Ty Harrelson
![]() Harrelson with the South West Slammers in 2013 | |
Ratiopharm Ulm | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | (1980-09-22) September 22, 1980 (age 43) Houston, Texas |
Nationality | American / Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2017, 2022 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Coaching career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2003–2005 | Fresno Heat Wave |
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 |
2017 | South West Slammers |
2022 | TV Langen |
As coach: | |
2012 | Goldfields Giants (assistant) |
2013–2015 | South West Slammers |
2015–2021 | Wayland Baptist |
2021–2022 | TV Langen |
2022–2024 | SC Rasta Vechta |
2024–present | Ratiopharm Ulm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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Ty Gary Harrelson[1] (born September 22, 1980) is an American-Australian basketball coach and former player. He played two years of college basketball for Wayland Baptist before playing the majority of his career in Germany and Australia. He is the current head coach of Ratiopharm Ulm in the German Basketball Bundesliga.
High school and college career
Harrelson grew up as the son of two college basketball players.[2] He split his high school career at Sonora High School and S. H. Rider High School, finishing with 2,786 career points, which at the time put him 18th on the all-time Texas scoring list.[2]
Harrelson played his freshman college season at Collin County Community College. He spent his sophomore season in the Lone Star Conference at Cameron University before transferring to Wayland Baptist University.[2] In 2001–02, Harrelson helped Wayland Baptist return to the NAIA National Championships for the first time in a decade. In 2002–03, the team posted another 20-win season. Harrelson earned All-Sooner Athletic Conference honors both seasons and was voted Wayland's first-ever NAIA First-Team All-American as a senior. For his two-season WBU career, he scored 1,111 points, tying him for 28th on the Pioneers' all-time points list. As of 2013, Harrelson still held school records for highest assist average in a season (6.8), most assists in a game (15), and best free-throw percentage in a season (88.8).[3][4]
Professional career
After leaving college, Harrelson had a pre-season stint in Italy with FuturVirtus Castelmaggiore.[5] He played for the Fresno Heat Wave of the ABA in 2003–04 and 2004–05.[6]
In 2005, Harrelson joined German team TV Langen.[4] During the 2005–06 season, he led the 2. Basketball Bundesliga in assists with 5.9 per contest.[7] He played for BBC Bayreuth in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga in 2006–07 and 2007–08.[8]
For the 2008–09 season, Harrelson joined Finnish team Kataja. After four games, he joined Hungarian team Falco KC Szombathely. He left Falco in November 2008 after a further four games.[8]
Harrelson returned to Germany for the 2009–10 season and played with Giro-Live Ballers Osnabrück.[8]
In December 2010, Harrelson signed with the Cockburn Cougars of the State Basketball League (SBL) in Australia.[9] He was named in the SBL All-Star Five for the 2011 season.[10]
In December 2011, Harrelson signed with the Goldfields Giants for the 2012 SBL season.[11] He served in a dual player-assistant coach role.[12] He was named in the SBL All-Star Five for the second straight year.[13]
In October 2012, Harrelson signed a three-year deal with the South West Slammers to be player-coach.[12] He was named in the SBL All-Star Five for the third straight year in 2013.[14] In October 2014, he committed to the Slammers for the 2015 season after rejecting an offer from the Goldfields Giants.[15][16] He guided the Slammers to the 2015 SBL Grand Final,[17] where they were defeated 105–75 by the Joondalup Wolves.[18]
In July 2017, Harrelson had a three-game stint with the Slammers.[19][20][21]
In April 2022, Harrelson had a three-game stint with TV Langen.[8]
Coaching career
On July 11, 2015, Harrelson was hired as head coach of the Wayland Baptist men's basketball program.[22] Under his guidance, the team reached the NAIA national tournament four times. He left the program in August 2021.[23]
In December 2021, Harrelson was named head coach of TV Langen of the German Regionalliga.[24]
On June 1, 2022, Harrelson was appointed head coach of SC Rasta Vechta of the German second division, ProA.[25] In June 2023, he led Vechta to the ProA championship[26] after entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed.[27] By claiming the championship, the team earned promotion to the German top division, Basketball Bundesliga.[28] As a newcomer to the league in the 2023-24 season, Harrelson and his Vechta outfit reached the play-off quarter final stages. He moved to fellow Bundesliga side Ratiopharm Ulm prior to the 2024-25 campaign.[29]
Personal life
Harrelson obtained Australian citizenship in 2014.[22][30][31]
References
- ^ "Spielerstatistik Scouting (Saison 2021/2022) - 1. Regionalliga Südwest (Senioren)". Deutscher Basketball-Bund. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ a b c "Where Are They Now: Ty Harrelson". everythinglubbock.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Ty Harrelson – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff – Wayland Baptist University". wbuathletics.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Harrelson proud to represent WBU in pro basketball ranks". wbuathletics.com. October 11, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Aspettando i soldi di Madrigali Sabatini e Francia ora collaborano (in Italian)
- ^ Boning, Carsten (June 27, 2022). "Ty Harrelson: Mit Ehrgeiz und Herzblut in eine neue Rasta-Ära". om-online.de (in German). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "FORMER PIONEER MAKING A BIG NAME FOR HIMSELF IN GERMANY". soonerathletic.org. December 29, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ty Harrelson". eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Excitement builds at Cockburn
- ^ BWA ANNUAL DINNER – AWARD WINNERS
- ^ Giants sign All-Star guard as second import
- ^ a b Slammers Ty up star in coach coup
- ^ BWA Annual Dinner – SBL Award Winners
- ^ 2013 MSBL All Star Five
- ^ Harrelson slams brakes on Giant rumour
- ^ Ty Harrelson has re-signed to be player-coach with the Slammers for at least one more season!
- ^ Chance of fairy tale now a reality for Slammers and Ty
- ^ Wolves too good for Slammers to win third men's SBL championship
- ^ TIGERS SLIDE PAST SLAMMERS
- ^ SBL 2017: Ty Harrelson makes a surprise return to the Slammers
- ^ Ty to the Slammers' rescue
- ^ a b "Harrelson returning as men's basketball coach". wbuathletics.com. July 11, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Giese, Nathan (2021-08-16). "Harrelson resigns as Pioneers head coach". Plainview Herald. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Barth, Jürgen (2021-12-03). "Ty Harrelson gibt Trainerdebut bei den Giraffen in Fellbach". Langen Basketball (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Nordwest-Zeitung. "Rasta Vechta findet neuen Trainer: Ty Harrelson soll den Erfolg zurückbringen". www.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "ProA-Meister 2022/2023 – RASTA Vechta". 2. Basketball-Bundesliga (in German). 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Mit der Vizemeisterschaft in die Erste Bundesliga". Tagblatt-Anzeiger. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Ex-Bayreuther ist Meistermacher in der ProA". Fränkischer Tag. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Was Ty Harrelson über seine Zeit bei Rasta Vechta sagt". OM online. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Boning, Carsten (July 4, 2013). "Americans in Bunbury celebrate 4th July". South Western Times. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Harrelson's pre-Olympic scouting aids Aussies". wbuathletics.com. August 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
External links
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- Wayland Baptist Pioneers coaching profile