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Del Harris
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Del Harris

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Coaching the Houston Rockets to the NBA Finals and leading the Lakers.

NBA Finals · Coach of the Year

Born
18 June 1937
Birthplace
Plainfield

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Del Harris

Del Harris is an American basketball coach whose work spans schools, colleges, professional clubs and international teams.

Early life

Education

Graduated from Milligan College in religious studies in 1959 and earned a history master’s degree at Indiana in 1965.

Career

  1. 1965

    Earlham

    Began a nine-season college coaching tenure.

  2. 1979

    Houston

    Became the Rockets’ head coach.

  3. 1994

    Los Angeles

    Became Lakers head coach.

Achievements

NBA Finals

Led Houston to the championship series.

Coach of the Year

Won the NBA award with the Lakers.

Hall of Fame

Was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Beyond sport

Community work

The Del and Ann Harris Foundation supports Christian education and missions.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Pete Souza, The White House. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.