Del Harris, Earlham and Milligan​

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Posted a record of 175-70 (.714) in his nine seasons as the Quakers’ head coach. During that time Harris led Earlham to three Conference titles (2 Hoosier Collegiate Conf. & 1 Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference) and an NAIA District championship. The 1967-68 season saw Earlham post a 25-3 record and finish sixth in the final NAIA poll. Harris subsequently was a finalist in the voting for NAIA Coach of the Year. The 1970-71 team went 25-4 and advanced to the second round of the NAIA national tournament before losing to Eau Claire State. Harris still is Earlham’s coaching leaders in wins and winning percentage. Over the last seven years at the helm, Harris led the program to at least 20 wins per year. Harris is Milligan’s 12th all-time leading scorer (1,639 points/91 games/18.0 ppg) and a 1959 graduate. He was a three-time all conference selection, and an honorable-mention AP Little American as a senior. 

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Harris has been the Head Coach or Assistant Coach for the National Team for five different countries (U.S. Puerto Rico, Canada, China and the Dominican Republic).  He has written books and articles that have been translated into five languages and spoken on basketball on five continents. 

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Del Harris has been awarded the Jerry Colangelo Award for Leadership and character on and off the court, the Coach John Wooden "Keys to Excellence" Award, and the John Bunn Award, awarded  by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a lifetime achievement honor for those "whose outstanding accomplishments have impacted the high school, college, professional and/or the international game."

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He is a member of the Plainfield High School Hall of Fame, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame, the Milligan College Hall of Fame, the Earlham College Hall of Fame, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.