Charlie Harrison (basketball)

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| name = Charlie Harrison

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|8|17}}

| birth_place = Nash County, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|4|13|1949|8|17}}

| death_place = Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, U.S.

| alma_mater = Guilford

| coach_years1 = 1971–1973

| coach_team1 = Indiana (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1973–1974

| coach_team2 = Clemson (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1974–1975

| coach_team3 = Oklahoma (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1975–1977

| coach_team4 = Buffalo Braves (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1978–1979

| coach_team5 = Oklahoma (volunteer assistant)

| coach_years6 = 1979–1980

| coach_team6 = New Mexico

| coach_years7 = 1980–1982

| coach_team7 = Iowa State (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 1982–1987

| coach_team8 = East Carolina

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|58|111|record=y}}

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Charles Dunn Harrison (August 17, 1949 – April 13, 2020){{cite web|title= Charles "Charlie" Dunn Harrison|url= https://www.mundenfuneralhome.net/obituary/CharlesCharlie-Harrison |website= mundenfuneralhome.net|accessdate=April 29, 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.{{cite news|title= ECU Mourns The Passing Of Charlie Harrison|url= https://ecupirates.com/news/2020/4/14/general-ecu-mourns-the-passing-of-charlie-harrison.aspx|date=April 14, 2020|website=East Carolina Pirates|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Ed|title= Harrison's Lobos fought adversity|url= https://www.abqjournal.com/239910/harrisons-lobos-fought-adversity.html|date=June 30, 2013|website=Albuquerque Journal|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|title= ECU's Harrison to quit after season |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49850090/daily-press/|newspaper=Daily Press|date=January 30, 1987|page=46|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 11, 2020}} {{Open access}}

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