Charlie Harrison (basketball)

American basketball coach (1949–2020)

Charlie Harrison
Biographical details
Born	(1949-08-17)August 17, 1949 Nash County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 70) Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Guilford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1973	Indiana (GA)
1973–1974	Clemson (assistant)
1974–1975	Oklahoma (assistant)
1975–1977	Buffalo Braves (assistant)
1978–1979	Oklahoma (volunteer assistant)
1979–1980	New Mexico
1980–1982	Iowa State (assistant)
1982–1987	East Carolina

Head coaching record
Overall	58–111 (.343)

Charles Dunn Harrison (August 17, 1949 – April 13, 2020) was an American college basketball coach who served as head coach at the University of New Mexico and East Carolina University.

Career

A graduate of Guilford College, Harrison began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Bob Knight at Indiana. He then held assistant positions with Clemson, Oklahoma and the National Basketball Association's Buffalo Braves.

In 1979, following a second stint at Oklahoma, Harrison was hired as an assistant at New Mexico under head coach Norm Ellenberger. However, right before the team's season opener Ellenberger was suspended and later fired following the revelation of an academic fraud scandal nicknamed “Lobogate.” Harrison was tapped as the new head coach and led the depleted team to a 6–22 record. Following the season he was replaced by the more seasoned Gary Colson.

After a two-year stint as an assistant at Iowa State under Johnny Orr, Harrison was named head coach at East Carolina (ECU). He led the Pirates for five seasons, compiling a record of 51–90. In January, 1987, Harrison announced he would step down from ECU at the close of the season.

Harrison died on April 13, 2020, at age 70.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
New Mexico Lobos (Western Athletic Conference) (1979–1980)
1979–80	New Mexico	7–21	3–11	7th
New Mexico:		7–21 (.250)	3–11 (.214)
East Carolina Pirates (ECAC South/Colonial Athletic Association) (1982–1987)
1982–83	East Carolina	16–13	3–7	5th
1983–84	East Carolina	4–24	1–9	6th
1984–85	East Carolina	7–21	1–13	8th
1985–86	East Carolina	12–16	6–8	5th
1986–87	East Carolina	12–16	4–10	7th
East Carolina:		51–90 (.362)	15–47 (.242)
Total:		58–111 (.343)

References

"Charles "Charlie" Dunn Harrison". mundenfuneralhome.net. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "ECU Mourns The Passing Of Charlie Harrison". East Carolina Pirates. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
Johnson, Ed (June 30, 2013). "Harrison's Lobos fought adversity". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
"ECU's Harrison to quit after season". Daily Press. January 30, 1987. p. 46. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

College record @ sports-reference.com

v t e New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches
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New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches

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Ralph Hutchinson (1910–1917)
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John F. McGough (1918–1919)
Roy W. Johnson (1919–1920)
No team (1920–1921)
Roy W. Johnson (1921–1931)
Tom Churchill (1931–1933)
Roy W. Johnson (1933–1940)
Benjamin Sacks (1940–1941)
Willis Barnes (1941–1943)
George White (1943–1944)
Woody Clements (1944–1951)
Berl Huffman (1951–1952)
Woody Clements (1952–1955)
Bill Stockton (1955–1958)
Bob Sweeney (1958–1962)
Bob King (1962–1972)
Norm Ellenberger (1972–1979)
Charlie Harrison (1979–1980)
Gary Colson (1980–1988)
Dave Bliss (1988–1999)
Fran Fraschilla (1999–2002)
Ritchie McKay (2002–2007)
Steve Alford (2007–2013)
Craig Neal (2013–2017)
Paul Weir (2017–2021)
Richard Pitino (2021– )

v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches
C. W. Porter (1931–1932) Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934) Doc Mathis (1934–1936) Bo Farley (1936–1937) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939) Bo Farley (1939–1940) John Christenbury (1940–1943) No team (1943–1944) None (1944–1945) Earl Smith (1945–1946) Jim Johnson (1946–1947) Howard Porter (1947–1959) Earl Smith (1959–1963) Wendell Carr (1963–1966) Tom Quinn (1966–1974) Dave Patton (1974–1977) Larry Gillman (1977–1979) Dave Odom (1979–1982) Charlie Harrison (1982–1987) Mike Steele (1987–1991) Eddie Payne (1991–1995) Joe Dooley (1995–1999) Bill Herrion (1999–2005) Ricky Stokes (2005–2007) Mack McCarthy (2007–2010) Jeff Lebo (2010–2017) Michael Perry # (2017–2018) Joe Dooley (2018–2022) Michael Schwartz (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches

C. W. Porter (1931–1932)
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934)
Doc Mathis (1934–1936)
Bo Farley (1936–1937)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939)
Bo Farley (1939–1940)
John Christenbury (1940–1943)
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None (1944–1945)
Earl Smith (1945–1946)
Jim Johnson (1946–1947)
Howard Porter (1947–1959)
Earl Smith (1959–1963)
Wendell Carr (1963–1966)
Tom Quinn (1966–1974)
Dave Patton (1974–1977)
Larry Gillman (1977–1979)
Dave Odom (1979–1982)
Charlie Harrison (1982–1987)
Mike Steele (1987–1991)
Eddie Payne (1991–1995)
Joe Dooley (1995–1999)
Bill Herrion (1999–2005)
Ricky Stokes (2005–2007)
Mack McCarthy (2007–2010)
Jeff Lebo (2010–2017)
Michael Perry # (2017–2018)
Joe Dooley (2018–2022)
Michael Schwartz (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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