Last Updated on May 28, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

James Harden played two collegiate seasons at Arizona State University from 2007 to 2009. Below is a season-by-season breakdown of his per-game statistics:

Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
2007–08 Arizona State 34 34.1 17.8 5.3 3.2 2.1 0.2 52.7 40.7 75.0
2008–09 Arizona State 35 35.8 20.1 5.6 4.2 1.7 0.3 48.9 35.6 75.6

Career Averages:

  • Games Played: 69
  • Minutes Per Game: 35.0
  • Points Per Game: 19.0
  • Rebounds Per Game: 5.4
  • Assists Per Game: 3.7
  • Steals Per Game: 1.9
  • Blocks Per Game: 0.2
  • Field Goal Percentage: 50.6%
  • Three-Point Percentage: 37.6%
  • Free Throw Percentage: 75.5%

During his time at Arizona State, Harden earned several accolades, including:

  • Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009)
  • Consensus All-American (2009)
  • Two-time First-Team All-Pac-10 (2008, 2009)
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (2008)

Following his sophomore season, Harden declared for the 2009 NBA Draft and was selected third overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.