Harold Ellis (basketball)

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| name = Harold Ellis

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|7}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia

| nationality = American

| high_school = Frederick Douglass
(Atlanta, Georgia)

| college = Morehouse (1988–1992)

| draft_year = 1992

| career_start = 1992

| career_end = 2001

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| career_position = Shooting guard

| coach_start = 2001

| coach_end = 2009

| years1 = 1992

| team1 = Atlanta Eagles

| years2 = 1992–1993

| team2 = Quad City Thunder

| years3 = 1993

| team3 = Atlanta Eagles

| years4 = 1993–1994

| team4 = Quad City Thunder

| years5 = {{nbay|1993|end}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}

| team5 = Los Angeles Clippers

| years6 = 1995–1996

| team6 = Aris Thessaloniki

| years7 = 1996–1997

| team7 = Apollon Patras

| years8 = 1997

| team8 = Tau Cerámica

| years9 = 1997

| team9 = Rockford Lightning

| years10 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}

| team10 = Denver Nuggets

| years11 = 1998–1999

| team11 = Irakleio

| years12 = 1999

| team12 = Rockford Lightning

| years13 = 1999–2001

| team13 = Las Vegas Silver Bandits

| cyears1 = 2001–2002

| cteam1 = Roanoke Dazzle (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2004–2006

| cteam2 = Rome Gladiators

| cyears3 = 2008–2009

| cteam3 = Detroit Pistons (assistant)

| highlights =

As player:

Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1997)
Greek League All-Star (1996 II)
Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (1996 II)
CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1993)

As head coach:

2× WBA champion (2005, 2006)
2× WBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2006)

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Harold Ellis (born October 7, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard from Morehouse College, Ellis was never drafted by a National Basketball Association team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons.

Professional career

Following a two-season stint with the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association, Ellis played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1993 to 1995. He then moved to Europe and the Greek Basket League to play for Aris during the 1995–96 season, and Apollon Patras during the 1996–97 season. He then returned to the NBA to play for the Denver Nuggets during the 1997–98 season.

In his NBA career, Ellis played in 145 games and scored a total of 840 points. On January 14, 1994, he scored a career high 29 points as a member of the Clippers versus the Boston Celtics.

National team career

Ellis was a member of the senior Team USA, that won the gold medal at the 1993 FIBA AmeriCup.

Coaching career

Ellis was a minor league coordinator/scout for the Atlanta Hawks[http://www.nba.com/hawks/general_info/Harold_Ellis_Bio.html HAWKS: Harold Ellis Bio] for six seasons, before his hiring on June 23, 2008, as an assistant coach to newly hired Detroit Pistons head coach Michael Curry.[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3457411 Curry picks former Raptors coach Walker as one of assistants] From 2009 to 2012, he was a scout for the Pistons. In 2012, Ellis was named director of pro scouting for the Orlando Magic.{{Cite web |url=http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/magic/2012-13OrlandoMagicMediaGuide.pdf |title=2012-13 Orlando Magic media guide |access-date=2013-04-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053015/http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/magic/2012-13OrlandoMagicMediaGuide.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

He and his wife Latosha have two children, Lake and Sydney.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

References

External links

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellisha01.html Basketball-Reference.com Profile]
[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Harold-Ellis/IBL/Las-Vegas-Silver-Bandits/14862? Eurobasket.com Profile]

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:African-American basketball coaches

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Apollon Patras B.C. players

Category:Aris B.C. players

Category:Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Basketball players from Atlanta

Category:Denver Nuggets players

Category:Irakleio B.C. players