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Marco Harris

Marco Harris is in his third season as the Director of Operations for the California men’s basketball program.

Harris oversees the program’s day-to-day operations and manages the numerous administrative tasks while working closely with the athletic department’s senior staff. He has direct oversight of the program’s budget and serves as a liaison for the program in various campus and community initiatives.

Prior to coming to Berkeley, Harris served three years on Martin’s staff at Tennessee where he was the Volunteers’ Director of Operations for the 2013-14 season. Harris spent the first two seasons in Knoxville as Tennessee’s student-athlete welfare coordinator. In that role, he was instrumental in providing optimal support to allow the student-athletes the opportunity to flourish on the court, in the class room and as ambassadors in the community.

Under Harris’ stewardship as student-athlete welfare coordinator, Tennessee posted a team grade point average of 2.63, the program’s highest GPA since it was first recorded in 2003. The Vols were also the recipients of the Tennessee Community Outreach Team of the Year award in 2013.  
 
Harris received his associate’s degree in business management from Southwestern Illinois College in 1992, earned his bachelor’s degree in business management at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1994.

A standout in baseball at Southern Illinois during the beginning of his college experience, Harris later attended Southwestern Oklahoma State where he began his basketball career. In two seasons at Southwestern Oklahoma State (1992-94), Harris was a fixture in the backcourt where he was team captain as a senior.  

Harris played baseball at Southwestern Illinois College, where he earned his associate’s degree in business management in 1992. He later attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he played NCAA basketball before earning his bachelor’s degree in business management in 1994. 

Harris is married to the former Ramona Knight, of Frogville, Okla.