Jillian Harmon

Jillian Harmon (born 3 March 1987) is a women's basketball player who represented New Zealand and the Tall Ferns at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.^[1] She played college basketball at Stanford University.

Harmon was born in New York, New York to Randall and Julie Harmon. She played four years of high school basketball for Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon and graduated from Stanford University, where she played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.^[2][3]

Harmon tried out for the New Zealand national team in 2008 after learning she was eligible because her mother was born in New Zealand. Harmon and former Stanford teammate Clare Bodensteiner were both named to the team shortly before the Olympics.^[4]

External links

• Jillian Harmon at the NZOC website
• Jillian Harmon at the SR Sports Reference website

References

1. "Tall Ferns named for Beijing". 8 July 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
2. "Jillian Harmon". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
3. "Jillian Harmon". WBNA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
4. "Stanford's Jillian Harmon `09 And Clare Bodensteiner `06 Named To New Zealand Women's Basketball Olympic Team". Stanford University. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2010.