Joe Harrington

Joe Harrington
Current position
Title Director of Men's Basketball Student Services
Team Maryland
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born December 28, 1945
Playing career
19651967 Maryland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19691979
19791980
19801987
19871990
19901996
19992001
Maryland (asst.)
Hofstra
George Mason
Long Beach State
Colorado
Toronto Raptors (asst.)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007present Maryland (Dir. MBBSS)
Accomplishments and honors

Awards

CAA Coach of the Year (1984)

Joe Harrington is an American basketball coach. He last served as the Director of Men's Basketball Student Services at the Maryland.[1] Harrington served as the head coach at Hofstra University, George Mason University, California State University, Long Beach, and the University of Colorado. He was an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association.

Biography

Harrington was the star of Morse High School's back-to-back state championship teams in 196263. He attended the University of Maryland, where he played college basketball under Maryland head coach Bud Millikan and alongside point guard Gary Williams. The Boston Celtics selected Harrington in the 1967 NBA Draft.

Harrington served as the head coach at Hofstra for the 197980 season.[2] From 1980 to 1986, he coached at George Mason, where he compiled a 11285 record. From 1987 to 1990, he coached at Long Beach State, where he compiled a 5336 record. From 1990 to 1996, he served as the head coach at Colorado, where he compiled a 7285 record. Harrington served as a manager for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, which won the bronze medal.[3] He worked as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors from 1999 to 2001.[4] In November 2007, he joined former teammate Gary Williams' coaching staff at their alma mater, Maryland, as the Director of Men's Basketball Student Services.[5]

References

  1. Joe Harrington, University of Maryland, retrieved October 8, 2010.
  2. Harrington Leaving Mason;Patriots Basketball Coach Going to Long Beach State, The Washington Post, April 16, 1987.
  3. 1990 USA Basketball
  4. Joe Harrington, University of Maryland, retrieved May 10, 2011.
  5. Joe Harrington's status remains unchanged, The Washington Post, October 8, 2010.