Harold Ellis (basketball)
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| Born | October 7, 1970 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Frederick Douglass (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Morehouse (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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]
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