He was named the SIUE Cougars' new coach in April 2015 after spending thirteen years as an assistant in five different Division I programs.
[4] Harris was the 1998 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year,[5] a USA Today honorable mention All-American, and an Associated Press (AP) All-State selection.
[1] After graduating from EHS, Harris attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, in his sophomore through senior seasons, coached by Tom Crean.
He is married to the former Heidi Bowman, who was also a four-year basketball star at Marquette, earning Conference USA All-Conference honors in 2001.
Following that first season at Marquette, Harris moved to the staff of Tod Kowalczyk at Green Bay, becoming, at age 22, the youngest full-time assistant coach in the country.
When Martin was named the head coach at Missouri State, he quickly hired Harris as one of his first assistants.