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James Edward harden is an American professional basketball player who currently plays
For the Houston rockets of the national basketball association harden played college basketball
For Arizona state where he was named a consensus all American and Pac 10 player of the year in 2009
Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by Oklahoma city
High school career:
Harden attended Artesia high school in Lakewood, California
College career:
Arizona state was picked to finish 9th in the pac-10 conference due to the
Help of Harden’s average of 17.8 points,5.3 rebounds and 3.2 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 tournament. Left
Out of the NCAA tournament they were selected to the 2008 NIT field and defeat Alabama State and southern lllinois before falling to defending national champion Florida
Player profile:
With season averages of over 26 points per game since 2012-13 season, harden is considered one of the most versatile and dangerous scorers in the NBA. He possesses a wide array of
Offensive moves two the most prominent among them being his euro step and his step back jumper
He has also gained notoriety for his ability to exploit league rules in order to more efficiently
Draw fouls and get to the free throw line, from which he is a career 84.9% shooter
While he has garnered acclaim for his prowess on the offensive end, harden has built a poor defender
International career:
Harden was a member of the United States men’s national basketball team that won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics and was also a member of the team that won the FIBA Basketball World cup in 2014
Personal life:
Harden is a Christian. Harden has talked about his faith saying.” I just want to thank god for everything he has done in my life harden started growing his trademark beard in 2009 after being too lazy to shave