Former Pepperdine player and longtime college assistant Jim Harrick Jr. has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 58.
According to UCLA, the son of former Bruins title-winning coach Jim Harrick died Tuesday in San Marcos, Calif., after a 2 1/2-year battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor.
The younger Harrick was the interim coach at San Diego State for the final seven games of the 1991-92 season after that school fired Jim Brandenburg. Harrick went 0-7 to complete a 2-26 campaign.
Harrick played for his father at Pepperdine for two seasons from 1985-87. He averaged 1.8 points and 2.2 assists in 45 appearances (eight starts).
The younger Harrick served as an assistant on his father’s staffs at Rhode Island and Georgia. He also was an assistant at Valparaiso, Marshall and Loyola Chicago in addition to the stint at San Diego State.
Harrick Jr. was fired at Georgia in March 2003, shortly after being suspended due to allegations he was involved in academic fraud and paying the bills of a player.
Jim Harrick Sr. coached UCLA to the 1995 national title during eight seasons (1988-96) at the school. The elder Harrick is 84.
–Field Level Media
