Matt Harpring, Georgia Tech

Name:	Matt Harpring
College:	Georgia Tech
Height:	6'7"
Weight:	226
Class:	Senior
Position:	Small Forward
Other Position:	Power Forward
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Stats (Provided by JazzyJ)
G MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB PF AST TO BLK STL PTS 94-95 Ga Tech 29 1000 121 250 28 73 81 110 180 66 68 62 7 39 351 95-96 Ga Tech 36 1328 233 457 66 154 138 181 293 89 79 88 5 63 670 96-97 Ga Tech 27 1015 169 410 65 190 110 163 222 70 60 97 10 32 513 97-98 Ga Tech 32 1163 230 504 52 168 179 221 302 70 82 109 7 44 691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 124 4506 753 1621 211 585 508 675 997 295 289 356 29 178 2225
MIN FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG TPG BPG SPG PPG 94-95 Ga Tech 34.5 48.4 38.4 73.6 6.2 2.3 2.1 0.2 1.3 12.1 95-96 Ga Tech 36.9 51.0 42.9 76.2 8.1 2.2 2.4 0.1 1.8 18.6 96-97 Ga Tech 37.6 41.2 34.2 67.5 8.2 2.2 3.6 0.4 1.2 19.0 97-98 Ga Tech 36.3 45.6 31.0 81.0 9.4 2.6 3.4 0.2 1.4 21.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 36.3 46.5 36.1 75.3 8.0 2.3 2.9 0.2 1.4 17.9

Scouting Report: Elgin Booth [ewbooth@christa.unh.edu]
Matt Harpring, 6'7, 226, made an immediate impact as a freshman at Georgia Tech. There's no reason why he won't be able to do the same as an NBA rookie. Possibly the most firey and intense player in the draft, he will do what it takes to win. Has a nose for the ball, and despite being only 6'7, he was a great collegiate rebounder. A former high school football player who was offered a scholarship to Notre Dame, he can bang with guys bigger than him and come away with the ball. He will do his team's dirty work. Also an accomplished three point shooter, he displayed a nice stroke from the outside and can score in a number of ways. Some have suggested his lack of foot speed and great quickness will hold him down in the pros, but a guy like Harpring will find a way to do in NBA small forwards that can't compete with his rugged style of play. Probably best suited to a team that is already successful, he could really give them a force to be reckoned with off the bench who will blend in nicely with the returning players. Has a great will to win. When all of the underclassmen have declared, he will probably be picked somewhere between 15-20..

Scouting Report: Elgin Booth [ewbooth@christa.unh.edu]

Matt Harpring, 6'7, 226, made an immediate impact as a freshman at
Georgia Tech.  There's no reason why he won't be able to do the same as
an NBA rookie. Possibly the most firey and intense player in the draft,
he will do what it takes to win.  Has a nose for the ball, and despite
being only 6'7, he was a great collegiate rebounder. A former high
school football player who was offered a scholarship to Notre Dame, he
can bang with guys bigger than him and come away with the ball.  He will
do his team's dirty work.

Also an accomplished three point shooter, he displayed a nice stroke
from the outside and can score in a number of ways.  Some have suggested
his lack of foot speed and great quickness will hold him down in the
pros, but a guy like Harpring will find a way to do in NBA small
forwards that can't compete with his rugged style of play.  Probably
best suited to a team that is already successful, he could really give
them a force to be reckoned with off the bench who will blend in nicely
with the returning players. Has a great will to win.

When all of the underclassmen have declared, he will probably be picked
somewhere between 15-20..

Scouting Report: David Edelman [dedelman@acpub.duke.edu]
Has the right skill set to be a 3 in the NBA; he can shoot the NBA 3-pointer and has decent rebounding ability to go with it. Hustles all the time, very emotional player. May be limited in the NBA because he isn't really quick enough to beat most NBA players off the dribble or to defend most NBA 3's one-on-one. At worst a useful rotation forward; at best a solid starter for a team that plays a lot of zone-like defenses and uses a motion offense (Houston? Cleveland?).

Scouting Report: David Edelman [dedelman@acpub.duke.edu]

Has the right skill set to be a 3 in the NBA;  he can
shoot the NBA 3-pointer and has decent rebounding ability to go with it. 
Hustles all the time, very emotional player.  May be limited in the NBA because
he isn't really quick enough to beat most NBA players off the dribble or to
defend most NBA 3's one-on-one.  At worst a useful rotation forward;  at best a
solid starter for a team that plays a lot of zone-like defenses and uses a
motion offense (Houston? Cleveland?).