Harold Jensen

Basketball Player

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Who is Harold Jensen?

Harold Jensen is a retired American basketball player. He is best remembered as a key player in Villanova University's surprise 1985 NCAA championship victory.

Jensen, a 6'5 swingman from Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut, played for coach Rollie Massimino at Villanova from 1983 to 1987. Jensen played little as a freshman, but as a sophomore was the sixth man for the Wildcats' 1985 National Championship team. For the season, Jensen averaged 4.1 points per game, but he came off the bench in the 1985 NCAA title game to shoot a perfect 5-5 from the floor and hit four clutch free throws in the closing minutes as Villanova beat the defending champion Georgetown Hoyas 66-64 in what is considered by many to be one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Jensen was named to the All-tournament team for his performance and would be remembered as one of the surprising heroes of NCAA tournament history.

Jensen built off his surprise sophomore tournament performance to become a starter for his junior and senior seasons. He led the Wildcats in scoring as a senior and netted second team All-Big East honors.

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Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Villanova University
    (1983 - 1987)
  • Trumbull High School
Lived in
  • Trumbull

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on July 23, 2013

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