Ron Harper Jr.

ABOUT RON HARPER JR.

Professional Basketball player best known for his time with the Toronto Raptors and being the son of basketball player Ron Harper . He posts pictures of his games to his Instagram ron.harper.jr, where he has a following of more than 40,000 fans.

He is from Paterson, New Jersey. His mother coached him in Basketball throughout his youth. He attended Rutgers University . Despite earning a four-star ranking as a high school recruit, his only offers to play college basketball at Power Five programs came from Rutgers and the University of Nebraska .

He helped lead Rutgers University basketball team to their first NCAA Tournament in 30 years when he was a junior. He went un-drafted in the 2022 NBA draft, and instead signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors . While at Rutgers, he hit a game winning shot against a #1 ranked Purdue team to help seal the Scarlet Knights' first win over a team ranked #1.

His father is Ron Harper . His mother is Maria. He has three siblings.

Wayne Embry helped get him signed with the Toronto Raptors .