Joel Harrison joined the UWG women's basketball staff as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in the spring of 2024.
A 13-year veteran of coaching at the collegiate level, Harrison brings an impressive résumé that most recently includes three seasons at former Gulf South Conference rival West Florida.
While in Pensacola, Harrison was part of an Argonaut program that compiled a 57-28 record and finished as high as second in the regular season standings. He was instrumental in developing five All-Gulf South Conference selections, a GSC Freshman of the Year, a GSC Player of the Year and an All-American all in a three-year span.
Harrison was UWF’s recruiting coordinator as well as overseeing the team’s academics that featured a College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-American selection.
Additionally, in his time at UWF, Harrison was the Leadership Playbook Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023 and was selected to the 2024 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Next Generation Institute which features 30 coaches across all levels of college basketball, and he was one of only five non-Division I coaches to be selected.
Prior to his stint at West Florida, Harrison was at Faulkner where he worked with the men’s team and the women’s team, with his time culminating with three seasons as the women’s assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
While at Faulkner, Harrison developed two All-Americans, nine All-Conference players, two All-Freshman selections, a Freshman of the Year, and a SSAC Player of the Year.
Harrison holds a Bachelor’s of Science from Faulkner and is currently finishing up his Master’s of Science in Physical Education from UWF.
