--- title: "3 Jim Harrick Quotes - Famous Basketball coach (Basketball's balanced offense)" description: "James Richard Harrick is an American former basketball coach. He was the head coach at UCLA, Pepperdine University, the University of Rhode Island, and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-harrick-49773.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jim Harrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-harrick-49773.jpg) # Jim Harrick (1938) Basketball Coach **3** quotes in **52** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jim Harrick is a basketball coach, best known for *Basketball's balanced offense*. ## Quick Facts About Jim Harrick Born July 25, 1938 Profession Basketball Coach Notable works Basketball's balanced offense ## About Jim Harrick James Richard Harrick is an American former basketball coach. He was the head coach at UCLA, Pepperdine University, the University of Rhode Island, and the University of Georgia over a combined total of 23 seasons. During the 1994–1995 season, he led UCLA to a 31–1 record and the school's eleventh national championship, its first since the 1974–75 season. ## Quotes by Jim Harrick > [Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harrick/praise-your-kids-inspire-and-motivate-your-players-with-praise-ten/) Jim Harrick [Basketball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basketball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/jim-harrick-75998_basketball_praise-your-kids-inspire-and-motivate-yo_43498.jpg) > [Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harrick/your-ability-to-communicate-to-your-young-people-will-determine-your/) Jim Harrick [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/jim-harrick-75998_ability_your-ability-to-communicate-to-your-youn_811960.jpg) > [I want to teach the post basic moves: turn and bank; drop-step and shoot a power layup; turn to the middle, pump-fake,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harrick/i-want-to-teach-the-post-basic-moves-turn-and-bank-drop-step-and/) Jim Harrick [Basketball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basketball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/jim-harrick-75998_basketball_i-want-to-teach-the-post-basic-moves-tur_933007.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-harrick/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Harrick Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Praise your kids. 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