Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Artesia High School,; Lakewood, California
College	Arizona State
NBA draft	2009: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career	2009–present
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2010);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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James Edward Harden, Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft.^[1] He was born in Los Angeles, California.

High school

Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California. In his sophomore year, he averaged 13.2 points as Artesia went 28–5. He improved his stats to 18.8 points, 7.7 boards and 3.5 assists in his junior season and led Artesia to the California state title and a 33–1 record. Artesia won the state title in Harden's final year too by going 33–2. Harden had similar stats as during the previous season: 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He was named a Parade and McDonald's All-American.

He also helped his AAU team, Pump-N-Run Elite, to the 2006 Las Vegas Adidas Super 64 championship.^[2] Harden had 34 points in the victory over a DC Assault team which included Michael Beasley, Nolan Smith and Austin Freeman. In the game against Houston Hoops, played on the same day, Harden had 33 points. In the final, Pump-N-Run Elite beat Kevin Love's Southern California All-Stars.

College career

Arizona State

Left: Harden makes contact with Alfred Aboya inside; Right: Harden on defense

Arizona State was picked to finish 9th in the Pac-10 Conference.^[3] Due to the help of Harden's average of 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists, the Sun Devils went 21–13 (9–9) and finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10. They were considered a bubble team for the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Left out of the NCAA tournament, they were selected to the 2008 NIT field and defeated Alabama State and Southern Illinois before falling to defending national champion Florida.

After his freshman year, Harden was named first team all-Pac-10 and was named to the conference all-freshman team.^[4] Harden was also named first team All-District by the NABC and the USBWA.

Entering his sophomore year, Harden appeared on many pre-season All-American lists and appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated college basketball preview issue. He was named to the Wooden Award preseason watch list.^[5] On November 30, 2008, Harden scored a career-high 40 points in an 88–58 victory over UTEP.^[6] On the Tempe campus, a popular t-shirt emerged for his fans. It read, "Die Harden Fan".^[7]

Harden was named to the 2009 All-Pac 10 Tournament Team following Arizona State's defeat by USC at the Staples Center.^[8]

Following the conference season, Harden was named the Pacific-10 Conference's Player of the Year.^[9] He was also named a consensus All-American. After the conclusion of the season (a second-round NCAA tournament loss to Syracuse), Harden declared his eligibility for the NBA Draft.^[10] He employed Rob Pelinka as his agent.^[11]

College statistics

Season Averages
Season	Team	G	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	MIN	TO
2007–08	Arizona State Sun Devils	34	17.8	5.3	3.2	2.1	0.6	.527	.407	.754	34.1	2.6
2008–09	Arizona State Sun Devils	35	20.1	5.6	4.2	1.7	0.3	.489	.356	.756	35.8	3.4
Totals:		69	19.0	5.4	3.7	1.9	0.4	.506	.376	.755	35.0	3.0

NBA career

Harden was drafted 3rd overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The franchise last entered the 2008 NBA Draft as the Seattle SuperSonics. Harden is known for his brilliant "flops", most notably in game 3 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals.

NBA statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Oklahoma City	76	0	22.9	.403	.375	.808	3.2	1.8	1.0	.2	9.9
2010–11	Oklahoma City	82	5	26.7	.436	.349	.843	3.1	2.1	1.1	.3	12.2
Career		158	5	24.9	.421	.360	.828	3.2	2.0	1.1	.3	11.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Oklahoma City	6	20.0	.387	.375	.842	2.5	1.8	1.0	.2	7.7
2011	Oklahoma City	17	31.6	.475	.303	.825	5.4	3.6	1.2	.8	13.0
Career		23	28.5	.459	.315	.828	4.6	3.1	1.2	.6	11.6

References

^ Bradley, Bill. – "Leading Off". – The Sacramento Bee. – January 21, 2009.
^ Sorting Out A Zillion Players In Vegas
^ UCLA Picked To Defend Pac-10 Title in 2007–08
^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors Announced
^ John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List
^ Boxscore – Arizona State vs. UTEP 11/20/08
^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-asu021909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
^ Pac-10 All-Tournament Team
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^ James Harden Declares Entry to NBA Draft
^ "James Harden". DraftExpress LLC. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

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[1] Bradley, Bill. – "Leading Off". – The Sacramento Bee. – January 21, 2009.

[2] Sorting Out A Zillion Players In Vegas

[3] UCLA Picked To Defend Pac-10 Title in 2007–08

[4] 2007–08 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors Announced

[5] John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List

[6] Boxscore – Arizona State vs. UTEP 11/20/08

[7] ttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-asu021909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[8] Pac-10 All-Tournament Team

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[10] James Harden Declares Entry to NBA Draft

[JH-11] "James Harden". DraftExpress LLC. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

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 ==NBA career==
-Harden was drafted 3rd overall in the [[2009 NBA Draft]] by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The franchise last entered the [[2008 NBA Draft]] as the [[Seattle SuperSonics]].
+Harden was drafted 3rd overall in the [[2009 NBA Draft]] by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The franchise last entered the [[2008 NBA Draft]] as the [[Seattle SuperSonics]]. Harden is known for his brilliant "flops", most notably in game 3 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals.
 ===NBA statistics===

v t e 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	DeJuan Blair Stephen Curry Blake Griffin Tyler Hansbrough James Harden
Second Team	Sherron Collins Luke Harangody Ty Lawson Jodie Meeks Jeff Teague Hasheem Thabeet

v t e Oklahoma City Thunder roster
2 Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jones 5 Dort 6 Jay. Williams 7 Holmgren 8 Jal. Williams 9 Caruso 11 Joe 13 Dieng 14 Flagler (TW) 15 Biyombo (FA) 21 Wiggins 22 Wallace 25 Mitchell (TW) 33 Hayward (FA) 34 K. Williams 44 Topić 55 Hartenstein — Ducas (TW) — K. Johnson (FA) — Sarr (FA)
Head coach: Daigneault Assistant coaches: Akinyooye Bliss Engelland Gibbs C. Johnson Maynor Wilks