• Matt Harpring
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2006-07 SEASON
Appeared in 77 games (2 starts), averaging 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.68 steals in 25.5 minutes per game … Scored in double figures 51 times, scoring 20+ points seven times … Three times he had double-digit rebounds … Led (or tied) the Jazz in scoring three times, and in rebounds four times … Led the Jazz bench in scoring (or tied) 37 times … Missed five games with injury/illness – a total of four games due to stomach virus (3/30-4/1 and 12/26-12/28) and one with right knee inflammation (3/17) … Scored 10+ points in 8 of final 9 games (4/4-4/18) …
Made 3000th career rebound vs. Portland on 4/16 … Started two games in place of an injured Andrei Kirilenko (4/13-4/14) … Had season-high 31 points (career-high tying 13-19) in season-high 37 minutes vs. Denver on 4/11 … Most Jazz bench points this season … 2 points shy of career-high (33 vs. Minnesota, 11/29/02) … Had a season-high three steals at Portland on 4/4 … Had a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Washington on 3/26 … Had 24 points on a career-high 13-14 free throws vs. Memphis on 3/24 … Posted 10+ points in 15 of 18 games (2/3-3/16) … Registered 25 points (11-11 FT) at Memphis on 2/28 … Dished season-high five assists vs. L.A. Lakers on 2/26 … Had 13 points and 12 rebounds at Portland on 2/20 in 500th career regular season game … Received three stitches in chin after Carlos Delfino elbow at Detroit on 1/17 … Had 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. San Antonio on 11/29 (1st double-double of season).

AS A PROFESSIONAL
Has played in 526 games during his nine-year career (347 starts) with Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Utah … Has career averages of 12.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.5 minutes per game … Scored in double figures 356 times in his career, including 77 games of 20+ points and has posted 50 career double-doubles … Has missed a total of 178 games during his career due to injury (5 in 2006-07, 10 in ‘05-06, 4 in ’04-05, 51 in ‘03-04, 4 in ‘02-03, 1 in ‘01-02, 25 in ‘00-01 and 78 in ‘99-00) … Named to NBA’s All-Rookie First Team in 1998-99

2005-06: Appeared in 71 of 82 games , starting 32 games including 18 of the last 19 Jazz games … Scored 12.5 points per game, fourth on the team, and averaged 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and .83 steals in 27.4 minutes per game … Missed 10 games to injury - six on second night of back-to-backs due to right knee rehab (11/12, 11/15, 11/22, 12/17, 12/27 and 1/1), three with right knee inflammation (1/23-1/28) and one with a sprained left ankle (4/1) … Also missed a game at Phoenix on 11/18 (wife giving birth) … Scored in double figures 43 times, reaching 20+ points 11 times … Scored a season-high 30 points (13-17 FG) vs. Atlanta on 12/7 … 13 FG tied career high (third time, last vs. Mia., 1/10/03) and also equaled Jazz season-high (Boozer twice) … Led (or tied) the Jazz in scoring seven times, in rebounds six times and assists once … Also led the bench in scoring 21 times, including the top three Jazz bench scoring games … Hit game-tying 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to force OT at Golden State, 2/27 (totaled 28 points, 11 boards) … Registered four double-doubles on the season, three times while grabbing a season-high 11 rebounds (2/27, 3/23, 3/27) … Had 29 points and season-high 6 assists vs. Portland, 4/8 … Played a season-high 45 minutes at Orlando, 3/15 … Grabbed his 2,500th career rebound at L.A. Lakers, 2/13 … Tied career-high with four steals two straight games, vs. Toronto on 1/17 and at L.A. Clippers on 1/16 (fifth and sixth times, first since 12/28/02 vs. Phi.)

2004-05: Finished the season as the team’s third leading scorer, averaging 14.0 points and tied with Kirilenko for third in rebounding (6.2) … Played in 78 of the 82 games, missing three games due to a bruised left knee and one game with an inflamed right knee … Shot .478 percent from the field and .778 percent from the line … Scored in double figures 60 times, with 10 games of 20+ points, including a season-high 28 twice (at New Orleans on 4/8, at Houston on 2/27) and led the team in scoring 18 times … Led the team in rebounding 13 times, with seven double-figure games, including a season-high 13 vs. Sacramento on 4/18 … Pulled down a career-high 8 offensive rebounds at Portland on 4/17 … Finished the season with six point/rebound double-doubles … Had surgery on his right knee following the season

2003-04: Played in 31 of the first 32 games on the year, before ending his season due to a strained right knee that required surgery on 1/16 … Also missed 11/7 at Golden State to attend his grandmother’s funeral … Finished the year as the team’s second-leading scorer, averaging 16.2 points per game, scoring double figures in 28 of his 31 games … Scored 20+ points eight times, including a season-high 32 points vs. Minnesota on 11/3 … Averaged a career-high 8.0 rebounds per game, second on the team, with eight games with 10+ boards … Pulled down a career-best 19 rebounds vs. Orlando on 11/17, including a career-high 14 defensive boards and also grabbed 14 rebounds at Chicago, 12/22

