Matt Harpring

Harpring is the kind of player I quietly admire more than the highlight-reel stars. An 11-year NBA career out of Georgia Tech isn't built on flash; it's built on grit, physicality, and a willingness to do the dirty work that never shows up on a poster. What fascinates me most is the pivot to broadcasting alongside Craig Bolerjack for the Jazz. The same brain that read defenses in real time clearly translated into sharp, articulate analysis. To me, Harpring represents a smart, durable basketball lifer who understood the game well enough to keep contributing long after the final buzzer of his playing days.

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Name (English)

Matt Harpring

Name (Japanese)

マット・ハープリング

Reading

まっと・はーぷりんぐ

Born

May 31, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

• Official sitehttps://www.mattharpring.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Harpring
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965169

Tags

• Ohio
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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