Mr. Al Harrington Albert Harrington's Twitter handle is cheddahcheese7 (Baby Al) # Shoots: Right Position: Power Forward, Small Forward, and Center 6-9, 230 pounds (206 cm, 104kg) Orange, New Jersey, February 17, 1980 Cousin Dahntay Jones attends Saint Patrick's High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He played college basketball for Providence College. Harrington grew up in Orange, New Jersey, and began playing basketball when he was in seventh grade. He attended St. Patrick's High School in Elizabeth, where he played under head coach Tom Penders. As a senior in 1999-2000, he averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game. He went on to play four seasons for Providence College, where as a freshman he earned All-America honors. The next year, he became just the third player in NCAA history to score 1000 points before turning 20 years old. After graduating from Providence with a degree in communications, Harrington entered the 2000 NBA Draft, but he wasn't selected by any team. He then played in the EuroLeague and the Turkish Basketball League before returning to the United States in 2010. In 2011, Harrington signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, but he was later released by the team. That same year, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the final game of their season, which they lost to the Miami Heat.