Ty Harrelson
 Harrelson during his tenure with BBC Bayreuth | |
| Wayland Baptist Pioneers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Sooner Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 22, 1980 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Sonora (Sonora, Texas) Rider (Wichita Falls, Texas) |
| College |
Collin County CC (1999–2000) Cameron (2000–2001) Wayland Baptist (2001–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2005–2006 | TV Langen |
| 2006–2008 | BBC Bayreuth |
| 2008 | Kataja |
| 2008 | Falco KC Szombathely |
| 2009–2010 | Giro-Live Ballers Osnabrück |
| 2011 | Cockburn Cougars |
| 2012 | Goldfields Giants |
| 2013–2015 | South West Slammers |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–present | Wayland Baptist |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ty Harrelson (born September 22, 1980) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in Germany and Australia. He is currently the head coach of the Wayland Baptist men's basketball program. He is the son of former West Virginia University women's basketball coach Scott Harrelson.[1]
High school career
Harrelson is the 27th all-time leading scorer in high school basketball for the State of Texas. During his four-year career, he totaled 2,786 points.[2] From 1995 to 1998, Harrelson was a standout for Sonora High School before moving to S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls for his senior year.
College career
In 2003, Harrelson became the first ever first-team NAIA All-American for Wayland Baptist University.[3] At WBU, Harrelson broke records for assists in a game (15), season assist average (6.8), season free throw percentage (88.8), consecutive free throws made (43), and was a two-time team Most Valuable Player (2002 and 2003). Harrelson was the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week four times during his career and a 2003 first-team All-SAC member. He was on the Presidents List at WBU, named the Champions of Character Class Representative, and won the Award of Spirit (2003) for his athletic commitment.[4]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, Harrelson signed with Bignami Castelmaggiore of Italy for the 2003–04 season. However, after averaging 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game during pre-season matches, he left the team when it was purchased by FuturVirtus. He subsequently did not play professionally in the 2003–04 or 2004–05 seasons.
Europe
In September 2005, Harrelson signed with TV Langen of the German 2nd Bundesliga for the 2005–06 season. Harrelson averaged 13.8 points, 5.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game leading the team from 15th place to fifth in the standings.
In 2006, Harrelson signed a two-year deal with BBC Bayreuth. He finished 2006–07 averaging 16.6 points and 6.8 assists, shooting 54.5% from the field as the club narrowly missed relegation to the Bundesliga. In 2007–08, he averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[5]
In the summer of 2008, Harrelson signed with Kataja Basket Club of Finland for the 2008–09 season. In October 2008, he left Kataja after appearing in just four games and joined Falco KC Szombathely of Hungary. However, he appeared in just four games for Kataja as well before parting ways with the club in November 2008.
In 2009, Harrelson signed with Giro-Live Ballers Osnabrück of Germany for the 2009–10 season.
Australia
In 2010, Harrelson moved to Australia and took up the job of being the Cockburn Cougars' Operation Manager. In October 2010, he signed with the Cougars for the 2011 State Basketball League season.[6] Later that month, he was selected to represent Western Australia with the SBL All-Stars on a tour in Indonesia.[7] In his first season with the team, the Cougars improved from just 8 wins and 18 losses to a 20 win and 10 loss season. The Cougars made the semi-finals, losing to the eventual champions in the Wanneroo Wolves. Harrelson, nicknamed "Typhoon" for his passing style and ability to score points quickly, scored 50 points in the playoffs against the Perth Redbacks.[8] He was later named the 2011 SBL Point Guard of the Year and earned Team MVP honors for the Cougars averaging 22 points and 6 assists per game.
In December 2011, Harrelson signed with the Goldfields Giants as a player/assistant coach for the 2012 SBL season.[9]
On October 11, 2012, Harrelson signed a three-year deal with the South West Slammers to be a player/coach.[10] On October 30, 2014, he signed a new one-year deal with the Slammers to be player/coach in 2015.[11]
Coaching
Harrelson currently holds a level 1 and 2 coaching license through the Australian Sports Commission of the Australian Government. His first job was an assistant coach with the Goldfields Giants in 2012. He has conducted numerous basketball clinics, teaching the game of basketball to youth players all over the world including the United States, Germany and Western Australia.
On July 11, 2015, Harrelson was hired as head coach of the Wayland Baptist men's basketball program.[12]
References
- ↑ "Blakemore, Harrelson". wvustats.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ 2011-12 TBM RECORDS
- ↑ "Former Pioneer Making a Big Name for Himself in Germany". SoonerAthletic.org. December 29, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ Harrelson proud to represent WBU in pro basketball ranks
- ↑ TY HARRELSON basketball profile
- ↑ Excitement builds at Cockburn
- ↑ "SBL All-Stars to tour Indonesia". FoxSportsPulse.com. October 25, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Half-century for Harrelson as Cougars sweep Redbacks". FoxSportsPulse.com. August 7, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ Giants sign All-Star guard as second import
- ↑ Slammers Ty up star in coach coup
- ↑ Ty Harrelson has re-signed to be player-coach with the Slammers for at least one more season!
- ↑ Harrelson returning as men's basketball coach