Harold Ellis (basketball)

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.

Harold Ellis

Personal information
Born	(1970-10-07) October 7, 1970 (age 53) Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Frederick Douglass (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	Morehouse (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: undrafted
Playing career	1992–2001
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2001–2009
Career history
As player:
1992	Atlanta Eagles
1992–1993	Quad City Thunder
1993	Atlanta Eagles
1993–1994	Quad City Thunder
1994–1995	Los Angeles Clippers
1995–1996	Aris Thessaloniki
1996–1997	Apollon Patras
1997	Tau Cerámica
1997	Rockford Lightning
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets
1998–1999	Irakleio
1999	Rockford Lightning
1999–2001	Las Vegas Silver Bandits
As coach:
2001–2002	Roanoke Dazzle (assistant)
2004–2006	Rome Gladiators
2008–2009	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA AmeriCup 1993 San Juan

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^[1] for six seasons, before his hiring on June 23, 2008 as an assistant coach to newly hired Detroit Pistons head coach Michael Curry.^[2] From 2009 to 2012, he was a scout for the Pistons. In 2012, Ellis was named director of pro scouting for the Orlando Magic.^[3]

Personal life

He and his wife Latosha have two children, Lake and Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. HAWKS: Harold Ellis Bio
2. Curry picks former Raptors coach Walker as one of assistants
3. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile