Harold Miner

Basketball Player

Male

Born May 5, 1971

Age 42

Hometown Inglewood, Califo...

Position Shooting guard

College University of Sou...

Draft Year 1992

Nationality United States

Harold David Miner is a retired American professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Slam Dunk Contest. He attended college at the University of Southern California (USC) and was a star player on that… Read More

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Watch: Highlights From Dunk Contest Competitors
Huffington Post - Feb 08, 2013

The participants in the 2013 NBA Slam Dunk Contest are cleared for takeoff. Eric Bledsoe (Clippers), Kenneth Faried (Nuggets) and Jeremy Evans (Jazz) are representing the Western Conference while Gerald Green (Indiana), Terrence Ross (Toronto) and James White (Knicks) will be slamming on behalf of the East. Defending his 2012 crown, Evans joins Green (2007) as the two previous winners in the field. Although household names like LeBron James continue to shun the dunk contest ...
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Searching For Michael Jordan Bleacher Report
Google News - Sep 09, 2011

Drowning in whiskey is the only excuse for a comparison between Jordan and Harold Miner (no really, the only excuse). It doesn't get any more apples to oranges than that one, true believers. Sports are a funny animal. Sports fans have to find a comfort
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Mernagh: Marquette Making Moves Under Buzz Williams Nbe Basketball Report
Google News - Sep 07, 2011

He reminded me of a combination of Harold Miner and Wayman Tisdale, but that was a few years ago. What's Burton like now? For that I hit up Antonio Curro, a veteran scout and owner of the NY2LA Scouting Service, to fill us in
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The 4 Jerseys You Gotta Have For Every Team. Day 14: Miami Heat Bloguin (Blog)
Google News - Sep 01, 2011

Harold Miner -- If I thought Juwan Howard's name had actually made it onto a retail Heat jersey back in 1996 then this would have been a no-brainer. As it stands, I'm just going to have to go with "Baby Jordan". This was another jersey I was amused to
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1971 Birth Born on May 5, 1971.

TEENAGE

1989 18 Years Old Miner attended USC from 1989 until 1992. … Read More

TWENTIES

1992 21 Years Old 1 More Event

Miner led the USC Trojans men's basketball team to a #2 seeding in the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. … Read More

1993 22 Years Old Miner won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest twice, in 1993 and 1995.

1995 24 Years Old 2 More Events

In the 1995 contest, Miner defeated Isaiah Rider, who had won the previous year, solidifying Miner as one of the game's best dunkers. … Read More

1996 25 Years Old Miner played five scoreless minutes in his last NBA game, a 26-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on February 20, 1996. … Read More

THIRTIES

2010 39 Years Old … In 2010, however, he agreed to an interview in which he indicated a desire to begin reconnecting with the University of Southern California and with some of his acquaintances from his playing days.

FORTIES

2011 40 Years Old 1 More Event

As of 2011, Miner had settled in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was married with two children.

2012 41 Years Old He would later attend the retirement of his jersey by USC during half time of the game against UCLA on 15 Jan 2012. … Read More

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