Pace University Athletics

Coach Nat Harris returns for his seventh season at Pace. Harris saw three players during his tenure join the 1,000-point club, including 2014 graduate, and now Graduate Assistant Coach Denzel Primus-Devonish, who finished with 1,378 points and 430 assists. He also had two players make the 500 rebound club list. Harris' 2011-12 team had the most wins and finished 13-14, falling to New Haven in the NE-10 Tournament by three points.

Harris, a 2008 New Rochelle Sports Hall of Fame inductee is the former head coach of the New Rochelle High School varsity team where he recorded an astounding 247-66 mark. His teams were consistently seen at the Westchester County Center, playing in League I-A classics. He was named Coach of the Year twice by the Westchester Basketball Coaches Association, Section I, League I. He also served as this association’s vice president and president-elect.  

On the pro level, Harris is a former player-evaluator for the Orlando Magic and was also an assistant coach for the United States Basketball League’s Westchester Stallions (USBL). That team went to the USBL Finals. 

The New Rochelle native was also an established coach on the AAU circuit. He coached teams that won several tournament championships throughout the greater metropolitan area.  

Harris played basketball at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, but a near -fatal car accident cut short his potential collegiate career at St. John’s University. However, he managed to get back into basketball, enjoying a solid hoop career in several notable pro-am tournaments, including West 4th, Dyckman and Rucker Park.

More recently, Harris served as Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball at Purchase College (2008-2010), helping the team win their first Skyline Conference Championship (2010).   

Coach Harris resides in New Rochelle with his wife, Joanne, and daughters, Jhanay and Tiahna.