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2005-2006 Season:
Played 34 games for Pamesa Valencia in Spain, and averaged 6.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

2004-2005 Season:
Played in 29 games (seven starts) with New Orleans and averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 assists per game before being waived in January 2005 • Led the team in scoring once and assists twice • Scored in double figures six times • Averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 assists and 2.6 rebounds in his seven starts • Scored a career-high 22 points at Charlotte on Dec. 14/04 and added a season-high seven assists in the game • Had a season-high eight rebounds and then season-high 14 points off the bench at L.A. Lakers on Nov. 28/04 • Tallied a season-high five steals at Sacramento on Dec. 19/04 • Had 14 points, three rebounds and four assists on Dec. 12/05 at Washinton.

2003-2004 Season:
Began the season in training camp with the Nuggets, but was waived on Oct. 27/03 • Played one game in the CBA with the Dakota Wizards before signing with Azovmash Mariupol in the Ukraine • Averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.3 steals to lead the team to the Ukrainian Superleague Championship.

2002-2003 Season:
Averaged 5.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 82 games (including 51 starts) for the Nuggets • Was the only Nugget to appear in all 82 games • Logged the most minutes (2,003) of any undrafted rookie in the NBA • Ranked second among all rookies in assists • Posted the fourth-most assists (277) and fifth-most steals (80) by a rookie in Nuggets history to that point • Scored in double figures 11 times • Led the Nuggets in assists 30 times • Scored a then career-high 19 points on Mar. 8/03 at Miami • Dished out a career-high 10 assists Feb. 28/03 vs. New Orleans • Had 12 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and eight assists on Feb. 26/03 vs. Portland • Hit the game-winning shot with 8.5 seconds remaining on Nov. 26/02 vs. San Antonio.

COLLEGE:
Was not drafted…Four-year letterman at Wingate University (Wingate, N.C.)…Bulldogs went 100-22 over his four-year career, winning three SAC regular season titles and one SAC Tournament crown…In 2001-02, averaged 14.8 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.3 spg and 5.9 rpg in 32 contests…Shot .515 (164-318) from the field and .347 (16-46) from three-point range…Was named to the Basketball Times/NCAA Division II All-America team…Was named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year…Was also named to the Daktronics South Atlantic NCAA Division II All-Region first team and the NABC/Pontiac NCAA Division II All-South Region team…Led the Bulldogs to a 26-7 record…Led the SAC in assists and steals and ranked in the top 10 in five other categories…Ranked third in Division II in steals and sixth in assists…Earned SAC Player of the Week honors four times…In 2000-01, averaged 10.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 30 games…Shot .483 (100-207) from the field…Ranked in the top 20 in Division II in assists (6.6 apg) and steals (2.5 spg)…Had four double-doubles…In 1999-2000, played in 30 contests, averaging 6.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg…Shot a career-best .531 (69-130) from the floor…Only Bulldog to start every game…Led the team with 103 assists (3.4 apg)…In 1998-99, averaged 3.9 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 29 games as a freshman…Started 22 times…Was named to the All-SAC Freshman Team.

	Personal

Personal


	Full name is Lorinza Harrington Jr • Earned a degree in human services from Wingate • Would like to work with kids following his basketball career • Purchased tickets to every Nuggets home game in 2002-03 for less fortunate families • Favorite player growing up was Isiah Thomas • Favorite sports teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Braves • Played for the state championship in North Carolina in little league baseball • Loves breakfast and lists his favorite meal as pancakes • Has an older brother, Derek • Native of Wagram, N.C., located two hours east of Charlotte with a population of 801 • Lists Muhammad Ali as the one person throughout history he’d most like to meet because “everything he went through, he was still the best” • Lists 2Pac as his favorite musical artist and 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me as his favorite album.