Adam Harrington (basketball)

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Adam Harrington
Personal information
Born (1980-07-05) July 5, 1980 (age 43)
Bernardston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPioneer Valley Regional
(Northfield, Massachusetts)
College
Springfield Armor
2010SKK Kotwica Kołobrzeg
As coach:
2014–2015Oklahoma City Thunder (shooting coach)
2016–2022Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place
1998 Puerto Plata
Team competition

Adam Philip Harrington (born July 5, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach and the director of player development for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He played collegiately at Auburn University and North Carolina State University and professionally in the United States, various European countries, and China.

He is also the founder of the JEHH Memorial Fund.[2]

High School Career

Harrington attended

Parade Magazine Third-Team All American and was ranked as the third best high school shooting guard, and overall 18th best player in the country. Harrington also participated in the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic in Detroit, MI as well as the Reebok Capital Classic in Washington DC. Harrington won a Gold Medal in 1998 with Team USA in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
.

College career

After a stellar high school career and interest from many of the nation's top college programs, Harrington signed a national letter of intent to play at

NIT Tournament. Harrington was the first ever freshman in school history to lead the Wolfpack in scoring. Harrington was also named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Harrington left N.C. State after his freshman season and transferred to Auburn University playing for coach Cliff Ellis
. After sitting out the 1999–2000 season per NCAA regulations Harrington had a solid season with the Tigers in 2000–2001. He played in 31 games, starting 22 of them and averaged 15.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. He was named to the All-SEC Third Team. His numbers dropped a bit in the 2001–2002 season as he played in 28 games, starting only 15 of them, averaging 10.1 points per game. Harrington declared himself eligible for the 2002 NBA draft, leaving school after his junior season.

Professional career

After being undrafted in the 2002 NBA Draft, Harrington played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League before signing a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks on October 1, 2002. He played in 13 games with the Mavericks, averaging 0.8 points per game. He was released by the Mavericks on January 7, 2003 and signed with the Denver Nuggets on March 23, 2003 and played with them for the remainder of the season, playing in 6 games and averaging 3.2 points per game. These stints with the Mavericks and Nuggets ended being Harrington's only days in the NBA. Having career totals of 30 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds through 19 games.

Harrington's final NBA game was played on April 16, 2003 in a 84 - 89 loss to the Houston Rockets where he recorded 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

During the 2003–2004 season Harrington started in veteran's camp with the

NBA Development League
. He played in 17 games with the Riverdragons and averaged 11.2 points per game and would finish 3rd in the league in 3 Point Field Goal percentage and 9th in the league in Free Throw percentage.

Harrington then played the entire 2004–2005 season again with the Columbus Riverdragons. He played in 35 games and averaged 11.2 points per game and was in the top 10 in the league in every 3 point shooting category.

During the 2005–2006 season Harrington resumed again playing internationally, this time in Europe, beginning the season playing in Spain for

Bnei HaSharon in Israel and played 12 games with them averaging 18.6 points per game. He finished the season back in Spain with Cantabria Baloncesto
and played in 3 games averaging 9.7 points per game. Harrington again spent the 2006–2007 season in Europe starting with the
Cedevita Zagreb
. Harrington had a great remainder to the season averaging 15.1 points per game in 11 games.

In 2007–2008 Harrington returned to the U.S. and again played in the NBA Developmental League for the

Tulsa 66ers. He played in 41 games before a knee injury kept him out of the final games of the season. He started 32 of the 41 games and averaged 16 points per game. He also won the league's Inaugural 3-point Shooting Contest held in New Orleans
as part of the D-League Dream Factory Friday Night skills competition. The contest was held in conjunction with the NBA's All Star weekend.

Harington returned to Europe for the 2008–2009 season and played for Limoges CSP Elite of France. He averaged 13.6 points per game before an ankle injury shortened his season to just 13 games. Before being hobbled by the injury, Harrington had been averaging 18.5 points per game. His averages took a significant hit, however, after the injury limited his playing time.

For the 2009–2010 season, Harrington was signed to an NBA Development League contract and was allocated to the

Kotwica Kołobrzeg of the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga in Poland
. He finished the season with Kotwica, playing in their last 10 games of the season and averaging 9.8 points per game.

Post-playing career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2014–2015)

On September 29, 2014, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that Harrington was named shooting coach.[3][4]

Brooklyn Nets (2016–present)

On July 5, 2016, the Brooklyn Nets announced that Harrington was named assistant coach and director of player development.[5]

Career Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Dallas 13 0 2.8 .235 .333 1.000 .2 .2 .1 .1 .8
2002–03 Denver 6 0 12.3 .350 .364 .500 1.0 1.7 .2 - 3.2
Career 19 0 5.8 .297 .357 .750 .4 .6 .1 .1 1.6

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 NC State 32 21 24.6 .370 .359 .785 2.0 1.6 1.2 .3 11.6
1999–2000 Auburn Transfer
2000–01 Auburn 31 21 29.9 .410 .341 .713 4.3 2.4 1.1 .2 15.5
2001–02 Auburn 28 15 25.8 .456 .351 .696 3.5 1.5 1.2 .2 10.1
Career 91 57 26.8 .391 .350 .731 3.3 1.8 1.2 .2 12.5

References

  1. ^ "Brooklyn Nets finalize coaching staff". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "About the Foundation | Jill E. Harrington Hanzalik Memorial Fund". www.chaseyourdreamsnow.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Thunder Announces Basketball Operations Staff Promotions and Additions". NBA.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Adam Harrington Bio – Brooklyn Nets". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Nets finalize coaching staff". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

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