Outlook

Gavin Harvey is local point guard who has ability to push the pace and find the open man makes him a natural fit for the Cavaliers offensive attack … Can initiate offense and get his teammates into positions of success. … Really creates a lot of offense and makes everyone better … Plays with great spirit and confidence.

Career
Part the greatest two-year runs in program history, helping JCCC to a record of 62-9, two undefeated conference championship seasons, two NJCAA Division II Tournament appearances with two eighth-place finishes and a No. 8 and No. 3 final ranking in the final season NJCAA Poll …  Finished career ranked sixth all-time in assists with 353, an average of 5.0 per game … Also ranks 11^th in career free throw accuracy at 78.3 (130-166) … Tallied 828 points for an average of 11.7 per game … Also made 92 career 3-point field, tying him for 16^th all-time at JCCC … At the national tournament, ranks second in career points (90), field goals (36) and assists (30) … Also ranks tied for 11^th in free throws (12) and 10^th in free throw percentage (.800).

Sophomore Year 2025-26
Named first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II and All-Region 6 Division II … … Helped JCCC make history by securing its first undefeated regular season in program history, finishing 29-0 … The Cavaliers would finish the season as KJCCC D-II champions, earn an at-large berth to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament where they would place eighth with an overall record of 31-3, tying the team record for victories in a season … Played in and started 34 games … Averaged 11.6 points, 6.3 assists, 20.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game … Shot 45.9 percent from the field (145-318), 36.4 percent from 3-point range (43-118) and 75.9 percent at the free throw line (60-79) … Led the team in assists in 25 games, steals 10 games and scoring five times … Reached double figures scoring 22 times, fourth-most on the team … Led the conference ranked 11^th in the NJCAA with 182 total assists … That total ranked 10^th on JCCC’s season assists chart … Also led the conference with a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … Ranked eighth in the conference in made 3-pointers and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage … Had a solid line in the Cavaliers’ season opening 142-65 win over Kansas Christian JV with nine points on 3-of-3 shooting with two 3-pointers, eight assists and five rebounds (10-31-25) … Followed with nine points and seven assists in a 116-45 romp over Ottawa JV (11-1-25) … Tallied 11 points, eight assists, six rebounds and two steals in an 81-75 win over Southeast (11-11-25) … Followed with 12 points and nine assists in a 92-61 victory over Central (11-18-25) … Recorded the third-highest scoring game of his career with 22 points, hitting 9-of-14 shots with a pair of 3-pointers and free throw in an 85-79 win at Metropolitan (11-25-25) … That started a string of 10 straight games in double figures scoring … Finished with 18 points, nine assists and three steals in a rematch with the Wolves, helping JCCC to a more comfortable victory, 88-63 (12-13-25) … Contributed 10 points and eight assists in an 82-60 win over No. 10 North Central Missouri (1-7-26) … Was an efficient 6-for-7 from the field with a 3-pointer and made both free throw attempts for 15 points, along with seven assists, four steals and two rebounds in a thrilling 91-89 victor over Iowa Central (1-10-26) … Followed with a game-high 20 points in an 87-76 win at Highland in the conference opener (1-14-26) … Tallied 11 points and eight assists in a 105-74 win over Labette (1-21-26) … Finished with 14 points, six assists and six rebounds in an 81-67 win over Highland (2-7-26) … Led JCCC with 16 points, 11 in the second half, to power the Cavaliers to a 61-57 come-from-behind road victory at Kansas City Kansas and keep the Cavaliers unbeaten season in tact (2-11-26) … Led JCCC with 21-points on 9-of14 shooting in an 86-78 loss to No. 12 Parkland in the opening game at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament (3-16-26) … His 21-point effort ties for 17^th by a JCCC player in a national tournament game …  Finished with 12 points and seven assists in a 75-73 victory over No. 13 Schoolcraft in the consolation bracket semifinals at nationals (3-20-25) … His seven assists tie for the second most in a game by a JCCC player in a national tournament game … Closed out the tournament with 19 points, five assists and three boards in a 104-93 loss to Lansing in the consolation final (3-21-26) … Finished the tournament with a team-high 59 points, for an average of 14.8 per game … His 59 points in tournament play tie for the ninth-most scored by a Cavalier … He also finished with 21 assists in the tournament, second-most all-time at JCCC.  

