Harold Ellis (basketball)
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia |
October 7, 1970 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Frederick Douglass (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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College | Morehouse (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1992 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||
Position | Guard | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
1992 | Atlanta Eagles (USBL) | ||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Quad City Thunder (CBA) | ||||||||||||
1993 | Atlanta Eagles (USBL) | ||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Quad City Thunder (CBA) | ||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Aris Thessaloniki (Greece) | ||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Apollon Patras (Greece) | ||||||||||||
1997 | Tau Cerámica (Spain) | ||||||||||||
1997 | Rockford Lightning (CBA) | ||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Iraklio (Greece) | ||||||||||||
1999 | Rockford Lightning (CBA) | ||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL) | ||||||||||||
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Harold Ellis (born October 7, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard from Morehouse College, Ellis was never drafted by an NBA 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 1993-1995. He then moved to Europe and the Greek league to play for Aris BC during 1995-96 and Apollon Patras BC during 1996-1997. 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.
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]
Notes
- ↑ HAWKS: Harold Ellis Bio
- ↑ Curry picks former Raptors coach Walker as one of assistants
- ↑ 2012-13 Orlando Magic media guide
External links
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- Living people
- African-American basketball coaches
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
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- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Denver Nuggets players
- Irakleio B.C. players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers basketball players
- Quad City Thunder players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Atlanta, Georgia
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