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Harold Ellis (basketball)

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Harold Ellis
Personal information
Born (1970-10-07) October 7, 1970 (age 54)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolFrederick Douglass
(Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeMorehouse (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992: undrafted
Playing career1992–2001
PositionGuard
Career history
1992Atlanta Eagles (USBL)
1992–1993Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1993Atlanta Eagles (USBL)
1993–1994Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1994–1995Los Angeles Clippers
1995–1996Aris Thessaloniki (Greece)
1996–1997Apollon Patras (Greece)
1997Tau Cerámica (Spain)
1997Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1997–1998Denver Nuggets
1998–1999Iraklio (Greece)
1999Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1999–2001Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 San Juan Team competition

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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