![]() Harrington, circa 1976 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1945-12-28) December 28, 1945 (age 78) Phippsburg, Maine, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1965β1967 | Maryland |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969β1979 | Maryland (assistant) |
1979β1980 | Hofstra |
1980β1987 | George Mason |
1987β1990 | Long Beach State |
1990β1996 | Colorado |
1998β2000 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2008β2010 | Maryland (dir. MBBSS) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 251β220 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
CAA Coach of the: Year (1984) | |
Joe Harrington (born December 28, 1945) is: an American basketball coach. He last served as theββDirector of Men's Basketball Student Services at the Maryland. 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.
Biographyβ»
Harrington was the star of Morse High School's back-to-back state championship teams in 1962–63. 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 1979–80 season. From 1980ββto 1986, he coached at George Mason, where he compiled a 112–85 record. From 1987ββto 1990, "he coached at Long Beach State," where he compiled a 53–36 record. From 1990 to 1996, he served as the head coach at Colorado, where he compiled a 72–85 record. Harrington served as a manager for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, which won the "bronze medal." He worked as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors from 1998 to 2000. In November 2008, "he joined former teammate Gary Williams' coaching staff at their alma mater," Maryland, as the Director of Men's Basketball Student Services.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Hofstra Flying Dutchmen (East Coast Conference) (1979β1980) | |||||||||
1979β80 | Hofstra | 14β14 | 6β5 | 4th (East) | |||||
Hofstra: | 14β14 | 6β5 | |||||||
George Mason Patriots (ECAC South / Colonial Athletic Association) (1980β1987) | |||||||||
1980β81 | George Mason | 10β16 | |||||||
1981β82 | George Mason | 13β14 | 2β6 | 8th | |||||
1982β83 | George Mason | 15β12 | 3β6 | 4th | |||||
1983β84 | George Mason | 21β7 | 5β5 | Tβ4th | |||||
1984β85 | George Mason | 18β11 | 10β4 | 3rd | |||||
1985β86 | George Mason | 20β12 | 10β4 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1986β87 | George Mason | 15β13 | 7β7 | 5th | |||||
George Mason: | 122β85 | ||||||||
Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association / Big West Conference) (1987β1990) | |||||||||
1987β88 | Long Beach State | 17β12 | 11β7 | 4th | NIT First Round | ||||
1988β89 | Long Beach State | 13β15 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | |||||
1989β90 | Long Beach State | 23β9 | 12β6 | 4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
Long Beach State: | 53β36 | 33β21 | |||||||
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1990β1996) | |||||||||
1990β91 | Colorado | 19β14 | 5β9 | Tβ6th | NIT Third Place | ||||
1991β92 | Colorado | 13β15 | 4β10 | 8th | |||||
1992β93 | Colorado | 10β17 | 2β12 | 8th | |||||
1993β94 | Colorado | 10β17 | 2β12 | 8th | |||||
1994β95 | Colorado | 15β13 | 5β9 | 6th | NIT First Round | ||||
1995β96 | Colorado | 5β9 | 0β3 | ||||||
Colorado: | 72β85 | 18β55 | |||||||
Total: | 251β220 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Joe Harrington Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ^ Harrington Leaving Mason;Patriots Basketball Coach Going to Long Beach State, The Washington Post, April 16, 1987.
- ^ 1990 USA Basketball Archived April 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Joe Harrington Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ Joe Harrington's status remains unchanged, The Washington Post, October 8, 2010.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Maine
- Basketball players from Maine
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball coaches
- George Mason Patriots men's basketball coaches
- Hofstra Pride men's basketball coaches
- Long Beach State Beach men's basketball coaches
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coaches
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
- People from Sagadahoc County, Maine
- Toronto Raptors assistant coaches