Lorinza "Junior" Harrington Jr (born October 2, 1980 in Wagram, North Carolina

Wagram, North Carolina

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) is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He recently joined the Polish club Trefl Sopot

Trefl Sopot (basketball)

Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Tauron Basket Liga.- Roster : Lorinza Harrington - Point Guard Giedrius Gustas - Point Guard Paweł Kikowski - Shooting Guard Adam Waczyński - Shooting Guard Marcin Stefański - Small Forward...

 for the 2010-11 season.

Pro career

The 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from North Carolina

North Carolina

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's Wingate University

Wingate University

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 began his professional career as an NBA Draft

Undrafted

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 free agent with the Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets

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, for whom he played all 82 games during the 2002-03 NBA season

2002-03 NBA season

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.
He has played professionally in the NBA, the CBA

Continental Basketball Association

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, Spain

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, Russia

Russia

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 and Slovenia

Slovenia

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.

During his time in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, and Memphis Grizzlies, he played a total of 140 games averaging 5.2 points per game and 3.1 assists per game. http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=lorinza_harrington

In February 2007, Harrington was signed to a 10-day contract by the Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

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. In January 2009, Harrington was signed until end of the season by the Euroleague

Euroleague

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 club Union Olimpija Ljubljana.

External links

• Junior Harrington NBA Historical Player Profile @ NBA.com
• NBA Stats @ Databasebasketball.com
• Player Profile @Basketpedya.com