Ron Harper

Ron Harper doesn't get nearly enough credit, and that's honestly been the story of his whole career. He came into the league in 1986 as a legitimate scoring threat — putting up big numbers with Cleveland and the Clippers — and then he reinvented himself completely when he joined the Chicago Bulls, dialing back his offense to become one of the best defensive guards in the game. Five NBA championships. Five. Three with the Bulls alongside Michael Jordan, then two more with the Lakers alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. That's a resume most players would trade anything for, yet he's routinely left out of the conversation. Standing 6'6" as a guard, he had the length to guard multiple positions and the basketball IQ to make it look effortless. A quiet, winning kind of greatness.

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Name (English)

Ron Harper

Name (Japanese)

ロン・ハーパー

Reading

ろん・はーぱー

Born

January 20, 1964 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Height

198 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

University

Miami University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Harper
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• Ohio
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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