Del Harris
Harris at the White House in February 2009 while a Chicago Bulls assistant coach
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June 18, 1937 Dale, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Plainfield (Plainfield, Indiana) | ||||||||||||
| College | Milligan (1955–1959) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1959 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1965–2012 | ||||||||||||
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| 1965–1974 | Earlham | ||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Vaqueros de Bayamón | ||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Utah Stars (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Houston Rockets (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Texas Legends | ||||||||||||
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Delmer William "Del" Harris (born June 18, 1937) is an American basketball coach who is currently the vice president of the Texas Legends, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. He served as a head coach for the NBA's Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Legends. He was also an assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Houston Rockets.
Harris is a 1955 graduate of Plainfield High School (Indiana) in Plainfield, Indiana. He was inducted into the first class of Plainfield High School's Hall of Fame.
Harris graduated from Milligan College in 1959 cum laude with a bachelor's degree in religious studies. In 1965, Harris earned a master's degree in history from Indiana University Bloomington.
He began his coaching career at the Junior High School level in Johnson City, Tennessee but is best known for his tenure in his native Indiana; in four years in the Indiana ranks he built a record of 54-15 over his last three seasons, winning two Conference titles and a Sectional title.
He coached at three different high schools in Indiana; the Roachdale Hawks, the Dale Golden Aces and the Spencer Cops; his greatest success came at Dale, as he led the Golden Aces to a 2-year record of 35-9 and a Pocket Athletic Conference title. He also coached the Dale baseball team to a PAC title and a record of 26-7. He moved to Spencer for the 1964–65 season where they had a 19-6 record, winning another Conference title and an IHSAA Sectional title but lost in the Regional finals to Bloomington. The following year, he was hired by Earlham College.
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