Julius Page

Julius Marvin Page (born February 26, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. An athletic combo guard whose vertical leap was reported to be , he played high school basketball at Turner-Carroll High School in Buffalo, New York. He then played college basketball with the Pittsburgh Panthers, staying for 4 years: in his junior season in 2003 he was named Big East tournament MVP and was a third-team all-conference selection. After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Page started a professional career in the Continental Basketball Association, playing for the Idaho Stampede. He has also played in Germany and Israel before retiring from professional basketball in 2009.

High school career Page played for Turner-Carroll High School, a Catholic school in the East Side of his hometown of Buffalo, New York. As a sophomore, Page was selected as a starter of the varsity team, and the school won the Class C state championship. He was also included in the all-area first team for the second consecutive season. and he was considered one of the most athletic players and one of the best dunkers in the 2000 class by the Sporting News. During Page's tenure at Turner-Carroll, the school appeared in three state championships, winning two. and one of the best in NCAA college basketball history by Paul Ables of Bleacher Report. On February 3, in a game against of Notre Dame, Page tied his season high mark of 18 points. Page also played a total of 888 minutes (26.9 per game), ranking fourth on the team.

Sophomore season Page was confirmed as the team's starting shooting guard for his sophomore season. Page was the second-best scorer on the team behind point guard Brandin Knight (12.2 points per game), second in minutes per game (34.3) and third in assists (2.2), and he had his best free throw shooting season at 80.9%. At the end of the season he was an All-Big East Honorable Mention.

Junior season As a junior, Page debuted on November 23, 2002, in the first game of the season against Duquesne, scoring 17 points. In the game against Ohio State on December 18 he scored 18 points. He scored a career-high 25 points on January 18, 2003, against future NCAA champions Syracuse, shooting 10/15 from the field, making 4 of his 8 three-point attempts. against UConn, Page scored 16 points (7/13 from the field, including 2/4 from three) and added 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 36 minutes. He won the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Big East tournament MVP, and was a third-team All-Conference selection, Page ended the season as the team's top scorer (12.2 points per game) in a balanced offense that saw 5 players average at least 10 points per game. Page also ranked second in minutes per game (32.1), third in assists (2.2 behind Knight's 6.3 and Carl Krauser's 2.9) and shot a career-best 37% from three on 4.6 attempts per game. and was selected to the USBWA and NABC All-District teams. He was selected as team co-captain together with Jaron Brown and Toree Morris. His senior season was characterized by an ankle injury that bothered Page all season long. Nevertheless, Page played a career-high 1,281 minutes over 36 games, all starts. Page was one of the main contributors on the team, scoring double figures in 21 games. Pittsburgh qualified again for the NCAA Tournament: in the 2004 edition he made his debut against UCF on March 19, posting 10 points and 5 rebounds; he then scored 12 points against Wisconsin on March 21, and 5 in the loss to Oklahoma State on March 25. He ranked second on the team in minutes per game (a career-high 35.6), third in scoring (11 points per game, behind Krauser and Brown), fourth in assists and fourth in steals. At the end of the season he was named in the All-Big East Honorable Mention list, He reached the 1,000 point milestone in 96 games. Throughout his career he was noted for his athleticism and dunks, He went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, and on February 21, 2005, he decided to sign with the Idaho Stampede, a team that played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Page played 6 games during the 2004–05 CBA season, averaging 5.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.2 minutes per game.

In 2006, Page joined Israeli club Bnei Hasharon. He debuted with the new team on the 4th round of the 2006–07 Super League season against Hapoel Jerusalem, scoring 9 points in 19 minutes. On the 27th round against Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel, the last game he played in the season, Page scored 28 points in 35 minutes, scoring 7/8 on 2-point field goals and 4/6 on three-pointers; in that game he also recorded 8 rebounds and 5 steals. He recorded a season-high 6 points against Maccabi Rishon LeZion on the 7th round. He played his last game with Bnei Hasharon on the 10th round of the season, against Ironi Ramat Gan, playing only 2 minutes. Page was then selected by the Colorado 14ers in the 6th round of the 2008 NBA Development League draft (95th overall), but he did not stay with the club, being waived on November 20, 2008.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Regular season Season Team League 2005 Idaho Stampede CBA 6 0 16.2 .389 .267 .500 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.0 5.5 2006–07 Bnei Hasharon BSL 19 1 12.4 .648 .556 .571 2.4 1.0 0.8 0.1 5.1 2007–08 9 1 7.9 .333 .182 .667 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 2.0 2009 Giants Nördlingen BBL 1 0 1.5 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Season Team League 2007 Bnei Hasharon BSL 2 0 22.0 .400 .333 .750 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 6.5

College

Personal life Page was born to Garrett Flakes and Selina Page in Buffalo, New York.