Othella Harrington

Othella Harrington

Harrington attempting a free throw in 2006.
No. 24
Power forward-Center
Personal information
Date of birth	January 31, 1974 (1974-01-31) (age 37)
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality	American
High school	Murrah
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College	Georgetown (1992–1996)
NBA Draft	1996 / 2nd round, 30th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1996–2010
Career history
As player:
1996–1999	Houston Rockets
1999–2001	Vancouver Grizzlies
2001–2004	New York Knicks
2004–2006	Chicago Bulls
2006–2008	Charlotte Bobcats
2009	Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
2009–2010	Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC (Iran)
As coach:
2011–present	Georgetown Hoyas (assistant)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold	1995 Fukuoka	National team
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold	1993 Valladolid	National team

Othella Harrington (born January 31, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach. After he finished his high school career at Murrah High School, he played in college at Georgetown University where he teamed with NBA superstar Allen Iverson. Harrington was drafted 30th overall (1st pick of the second round) in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. In 2011, Harrington was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater Georgetown.^[1]

High school

Playing at basketball powerhouse Murrah, Harrington was ranked number one or two (depending on the publication), along with Jason Kidd, as the best player in the nation. In his senior year, he averaged 28.9 points, 24.9 rebounds, and 5.8 blocked shots a game. After winning Mr. Basketball in the state of Mississippi for the second consecutive year and being named first team All-American by both Parade and USA Today, Harrington was selected MVP of the 1992 McDonald's All American game as he set a game record with 21 rebounds to go along with 19 points.

College

Harrington accepted a scholarship to Georgetown University following fellow "big men" Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, and Alonzo Mourning to play for coach John Thompson. He was named Big East Freshman of the Year and was a 2nd Team All-American selection heading into his sophomore year. Harrington would leave Georgetown ranked fifth in all-time scoring, with a career Field Goal percentage of 56%, fifth in blocks, fourth in rebounding overall and actually finished as the school's all time leader in offensive rebounds.

NBA

After three seasons in Houston, Harrington was traded on August 27, 1999 by the Rockets along with Antoine Carr, Brent Price, Michael Dickerson and a future first-round draft choice to the Vancouver Grizzlies as part of a three-way deal in which the Rockets received the draft rights to Steve Francis, Tony Massenburg from the Grizzlies, and Don MacLean and future first-round draft choice from the Orlando Magic, and the Magic received Michael Smith, Rodrick Rhodes, Lee Mayberry and Makhtar N'Diaye from the Grizzlies. During his first year in Vancouver, Othella averaged career highs in points (13.1), rebounds (6.9), assists (1.2), blocks (.71), and minutes (32.6) per game while starting all 82 games of the 1999–2000 regular season.

He was later traded again on January 30, 2001 to the New York Knicks for Erick Strickland and two draft picks. In 2004 he was involved in a trade that sent him, Dikembe Mutombo, Frank Williams, and Cezary Trybanski to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams.

Harrington signed with the Charlotte Bobcats on July 19, 2006.^[2]

In March 2009, Harrington signed with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers.^[3]

As of 2010, he was playing in Iran.^[4]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Houston	57	1	15.1	.549	.000	.605	3.5	.3	.2	.4	4.8
1997–98	Houston	58	3	15.6	.485	.000	.754	3.6	.4	.2	.5	6.0
1998–99	Houston	41	10	22.0	.513	.000	.721	6.0	.4	.2	.6	9.8
1999–00	Vancouver	82	82	32.6	.506	.000	.792	6.9	1.2	.4	.7	13.1
2000–01	Vancouver	44	40	28.8	.466	.000	.779	6.6	.8	.4	.6	10.9
2000–01	New York	30	5	18.3	.554	.000	.729	3.3	.7	.5	.6	6.2
2001–02	New York	77	4	20.3	.527	.000	.709	4.5	.5	.4	.5	7.7
2002–03	New York	74	64	25.0	.508	.000	.820	6.4	.8	.2	.3	7.7
2003–04	New York	56	3	15.6	.495	.000	.744	3.2	.5	.2	.2	4.6
2004–05	Chicago	70	28	18.2	.512	.000	.718	4.2	.8	.3	.3	8.0
2005–06	Chicago	72	23	11.4	.495	.000	.626	2.1	.5	.1	.2	4.8
2006–07	Charlotte	26	0	8.5	.446	.000	.773	1.5	.2	.0	.0	2.6
2007–08	Charlotte	22	0	7.5	.429	.000	.625	1.9	.2	.1	.2	2.1
Career		709	263	19.6	.505	.000	.738	4.4	.6	.3	.4	7.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Houston	7	0	2.1	.500	.000	.700	.6	.0	.0	.0	1.3
1997–98	Houston	3	0	7.7	.500	.000	.800	2.3	.0	.0	.3	5.3
1998–99	Houston	4	0	10.5	.643	.000	.667	3.5	.3	.0	.2	5.5
2000–01	New York	5	1	15.4	.500	.000	.800	3.0	.4	.8	.4	3.6
2000–01	New York	5	1	15.4	.500	.000	.800	3.0	.4	.8	.4	3.6
2004–05	Chicago	6	6	17.2	.500	.000	.545	2.5	.5	.2	.0	8.0
2005–06	Chicago	3	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	.7	.0	.3	.0	.0
Career		28	7	9.8	.506	.000	.676	2.0	.2	.2	.1	4.0

References

1. ^ Othella Harrington back at Georgetown
2. ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5799424
3. ^ "Grizzled vet joins D-Fenders". Orange County Register. March 30, 2009. http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-03-30/sports/24589039_1_los-angeles-d-fenders-future-nba-players-charlotte-bobcats. 
4. ^ "The Knicks’ Lost Generation" by Will Leitch Jul 9, 2010 New York Magazine[1]

External links

• Othella Harrington historical page at NBA.com
• Othella Harrington D-League profile

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Name	Harrington, Othella
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Date of birth	January 31, 1974
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi
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