Antonio Harvey (born July 6, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, Harvey played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played professionally in several other leagues overseas.

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Antonio Harvey

Personal information
Born	(1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 (age 53) Pascagoula, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Pascagoula (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
College	Southern Illinois (1988–1989) Georgia (1990–1991) Pfeiffer (1991–1993)
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Power forward
Number	40, 24, 34, 4
Career history
1993–1995	Los Angeles Lakers
1995	Vancouver Grizzlies
1996	Los Angeles Clippers
1996–1997	Seattle SuperSonics
1997	CHC Montecatini
1997–1998	Panionios
1998	Covirán Cervezas Alhambra
1998–1999	Irakleio
1999–2001	Portland Trail Blazers
2001–2002	Seattle SuperSonics
2002–2003	Atlanta Hawks
2002–2003	Idaho Stampede
2003–2004	Polonia Warsaw
Career highlights and awards
As a player: 2× Greek League All-Star (1997, 1998) 2× Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (1997, 1998)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Harvey attended Pascagoula High, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he played high school basketball. After high school, Harvey played college basketball at Southern Illinois University. He played with the school's men's team, the Southern Illinois Salukis (1988–1989).

Harvey next played college basketball at Connors State College (1989–90), before moving to the University of Georgia, where he played with the Georgia Bulldogs (1990–1991). He then played college basketball at Pfeiffer University, where he played with the Pfeiffer Falcons, from 1991 to 1993.

Harvey was bypassed in the 1993 NBA draft. After playing during the summer 1993, with the Atlanta Eagles of the USBL, he signed as a free agent in 1993, with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, for whom he started on opening night of the 1993–94 season.^[1] In 1995, Harvey competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In the contest, he is remembered for when he waited until the final seconds, to do a 360-degree dunk, but missed it, as he ended up in 4th place. He played with five other NBA teams, as well as in Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy.

In April 2004, Harvey was named the general manager and head coach of the American Basketball Association's Portland Reign.^[2]

Harvey was in radio broadcasting for the Portland Trail Blazers, from 2005 to 2016.^[3][4]

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