2002-03: Played in 78 of the 82 games, with 69 starts, missing two games due to bruised ribs (2/1-2/5) and two with a sprained right ankle (3/2-3/5) … Averaged a career-high 17.6 points, while posting career-highs in both field goal percentage (.511) and three-point percentage (.413) … Led the team in both categories, finishing 9th in the league in FG% and 7th in three-point FG% … Connected on a career-high four three-pointers (4-4) vs. Minnesota on 11/29 … Scored in double figures 70 times, including 32 games of 20+ points and three games of 30+ … Led the team in scoring 21 times, including scoring a then career-high 30 points (12-19 FG) at L.A. Clippers on 11/26, then topped that with a career-high 33 points the following game (11/29 vs. Minn.), hitting a career-high 13-18 FGAs … Also scored 31 vs. Miami on 1/10 and had 28 points vs. Milwaukee on 3/28, including 22 points in the 3rd quarter … Led the team in three-point field goals (66) and attempts (160), was second in field goals made (514) and third in free throws made (261) … Led the team in rebounding 27 times, with 12 games in double figures, pulling down a season-high 13 rebounds at Toronto on 11/17 … Served up a season-high five assists twice and had a career-high four steals twice (12/23 at Hou. and 12/28 vs. Phi.)

2001-02 (w/Philadelphia): Played and started in 81 of the 82 games and averaged 11.8 points and shot .461 percent from the field and .304 from three-point range … Also grabbed 7.1 rebounds and dished 1.3 assists in 31.4 minutes per game … Recorded 15 double-doubles and came within one rebound on 12 other occasions … Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 4/3 … Recorded five 20+ scoring games, including a season-high 25 points twice at Golden State on 12/5 and vs. Golden State on 2/20 … Attempted a career-high 21 field goal attempts vs. Golden State on 2/20 and took a career-high six three-point attempts vs. Indiana on 11/6

2000-01 (w/Cleveland): Started 55 of 56 games played, averaging 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.8 minutes per game … Hit .454 from the field and .812 from the line … Scored in double figures on 33 occasions, scoring 20+ points four times … Led the team in scoring on five occasions and in steals eight times … Had a season-high 10 rebounds on three occasions, posting two double-doubles … Had surgery on 1/11 to remove a fractured posterior talar process from his left ankle, missing 25 games (12/28 and 1/3-2/23) …

1999-00 (w/Orlando): Played only four games before being placed on the injured list on 11/15 and missing the remainder of the season with a peroneal tendon injury to his left ankle …

1998-99 (w/Orlando): Named to the 1998-99 All-Rookie First Team after ranking 4th among rookies in field-goal percentage (.463) and 5th in rebounds (4.3 ppg) … Averaged 10.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 1.4 apg in 22 games as a starter and scored in double figures in 18 games … Notched his first career double-double, with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Cleveland on 4/8 … Made first career start vs. Golden State on 3/13 ... Made his NBA debut, scoring 5 points in 11 minutes, vs. New York on 2/5.

IN THE PLAYOFFS
Appeared in a total 31 career playoff games (10 starts), averaging 10.2 points, while shooting .470 percent from the field and grabbing 5.0 rebounds in 25.5 minutes … 2007: In 17 games off the bench, averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists … Scored 10+ points in first four playoff games, leading the bench each game … Averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in five games of Western Conference Finals vs. San Antonio … Averaged 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in five-game Conference Semifinals vs. Golden State … Scored a playoff career-high 21 points (7-11) in Game 1 (5/7) … Averaged 10.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in seven-game first-round series with Houston … 2003: Utah's second-leading scorer during the 2003 Playoffs, scoring 14.8 points, shooting .484 from the field and grabbing 5.4 rebounds in the first round series vs. Sacramento … Scored in double figures in all five games, posting 18 points (8-11 FG) in Game 4 … 2002 (w/Philadelphia): Averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds, while shooting .500 percent in the five-game first-round series against Boston … Posted 18 points (8-14) and eight rebounds in Game 1 (4/21) … Was a perfect 4-4 from the field in Game 4 and grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 5 … 1999 (w/Orlando): Played in four games in the first round vs. Philadelphia, averaging 8.3 points on .462 percent shooting, with 5.0 rebounds in 20.5 minutes … Grabbed a playoff career-high 10 rebounds in Game 3 (5/13).

AS A COLLEGIAN
Was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 50th Anniversary Basketball Team in 2003 … His #15 jersey was retired by Georgia Tech prior to his final regular season home game in 1998 … A four-year starter, he averaged 17.9 points and 8.0 rebounds in 124 career games … Finished his career as both the Yellow Jackets’ second-leading career scorer (2,225 pts) and rebounder (997) … He also finished as the school's all-time leader in free throws made (508) and attempted (675) … Joined Mark Price (1984-86) as only the second player in school history to be named All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team for three consecutive seasons (1996-98) … One of only 10 players in ACC history to surpass 2,000 points and 900 rebounds in a career … As a senior (1997-98), averaged career-highs of 21.6 points and 9.4 rebounds, when he was named Third Team All-America … Ranked second in the ACC in scoring and rebounding and 14th in NCAA Division I in scoring … Named to the GTE Academic All-American First Team following his senior year …

Named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and named to the GTE Academic All-American Second Team as a junior (1996-97) after averaging 19.0 points and 8.2 rebounds … During his sophomore season (1995-96), was named to the All-ACC First Team after he averaged 18.6 points while leading Georgia Tech in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and shooting a career and team-high .429 (66-154) three-point percentage … Also named to the ACC All-Defensive Team … Was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 1994-95 after averaging 12.1 points and 6.2 rebounds.