FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Harper Signs Professional Contract with Sutjeska

MANSFIELD – Former Mansfield University men's basketball standout Chuck Harper has signed a professional contract to play for KK Sutjeska Niksic of the Montenegrin Basketball League.

The 12-team Montenegrin Basketball League was established in 2006, shortly after Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia and Montenegro, and is the top basketball league in the country. Sutjeska won the Montenegrin Basketball Cup this past February, defeating six-time defending champion Buducnost 64-55.

Harper was a key part of the men's basketball program for three seasons at Mansfield after transferring from Johnson State College in Vermont. The Philadelphia native totaled 739 points, 348 rebounds, 151 assists and 82 steals during his time with the Mountaineers.

Harper averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in his senior season to help the Mountaineers to their first PSAC playoff berth since 2011.

Sutjeska opens the 2013-14 basketball season in October.