BIO: Born in Germany but raised in Ames, Iowa (USA), Harmison was one of the most coveted recruits in the nation coming out of high school. The 6-9 center led Ames High School to a undefeated state championship season in 1976. He then chose to remain in Ames for college where he put up solid numbers for Iowa State from 1977-80.
Chuck Harmison made his NBL debut with the Nunawading Spectres at 23 years of age. He scored 17 points in his first game.
In 1983, the Spectres paired Harmison with his friend and college teammate Dean Uthoff to form a formiddable frontcourt combination.
On the 27th of July, 1991 Harmison was a part of the highest scoring game in NBL history when the Illawarra Hawks lost to the Melbourne Tigers 186-158 in a game where a total of 344 points were scored. Harmison contributed two points in 14 minutes of playing time. Remarkably the Hawks shot 76% from the field, which remains the highest shooting percentage ever recorded by a team in a losing effort.
In 2008, Chuck Harmison’s no.4 Hawks jersey was retired.
After retiring Illawarra made Harmison the general manager of the team, a title he held for seven years. He then acted as the NBL general manager for nine years.
Chuck Harmison played fifteen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the Nunawading Spectres, Coburg Giants, West Sydney Westars and Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 386 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 17th in total rebounds
– 24th in total blocks
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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1996 | 38 | Illawarra | 9-17 (10) | 25 | 418.8 | 113 | 81 | 23 | 30 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 49 | 137 | 36% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 21 | 71% | 38% | 36% | 14 |
1995 | 37 | Illawarra | 14-12 (7) | 29 | 916.8 | 353 | 182 | 54 | 40 | 142 | 27 | 21 | 42 | 75 | 150 | 257 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 65 | 81.5% | 61% | 58% | 29 |
1994 | 36 | Illawarra | 13-13 (10) | 27 | 912.0 | 303 | 183 | 60 | 66 | 117 | 30 | 20 | 57 | 80 | 132 | 265 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 39 | 50 | 78.0% | 52% | 50% | 24 |
1993 | 35 | Illawarra | 15-11 (6) | 28 | 1,000.1 | 367 | 240 | 70 | 89 | 151 | 24 | 21 | 43 | 85 | 165 | 277 | 60% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 36 | 57 | 63.2% | 60% | 60% | 33 |
1992 | 34 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 765.5 | 262 | 148 | 56 | 66 | 82 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 90 | 117 | 220 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 44 | 63.6% | 54% | 53% | 28 |
1991 | 33 | Illawarra | 6-20 (11) | 26 | 548.7 | 202 | 105 | 66 | 40 | 65 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 65 | 91 | 152 | 60% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 19 | 29 | 65.5% | 61% | 60% | 18 |
1990 | 32 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 655.1 | 246 | 143 | 68 | 41 | 102 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 80 | 112 | 215 | 52% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 21 | 32 | 65.6% | 53% | 52% | 18 |
1989 | 31 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 23 | 733.8 | 301 | 166 | 76 | 50 | 116 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 74 | 138 | 278 | 50% | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 21 | 27 | 77.8% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
1988 | 30 | Illawarra | 11-13 (7) | 24 | 707.8 | 242 | 144 | 27 | 45 | 99 | 34 | 19 | 22 | 56 | 105 | 221 | 48% | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 30 | 39 | 76.9% | 51% | 48% | 22 |
1987 | 29 | West Sydney | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 1,074.0 | 398 | 263 | 64 | 99 | 164 | 21 | 16 | 50 | 80 | 179 | 354 | 51% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 40 | 55 | 72.7% | 52% | 51% | 33 |
1986 | 28 | West Sydney | 15-12 (4) | 27 | 0.0 | 484 | 337 | 63 | 141 | 196 | 40 | 30 | 68 | 93 | 214 | 429 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 56 | 71 | 78.9% | 52% | 50% | 36 |
1985 | 27 | Coburg | 18-8 (5) | 21 | 0.0 | 349 | 206 | 38 | 92 | 114 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 72 | 155 | 324 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 57 | 68.4% | 50% | 48% | 28 |
1984 | 26 | Coburg | 18-6 (3) | 26 | 0.0 | 418 | 303 | 23 | 102 | 201 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 68 | 180 | 379 | 47.5% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 57 | 73 | 78.1% | 51% | 48% | 28 |
1983 | 25 | Nunawading | 15-7 (5) | 25 | 0.0 | 363 | 171 | 33 | 69 | 102 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 59 | 148 | 282 | 52.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 92 | 72.8% | 56% | 52% | 32 |
