Gene Harmon

infobox NBA Player
name = Gene Harmon


position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6
weight_lbs = 235
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1952|1|27
birth_place = Nampa, Idaho
highschool = Schuyler in Schuyler, NE
college = Creighton University
draft = 17th pick, 6th Round
draft_year = 1974
draft_team = Boston Celtics
career_start = N/A
former_teams =
awards =

Milo Gene Harmon (born on January 271952, in Nampa, Idaho) was a former American college basketball player.

At 6' 6", Harmon played small forward for Coach Eddie Sutton at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska from 1971-74. He was the leading scorer all 3 years he played on the varsity team, and was a member of Eddie Sutton's first NCAA tournament team in 1974. He left the school as the 4th leading scorer in Creighton University history with a total of 1,369 points and is currently the 14th leading scorer of all-time. [ [http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1145086 Men's Hoops Plays Houston Tonight] GoCreighton.com] By NCAA rule, freshman were not allowed to compete at the varsity level, so his stats totals only include his sophomore through senior seasons.

Harmon ended his college career by scoring 22 points against the University of Louisville to secure a 3rd place finish in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA tournament in 1974 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In a combined total of three NCAA tournament games in 1974, Creighton went 2-1 with victories over the University of Texas (77-61) and University of Louisville (80-71), but lost to the University of Kansas (55-54) in the round of 16. Harmon averaged 20 points during the tournament and did not miss a single free throw (10-10). He was named to the 1974 Midwest All-Regional Team. [ [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_final_four_records_book/2007/2007_m_final_four_record.pdf NCAA Tournament Records] @ ncaa.org]

Harmon was eventually selected to play in the 1974 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) College All-Star Game and represented the West team.

Following his senior season, Harmon was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 17th pick in the 6th round of the 1974 NBA Draft. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/draft.html Boston Celtics Draft History] Basketball-Reference.com] He is one of 25 Creighton basketball players to be selected in the NBA draft. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/creighton.html Creighton University] Basketball-Reference.com]

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* [http://www.nebhalloffame.org/2003/geneharmon.htm Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame] @ nebhalloffame.org
* [http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1149605 Creighton University Athletics Hall of Fame] @ gocreighton.com
* [http://www.branchwest.com/insideaugust.htm Gene Harmon was the most highly recruited of the bunch] @branchwest.com
* [http://www.nsaahome.org/textfile/track/gold.htm 1970 Nebraska Boys 120-Yard High Hurdles Gold Medalist] @ nsaahome.org