Former Kentucky basketball player Josh Harrellson is averaging a double-double this season along with four steals per game for Fukushima in Japan.
His senior season was Kentucky’s 2011 Final Four team in John Calipari’s second year at Kentucky and was the first UK team Calipari took to the Final Four. Even though he’s been out of Kentucky for 12 years, he’s not slowing down… or at least not much.
“Yes I am 34 years old now. I am trying to do my best to help my team win and fortunately I am averaging a double-double this season with four assists and a steal or two. I am trying to be the best defender in my league,” Harrellson said.
Is his body not slowing down?
“I do not feel that my body is slowing down very much. I am still averaging over 30 minutes a game and competing hard, playing back to back games every weekend,” he said.
“The older I have gotten, the less training I have done in the offseason. Mostly rest and spending time with the kids.”
He’s in no huge hurry to call it quits.
“To be honest, I think my body could play until 40 but mentally I do not want to play that long. I want to spend more time with my family at home and not be away so much,” Harrellson said.
He’s been working to gain his Japanese citizenship for several years now.
“I am going to take the (citizenship) test in May, so hopefully I can obtain the citizenship,” Harrellson said.