1982 | 24 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 27 | 0.0 | 530 | 314 | 40 | 118 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 78 | 230 | 420 | 54.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 104 | 67.3% | 56% | 55% | 31 | Totals | 386 | 7732 | 4931 | 2986 | 761 | 1088 | 1898 | 349 | 294 | 567 | 1108 | 2165 | 4210 | 51.4% | 10 | 40 | 25.0% | 591 | 816 | 72.4% | 54% | 52% | 38 |
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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1996 | 38 | Illawarra | 9-17 (10) | 25 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 36% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71% | 38% | 36% | 14 |
1995 | 37 | Illawarra | 14-12 (7) | 29 | 31.6 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 58% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.8 | 2.2 | 81.5% | 61% | 58% | 29 |
1994 | 36 | Illawarra | 13-13 (10) | 27 | 33.8 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.4 | 1.9 | 78.0% | 52% | 50% | 24 |
1993 | 35 | Illawarra | 15-11 (6) | 28 | 35.7 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 60% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3% | 1.3 | 2.0 | 63.2% | 60% | 60% | 33 |
1992 | 34 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 29.4 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 53% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.1 | 1.7 | 63.6% | 54% | 53% | 28 |
1991 | 33 | Illawarra | 6-20 (11) | 26 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 60% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0% | 0.7 | 1.1 | 65.5% | 61% | 60% | 18 |
1990 | 32 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 25.2 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 12.5% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 65.6% | 53% | 52% | 18 |
1989 | 31 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 23 | 31.9 | 13.1 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 50% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.8% | 0.9 | 1.2 | 77.8% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
1988 | 30 | Illawarra | 11-13 (7) | 24 | 29.5 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 48% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 1.3 | 1.6 | 76.9% | 51% | 48% | 22 |
1987 | 29 | West Sydney | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 41.3 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.5 | 2.1 | 72.7% | 52% | 51% | 33 |
1986 | 28 | West Sydney | 15-12 (4) | 27 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 15.9 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.1 | 2.6 | 78.9% | 52% | 50% | 36 |
1985 | 27 | Coburg | 18-8 (5) | 21 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.9 | 2.7 | 68.4% | 50% | 48% | 28 |
1984 | 26 | Coburg | 18-6 (3) | 26 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 47% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3% | 2.2 | 2.8 | 78.1% | 51% | 48% | 28 |
1983 | 25 | Nunawading | 15-7 (5) | 25 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.7 | 3.7 | 72.8% | 56% | 52% | 32 |
1982 | 24 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 27 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 15.6 | 55% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.6 | 3.9 | 67.3% | 56% | 55% | 31 | Total | 386 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 51.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 72.4% | 54% | 52% | 38 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 38 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
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Harmison played one year in Belgium before moving to Australia.
In 1976 the University of Iowa State recruited Harmison, along with future NBL legend Dean Uthoff. Together they helped the Cyclones win eight games as freshman. Harmison averaged 6.8 points and 5.4 rrebounds per game.
During the 1977-78 season The Cyclones jumped out to 6-1 in the league and finished the year tied for second in the Big Eight standings at 9-5. The season also included a 79-78 win over Iowa in the season-opener. Harmison continued to improve and averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds during his sophomore year.
After a highly successful postseason in 1978, Iowa State's 1978-79 season was a tumulteous one, resulting in the team recording a 6-8 record in the Big Eight, to finish sixth. Harmison averaged 7.0 points and 5.8 rebounds.
During Harmison's senior year (1979-80) he scored 862 points and grabbed 594 boards in his career averaging a career bests in points (12.5) and rebounds (6.4). The Cyclones finished seventh in the Big Eight with a record of 5-9.
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