Sam Harrison joined the Rockhurst University Men's Basketball coaching staff in April 2024.
Before coming to Rockhurst, Harrison served on the coaching staff at Texas A&M International (NCAA D2). Harrison helped them get into the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the first time in school history. They won a school record 14 games in the conference.
Before Texas A&M International, Harrison was on the coaching staffs at Central Wyoming College, Kansas Wesleyan University and Graceland University. He helped coach Graceland to the 2018 NAIA Division I National Championship.
A native of Prior Lake, Minnesota, Harrison has been a part of three national championship teams: two as a player at Rock Valley College (NJCAA D3) and one as coach at Graceland University (NAIA D1).Â
Before becoming a coach at Graceland, Harrison played basketball at Rock Valley College.
Harrison received his bachelor’s degree in business from Graceland University in 2018 and obtained his MBA from Kansas Wesleyan in 2020.
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