Freshman year 2024-25

Helped Johnson County to undefeated conference championship season, a 31-6 overall mark and an eight-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Tournament … Named first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College and All-Region 6 Division II and was selected the Freshman of the Year … Played in and started all 37 games … Averaged 11.7 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 rebounds … Ranked third on the team and tied for ninth in the conference with 49 made 3-point baskets … Connected on 70-of-87 free throw attempts for a team-best percentage of 80.5 … His 433 total points tied for sixth in the conference and his 11.7 per game average tied for 12^th … Led the conference with 171 assists, 34 more than the second-place finisher … His 171 assists ranked 14^th in the NJCAA and 13^th in JCCC history … Ranked fifth in the conference with a 7.1 assist-to-turnover ratio … Scored in double figures 23 times, had one double digit rebound game and twice reached double figures in assists … Led the team in scoring in six games, was the rebounder once, led in assists a team-high 24 games and in steals six times … In his second career game led JCCC with 24 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range, in a 75-69 loss at Western Iowa Tech (11-4-24) … His six 3-point baskets tie for 18^th on JCCC’s game chart … Also had six rebounds … Led the Cavaliers again with 21 points, hitting 7-of-11 shots with two 3-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws in a 78-66 win over Iowa Lakes (11-8-24) … Led JCCC with 18 points and six rebounds in a 72-67 victor over Palm Beach State (11-15-24) … Tied for the team lead with 15 points in a 67-61 win over Rock Valley (11-16-24) … Poured in a team-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting with a pair of treys and dished out nine assists in an 88-62 win over Sterling JV (11-22-24) … Was 6-for-9 from the field with two 3-pointers and 9-of-13 at the line for game-high 23 points in a 74-68 loss at No. 1-ranked North Central Missouri (12-7-24) … Opened conference play with 13 points and five assists in a 75-63 victory over Neosho County (1-11-25) … Followed with 16 points and five assists in a 77-72 win at Kansas City Kansas (1-15-25) … Had 12 points and five assists in a 72-60 win at Allen. (1-22-25) and 13 points and seven assists in a 92-57 win over Labette (1-25-25) … Voted the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week in week 12 … Poured in 19 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists in a 90-77 victory at Fort Scott to begin the week (1-29-25) … Against Hesston Harvey accomplished something that had only been done four times in program history by recording a 10-point, 10-rebound, 13-assist triple-double to lead JCCC to a 77-62 win over the Larks (2-1-25) … His 13 assists tie for ninth all-time on Johnson County's single game chart … Scored 17 points and had five assists in a 91-60 win at Labette (2-20-25) … Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists in an 80-74 victory over Fort Scott (2-22-25) … Followed with 14 points and eight assists in an 86-67 win at Hesston (1-26-25) … Had 13 points and five rebounds in a 68-60 win over Allen in the semifinals of the Region 6 Tournament (3-7-25) … Had seven points and six assists in a  74-73 loss to No. 19 Kansas City Kansas in the Region 6 Championship Game (3-8-25) … Averaged 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the Region 6 Tournament … Was one of only two Cavaliers to score in double figures in a 77-48 loss to No. 9 Macomb to open the NJCAA Division II Tournament, finishing with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting (3-17-25) … Had eight points and three rebounds in a 90-63 victor over No. 19 Kansas City Kansas in the first round of the consolation bracket (3-19-25) … Recorded four points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals in an 81-75 triumph over No. 20 Henry Ford in the semifinals of the consolation bracket (3-21-25) … His five assists tie the ninth-best game in tournament play in team history … Finished with eight points, three assists and two rebounds in a 94-68 loss to No. 10 Florida State at Jacksonville in the consolation bracket final (3-22-25) … For the tournament average 7.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists ... His 12 total assist ties for sixth most in team history ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0.

High School

Was a two-year starter for coach Ryan Hintzat Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Named Class 6A All-State third-team by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association as a senior … Was an All-State first-team selection by Sports in Kansas … Also selected All-Eastern Kansas League first-team … Averaged 17.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals his senior year … Scored in double figures in 16 games and topped 20 points six times highlighted by a season high 28 against Blue Valley Northwest … Shot 50.4 percent from the field, 43.6 percent from 3-point range and 78.0 percent at the free throw line … As a junior averaged 7.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game … Reached double digits scoring seven times … Played club basketball for Mokan from 2019-22 and for PAC in 2023 …  Earned Academic All-State.

Personal

Born Gavin Harvey on August 26,2005, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is G Harv … Son of Greg and Sunny Harvey … Has two siblings: Griffin and Graham … His father played football at Emporia State University … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Washburn University, Friends University, Kansas Wesleyan University and MidAmerica Nazarene University … Enjoys hibachi cooked food … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Kyoto … Favorite TV shows are Prison Break and Castle … Favorite movie is The Dark Knight … Favorite sports movie is The Blindside … Favorite actor is Christian Bale … Favorite book is The Get Rich Quick Club … Favorite music entertainer is Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Batman … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … His greatest sports moment was his 28 point game against rival Blue Valley … Best player his has played against is former Kansas and current Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun … Notable alumni from her school are former Kentucky and USA National Volleyball player Madison Liley, former Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler and 2012 Olympic gold medalist swimmer Shannan Vreeland.