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Harvest Leroy Smith Jr. (born February 27, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, businessperson and former high school teammate of National Basketball Association (NBA) star Michael Jordan.

Early years

Smith was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before moving to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972 with his family.

High school

Smith and Michael Jordan were childhood friends who played together on their ninth-grade basketball squad.

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In 1978, during their second year at Emsley A. Laney High School, both tried out for the lone sophomore opening on the varsity basketball team. Smith, who was 6'7" (2.01 m), was selected because of his height, while the 5'11" (1.80 m) Jordan was sent to the JV basketball team by coach Clifton "Pop”" Herring.

Jordan trained extensively over the next year, grew four inches and was selected for the varsity team as a junior exhibiting extraordinary